1st March 2024
CPD
1 Hour
Coinciding with Valentine's Day, February 2024 was National Heart Month, and brings with it an awareness that there are in fact 2.6 million people living in the UK with Coronary Heart Disease.
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CPD
1 Hour
Ignore the weather, we are teetering on the brink of meteorological spring and we have one extra day before we reach 2025, we hope you enjoy the ride!
But first we would like to share a link regarding researchers developing nanocomposite mouthguards, and two short videos on biomimetics and high-performance materials inspired by tooth enamel, plus an article about a bug busting artificial tongue.
1st December 2023
CPD
1 Hour
As we arrive at the end of the year and some of us celebrate a traditional Christmas while watching Dr Who or the Strictly Come Dancing final, my thoughts turn to more traditional dental technology. The drive towards a fully digital dental laboratory workflow has seen these more traditional techniques taken out of the spotlight, but they are the foundation stones for everything that goes from the clinician's prescription to the workbench and finally gets placed into the patient's mouth.
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CPD
30 Minutes
Surface topology and roughness is important for an abundance of applications and not just for dental. But what is it really and how do manufacturers measure it?
Read More1st September 2023
CPD
1 Hour
Phil Chapman from orthodontic and specialist splint manufacturer Labwise Dental explains the benefits of using MAS devices in cases of sleep apnoea and severe snoring.
Read More1st September 2023
CPD
45 Minutes
We all know what we mean by artificial intelligence (AI). In basic terms it is the ability of machines/computers to complete tasks usually associated with the human brain, from problem-solving to dental diagnostics to facial recognition. It has applications in many sectors such as communications, education, and healthcare, as well as in the manufacturing sector including robotics, automation, and quality control.
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CPD
1 Hour
In May 2023 we attended the launch of Smile Month and mingled with some of the best-known names in the dental arena.
Read More1st June 2023
CPD
1 Hour
As dental technicians we are reliant on these three factors to ensure that the dental devices we manufacturer – whether an implant, crown, bridge or denture are as natural to the anatomy of any surrounding dentition and a match for the tooth/teeth they are replacing.
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