At a Canberra laboratory, a tiny device that fits on your ailing tooth aims to change modern dentistry


Through the rapid onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the work by a little-known Canberra company in developing miniaturised, "hands-off" robotic dental treatment has become hugely important to future clinical outcomes and protecting dentists and their patients from becoming infected.



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Dental phobia: How to overcome fear of the dentist


Dental phobia and dental anxiety are on a spectrum, says Sharonne Zaks, a dentist with more than 20 years' experience and a special focus on anxious and phobic patients. "Although dental anxiety and phobia are defined differently, in daily dental practice they are a continuum," she says.


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Coronavirus Q&A. Dr Kathleen Matthews answers your questions about dental health


Dr Kathleen Matthews explains what the lifting of some restrictions on dental treatment will mean for you, what care is still off limits and how your dentist will keep you safe...What extra steps are dentists taking to protect patients? Should my dentist be wearing extra PPE?...


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Why SmileDirectClub's New Patent Is a Big Deal


SmileDirectClub Inc. (NASDAQ: SDC) shares pushed higher on Tuesday after the company announced that it had received a patent for its new retail plan. The patent specifically deals with the firm’s SmileShop intellectual property.


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Immune-regulating drug improves gum disease in mice


A drug that has life-extending effects on mice also reverses age-related dental problems in the animals, according to a new study...Rapamycin is an immune-suppressing drug currently used to prevent organ rejection in transplant recipients. Previous studies in mice have also suggested that it may have life-extending effects, which has led to interest in studying the drug's effects in many age-related diseases.


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Dentists post nude photos to highlight lack of personal protective equipment


Dentists in France have posted naked photos of themselves on social media in an effort to draw attention to their need for personal protective equipment. With the hashtag #dentistesapoil, meaning "naked dentists", they've gone au naturel to show how it feels to be asked to work without protection.


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