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Dentists say targets and bonuses leading to unnecessary procedures on patients


Dentists working for corporate clinics and health insurers are being incentivised to churn through patients and administer so-called "drill and fill" dentistry, according to industry insiders.

And some dentists say the situation is leading to unnecessary dental work, or over-servicing.

Kyle Mervin, a dentist from the NSW Central Coast, told Background Briefing that five years ago, he did casual work for ASX-listed company Pacific Smiles, which owns 70 dental clinics in Australia's eastern states...



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Australia's dentists issue warning about dental tourism


Following a controversial episode of Destination Thailand which appeared to favour going overseas for cosmetic and medical procedures, the ADA has reiterated the dangers of undertaking major dental treatments far from home.


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New dental materials developed, with bioactive glass doped with fluoride, to stop degradation of demineralized dentin and evoke remineralization


Salvatore Sauro, Professor of dental biomaterials and minimally invasive dentistry at CEU Cardenal Herrera University, in Spain, has collaborated with several researchers from Finland, Brazil, Belgium, Germany and the UK on the development of innovative dental biomaterials for the regeneration of dental hard tissues.


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Bookkeeper charged for allegedly taking $60k from dentist


A TOOWOOMBA bookkeeper transferred $60,000 from a client's account into his own for personal use, police will allege. The Chronicle understands a Toowoomba-based dental surgery reported the missing funds to police after being notified of owed taxes by the Australian Tax Office.


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Long-term breastfeeding leads to more cavities, study says


University of Adelaide Study: Children who are breastfed for two years or longer are more likely to have dental cavities, according to a study published Friday in the journal Pediatrics.


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Henry Schein Supports Volunteer Endodontists Expanding Oral Health Care In Jamaica


Henry Schein announced today its commitment to donate $100,000 in health care products and cash over the next five years to the Foundation for Endodontics in support of the organization's upcoming outreach trips


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Your invitation to the 12th National Dental Assisting Conference


The Annual National Dental Assistants Conference is now in its 12th year and represents one of the biggest dental assistant gatherings in Australia, attracting assistants from all over our country. This year our Conference will be held in the newly refurbished Sydney International Convention Centre at Darling Harbour Sydney.


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What you need to know before brushing with homemade toothpaste


Toothpaste comes in all sorts of flavours, colours and sizes at the supermarket, but one thing they all have in common is that you can't put the disposable tube in your kerbside recycling bin. So if you are cutting back on plastics this July, you could try and make your own toothpaste at home.


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