Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink? [PDF]
, 1999 Biofilms are emerging as an increasing problem as medical technology advances. Dental practice is no exception and interest in the role of biofilms within dental units as a possible source of cross-infection is intensifying. It is difficult to quantitate
Bagg, J. +3 more
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Cross infection control measures and the treatment of patients at risk of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease in UK general dental practice [PDF]
, 2001 AIMS: To determine the suitability of key infection control measures currently employed in UK dental practice for delivery of dental care to patients at risk of prion diseases.
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Patient-centred care in general dental practice--a systematic review of the literature. [PDF]
, 2016 Journal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tReviewBACKGROUND: Delivering improvements in quality is a key objective within most healthcare systems, and a view which has been widely embraced within the NHS in the United Kingdom. Within the NHS, quality
Cooper, Chris +4 more
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Contracting with General Dental Services: a mixed-methods study on factors influencing responses to contracts in English general dental practice [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Independent contractor status of NHS general dental practitioners (GDPs) and general medical practitioners (GMPs) has meant that both groups have commercial as well as professional identities.
Brown, Steve +10 more
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Post-COVID Reflections from a General Dental Practice Perspective
Nigerian Dental Journal, 2023 OVID-19 took the world by a storm, private dental practitioners inclusive. This perspective paper briefly highlights the challenges faced by private dental practitioners in Nigeria while the pandemic lasted.
Afolabi Ogunderu , O. Ogunderu
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Opportunities for faculty-librarian collaboration in an expanded dentistry curriculum. [PDF]
, 2018 With the increased emphasis on evidence-based practice, developing information literacy (IL), as well as other literacies (e.g., oral), earlier in programs is becoming widely accepted in medicine and allied fields.
Lowe, M. Sara +2 more
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Case Reports in Dentistry, 2020 Dental implantation is the most popular method of restoring lost teeth. There are risk factors for dental implantation. These risk factors include the localization of residual filling material in the lumen of the mandibular canal in the selected jaw ...
Yury Georgievich Sedov +7 more
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A study of blood contamination of Siqveland matrix bands [PDF]
, 2002 AIMS To use a sensitive forensic test to measure blood contamination of used Siqveland matrix bands following routine cleaning and sterilisation procedures in general dental practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixteen general dental practices in the West of
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What non-clinical factors influence the general dentist–specialist relationship in Canada?
BMC Oral Health, 2021 Background The general dentist–specialist relationship is important for effective patient care and the professional environment. This study explores the non-clinical factors that may influence the general dentist–specialist relationship in Canada ...
Harpinder Kaur +4 more
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Dental care professionals and child protection: case scenarios and discussions [PDF]
, 2015 Any concerns about paediatric patients in general dental practice can be stressful for all involved. Barriers to the reporting of concerns by dental teams are known to exist. Anything that can help ease those situations can only be beneficial.
Park, Christine
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