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Prominent Melbourne dentist Ari Masters, owner of No Brace Centre, banned for four years for professional misconduct


The specialist promised to straighten teeth using an unconventional method. But there was one glaring problem.



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Dentist fined $30,000 for practising without registration


The practitioner pled guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court to five counts of holding himself out as a registered dentist and five counts of performing a restricted dental act (one count for each month in which he practised without registration).


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Humanitarian dentist recognised in King's Birthday Honours


"I am just doing what I like doing," said a slightly embarrassed Dr Loc Lam. The Canberra dentist, who runs free clinics for people in remote areas of her native Vietnam and Nepal, is among those recognised in today’s King’s Birthday Honours List.


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Sydney dentist who preyed on elderly walks away smiling


A Sydney dentist has walked away with "a light slap on the wrist" after carrying out unnecessary procedures on elderly dementia patients. Dentist and former deputy mayor of Hurstville Andrew Istephan pleaded guilty to assault charges in September... He was handed a suspended 13-month sentence, laughing as the judge delivered it to the court.


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AI Can Help Dentists Detect Cavities More Reliably


Researchers from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FEE) of the Czech Technical University (CTU) and the 1st Faculty of Medicine (1st LF) of Charles University (CU) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based method for more reliable detection of tooth decay. The new method, which is based on deep learning, was able to match the accuracy of experienced dentists in diagnosing cavities from X-ray images.


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Fruit roll-ups shown to improve dental X-ray quality


A study published in the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences compared 270 dental X-rays, from people who were told to hold their tongues against the roof of their mouths throughout the procedure. Radiographers managed to take high-quality X-rays in 75% of cases where the patient used a sticky fruit strip as an adhesive-aid, compared to just 36% of cases where the patient's mouth was empty.


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