You can't blame tooth decay on your genes, twin study shows


If you're a frequent visitor to the dentist's chair, you may think you inherited bad teeth from your parents, but a new study of Australian twins shows you can't blame your genes for tooth decay.

"I think there may be a perception in the community that bad teeth are inherited," said study co-author Associate Professor Jeff Craig, from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.



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'Gentler, flexible': Women outnumber men in dentistry for first time


The latest figures for June show that women make up slightly more than half of all dental practitioners in Australia for the first time. Women now represent 50.2 per cent of dental practitioners, including dentists and other dental therapists.


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New dental imaging method uses squid ink to fish for gum disease


Squid ink could one day make getting checked for gum disease at the dentist less tedious and even painless. By combining squid ink with light and ultrasound, a team led by engineers has developed a new dental imaging method to examine a patient's gums that is noninvasive, more comprehensive and more accurate than the state of the art.


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Launch of the Australian Dental Health Foundation ushers in new era


The Australian Dental Health Foundation (ADHF), a merger of the Australian Dental Health Foundation (ADHF) and the National Dental Foundation (NDF), has launched with the aim of bringing together the volunteer work of both organisations, which focus on delivering dental care and oral health education to disadvantaged members of the community.


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Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran talks to Dr David Penn


Education in Australia: Dr Penn lectures and teaches extensively, principally in the areas of aesthetic orthodontics and facial aesthetics. He has taught more than 1000 post-graduate students in the use of Invisalign and in January 2015, he wrote and gained accreditation for a unique post-graduate qualification in Aesthetic Orthodontics.


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