Severe burns caused by electric handpieces have prompted government alerts to dentists across the United States The most recent warnings, issued in December, identify significant risk to patients and users of even slightly inefficient electrical handpieces. They stress there is often no warning of malfunction until injuries are sustained. In its industry safety statement, the US […]

How a Simple Awareness of O-ring Care Can Reduce Dental Practice Handpiece Repair Bills Some practices are unnecessarily incurring large handpiece repair bills simply because there is a need for a better understanding of the function and care of O-rings. For many O-rings are insignificant. They are boring little black things that merit and are

Sport Health – Sports Medicine Australia 2001; Vol 19 (1): 34-35 Australians probably wear more mouthguards than any other nation How do you know they are safe as you need? As a result of continuous work by the Sporting and Dental Communities for at least 15 years, the Australian recreational sportsperson is more aware of

You may not be aware of it but you probably know someone who is wearing a mouthguard that is An Accident Waiting to Happen How would you feel and what would be the pain if you lost 2 front teeth the next time you played your sport?  How would it feel, as a parent, if

Australasian Dental Practice 2001; Vol 12 (2): 44 by Julian Hodges ba.dms. A few weeks ago, a large Manly Ferry ran onto the rocks in Sydney Harbour because the helmsman had fallen asleep at the wheel. Fortunately, no one was killed. In a recent study nearly a quarter of motor vehicle accidents, many of them

Australasian Dental Practice 2001; Vol 12 (2): 50, 52 BY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CAROLINE FINCH, BSC MCS PHD AND JULIAN HODGES BA DMS Sports injury prevention strategies should be targeted at both the most frequent and the most severe injuries. Australian football is a popular participant activity in many parts of Australia. Its predominance in available

Australasian Dental Practice 2000; Vol 11 (2): 42, 44 Julian Hodges BA. DMS. says Australians wear more custom-made mouthguards than any other nation, but questions if they are as safe as their makers claim? In Germany, 5% of mouthguards are custom-made, in the USA and the UK the estimate is 10%. In Australia, because of