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Top Dental Elf Blogs Jan – Mar 2019

Derek Richards

As we approach the end of the year the dental elves are going to take a break over the festive period and will be back around 6th January.

So best wishes to all our readers for the festive period and for 2020.

During 2019 the dental elves have published 135 blogs covering a broad range of topics.

Our most popular blogs between January and March are listed below.

January

Sedation for children undergoing dental treatment

February

Dental general anaesthesia in children: Impacts on the family

March

Fluoride toothpaste: Effects of different fluoride concentrations on caries

 

How do antiresorptive drugs affect the success of dental implants?
Considering the side effects of antipsychotics, the investigation of safely reducing or discontinuing patient’s treatment was important.
Does antibiotic prophylaxis reduce endocarditis risk after dental procedures?
Cracked Teeth Syndrome: Impact of Various Treatments on Survival Rates
Written by

Derek Richards is a specialist in dental public health, Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Dentistry and Specialist Advisor to the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) Development Team. A former editor of the Evidence-Based Dentistry Journal and chief blogger for the Dental Elf website until December 2023. Derek has been involved with a wide range of evidence-based initiatives both nationally and internationally since 1994. Derek retired from the NHS in 2019 remaining as a part-time senior lecturer at Dundee Dental School until the end of 2023.

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