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2022 official statistics update from @OHID
#Dental health of 5 year old children in England
One third of 5 yr olds have tooth decay (29.3%)
Those in the most deprived areas of England are 2.5 times more likely to have decay than in the least deprived (35.1% Vs 13.5%)
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#Dental health of 5 year old children in England
One third of 5 yr olds have tooth decay (29.3%)
Those in the most deprived areas of England are 2.5 times more likely to have decay than in the least deprived (35.1% Vs 13.5%)
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From 2008 to 2017 there was a clear trend of significant improvement in the prevalence of tooth decay in 5 year olds in England (from 30.9% to 23.3%)
**There have been no further significant improvements in oral health since 2017**
#dentistry #Health #oralhealth
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**There have been no further significant improvements in oral health since 2017**
#dentistry #Health #oralhealth
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#Oralhealth inequalities have previously been highlighted as a #publichealth problem
There is a positive association between decay experience and deprivation, as deprivation increases so does decay experience
#inequality #dentistry
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There is a positive association between decay experience and deprivation, as deprivation increases so does decay experience
#inequality #dentistry
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#Dental (yes this industry is corrupted too, many good dentists simply ignorant to natural remedies and preventative care) and unfortunately most put $$$ over people. This cycle will end too. 1/2
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I add some Betonite clay liquid to this recipe. 👍
I'll offer up one possible answer.
But first, some comments 😀 For-profit health care will always neglect poor and working class folks.
Pvt biz will suck up health money treating the profitable patients. They'll avoid the sick, elderly, poor, and infirm like the plague.
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But first, some comments 😀 For-profit health care will always neglect poor and working class folks.
Pvt biz will suck up health money treating the profitable patients. They'll avoid the sick, elderly, poor, and infirm like the plague.
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So any health system that is predicated upon turning sick people into profits is doomed to failure.
The smart, profits are not in treating people with actual health needs.
The smart, profits are not in treating people with actual health needs.
Once we accept the basic truth that for-profit health care is about making as much profit as possible, and delivering as little health care as possible, we're getting somewhere.
Get ready to have your mind blown by these 8 incredible ways AI is revolutionizing dentistry! 🤯
🦷 Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems that can assist dentists in identifying oral diseases like cavities, periodontitis, and oral cancer.
🕶️📱 Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies that can be used to plan and perform complex dental procedures.
This is a common misconception. A lot of people pop this question to us every now and then. Here is a thread about what dental students go through 4 years of BDS and what BDS is actually about..i am writing this just to clear certain things. let's go #dental
BDS stands for Bachelor of dental surgery (note the term surgery) , A dentist doesn't concern him only with the teeth as people think , we have to deal with anything and everything about the oral cavity which includes the mucosa , teeth ,tongue , palate , lip , salivary gland etc
A BDS student has to read anatomy of head and neck ,basic physiology and biochemistry +oral histology and tooth morphology in first year ( it's anatomy of tooth -cusps , grooves etc etc - a lot to remember) +respective practicals - we have to carve the tooth (art part of dentist)
Presenting on burnout in Australian dental practitioners at @IADR ANZ meeting at @unimelbMDS
#dental 🦷
#dental 🦷
Concerns that burnout might increase the likelihood of clinical error compromising patient safety as well as health impacts for the practitioner.
Just over 1 in 10 dental practitioners with a current diagnosis of depression or anxiety disorder.
Looking forward to hearing @sarahRbakerDPH talk about the contribution of social & behavioural science to oral health
#iadranz22 #dental 🦷
#iadranz22 #dental 🦷
Interdisciplinary approach is the key
Sense of coherence
Trust has long been recognised as a key part of an effective doctor–patient relationship
There has been little research into the perceived trustworthiness of #dentists
We set out to adapt and test a Dentist Trust Scale onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…
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There has been little research into the perceived trustworthiness of #dentists
We set out to adapt and test a Dentist Trust Scale onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…
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While it has been acknowledged that patient trust is important in #dentistry there has been no psychometrically valid way to measure this concept
This has hampered [quantitative] investigation to date
Adapting and testing a measure of #trust provides an important first step
This has hampered [quantitative] investigation to date
Adapting and testing a measure of #trust provides an important first step
We adapted the General Trust in Physicians Scale originally developed for the medical profession and used it to collect data from a random national sample of Australians aged 18 years or older (N=596).
We examined the extent of trust in #dentists 👇
We examined the extent of trust in #dentists 👇
Are there no retractions in #Dentistry? Ever? -|- retractionwatch.com/2022/06/14/jou…
Innocence is presumed...
Notice the order of who gets the benefit. -|- "This environment has enabled many state legislatures to focus on improving their dental Medicaid programs for dentists ..."
" ... and patients."
"The ADA believes that ensuring states provide comprehensive dental services to all Medicaid beneficiaries is an important issue for dentists, the dental profession ..."
Let’s talk about #mouthhygiene and the lies the #dental industry believes in and preaches… 🧵
First lie (picture below)…#fluoride
First lie (picture below)…#fluoride
When you brush your teeth, tongue and gums with #fluoridated #toothpaste, #fluoride is absorbed into the soft tissues of your mouth. You absorb fluoride through your gums into the inner dentin of your teeth, weakening the dentin and making it chalky from the inside out.
To top it all off, whatever fluoride in toothpaste which adheres to our teeth after we “rinse out” is swallowed sooner or later. Dental gels and varnishes also wash off and are swallowed…
All forms of fluoride harm the body and should be avoided.
All forms of fluoride harm the body and should be avoided.
Heartening to know that today there are gobs & scads of young #Dentist's who want to learn more about who precisely WAS "C.C. Bass, M.D", and what did he have to say about #PreventiveDentistry?
For the last few decades or so, just about any young #Dentist, when they first learn the real story of who "C. C. Bass, M.D." is, and what he actually did, are puzzled.
A couple of channels results from their #DentalSkool teaching, and thus their thinking.
Let us do a #WaybackWednesday for this week. The Roger Adams Collection at the #UCSF #IndustryDocuments library.
Found here industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/food/docs/#id=…
That collection is where this was found.
Big Sugar 💝 Big Dentistry.
#SealantsAndFluoride. You know, #SugarScience. npr.org/sections/healt…
Big Sugar 💝 Big Dentistry.
#SealantsAndFluoride. You know, #SugarScience. npr.org/sections/healt…
Wow. Way past time for #Prevention. But not a word spoken about preventing #DentalDisease. 😢 -|- "It's estimated that more than 1.5 million Michiganders have inadequate access to dental care."
Funny that they do not say how they intend to "fix it". 🙄 -|- “The list of individuals who are seeking #dental care but are unable to find a provider has grown by thousands, and this is a problem that will continue to worsen. Now is the time to fix it.”
What a contortion of the facts. Eliminate the NEED for "access to #dentists". Damn "barriers". 💰💵💶💴💷💹🤑 -|- "They say people who rely on Medicaid insurance for #dental care often have poor oral health, because of lack of access to #dentists" michiganradio.org/health/2022-06…
Is #NHS #dentistry beyond crisis? Like rest of #primarycare, .@NHSEngland in its dominant position as market regulator has failed to manage the market. #NHS manages contracts, funding, nhs regulations, clinical policy, nhs #tech +entry & exit of workforce .@guardian 1/19
There will be those out there that’ll say but number of registrants has increased. That’ll suit nhs policy makers. Doesn’t account for people leaving NHS, working less hours for NHS, taking a career break or going into private practice or people taking up other careers 2/19
Certainly my experience in London is that many dentists don’t want stress of high needs #nhs practice. Are less likely to work full time & don’t want to work on abysmal NHS rates on offer in places like London. Many won’t be able to pay their rent /indemnity/ travel costs 3/19
Some thoughts:
1) If raising the rates is an interim measure towards a #UBI #GLBI, fine. But #OW and #ODSP are riddled with barriers and were not meant to create a living wage.
1) If raising the rates is an interim measure towards a #UBI #GLBI, fine. But #OW and #ODSP are riddled with barriers and were not meant to create a living wage.
What do I mean? Well the #OW Act of 1997 defines ‘assistance’ as “life stabilization assistance and basic financial assistance” - no matter how you look at it, stabilization =/= thriving, living, equitable. It’s an interim fix to a structural failure.
Q: "What is astroturfing?"
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Weary attempts at maintaining a failed experiment, to save money, save face and to preclude any lawsuits for #dental enamel #fluorosis. Do not be #StampededCity, #Calgary. #SaveTheBees #NoToFluoridation #yycfluoride #yyccc #FluorideFacts #yycvote #yyccc
Promoting the science of #fluoridation, by trying to hide opposing viewpoints. That should be all it takes to #VoteNoToFluoridation, #Calgary. #Pathetic.
Seems an epidemiologist is not welcome in the #StannousFoilHat circle, eh?
Seems an epidemiologist is not welcome in the #StannousFoilHat circle, eh?
Removing teeth isn't always the solution to dental challenges. One of the many alternative solutions to excruciating tooth pain is root canal therapy. In this thread we share all you need to know about this procedure....
When you hear the term root canal therapy, your mind is probably plagued by ideas of its complexity. However, the procedure is easy and not as painful as your mind may have convinced you. It is aimed at removing the infected pulp and cleaning out the canal.
The pulp is the innermost part of the tooth and contains the nerves and blood vessels which nourish the tooth. The canal from which the treatment gets its nomenclature is what holds the pulp. When the pulp gets infected, the infection can spread to the extradental tissues and...
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What's that gang? You say it is #FluorideFriday? Why yes, yes it is! -|- "#Fluoride is highly effective at preventing caries and its use over the last 50 years has transformed dental health.” irelandsdentalmag.ie/fluoridation-t…
Ireland again. -|- "In 2002, a ‘north-south’ survey showed a substantial decline from 1984 in dental caries in both fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities in the Republic of Ireland, and in the non-fluoridated population of Northern Ireland."
"Reducing the underlying cause of disease through the restoration of normality, rather than adding a protective factor, is a more radical approach, and does not come with the risk of unwanted effects such as dental fluorosis.”
For a #WaybackWednesday this week, we go back to 1953-ish and "An Analysis of the Delaney Committee Report on the Fluoridation of Drinking Water". In which proponents of #fluoridation give lots of reasons why ignoring new research is a good thing. industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/#id=fpkf0…
For another #WaybackWednesday this week, we go back to 2019. In which proponents of #fluoridation give lots of reasons why ignoring new research is a good thing.
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Some #TuesdayThoughts. From "The Philosophy Of A Successful Dental Practice", Robert Jones DDS 1960.
From the NTP monograph. #FluorideFriday facts. Judge Chen wouldn't let the folks who want to add bioavailable #fluorine to our diet talk about the "benefits" of #fluoridation. Because there are no facts to support such. The NTP knew that.
The biggest problem the #StannoudFoilHats have, is that since organized #Dentistry has been avoiding talking about the research of C. C. Bass, MD, the loud ones must not know that Dr Bass published his first paper on preventing the loss of teeth in 1943.
That paper traveled around the world many times and was adopted by the new field of #PreventiveDentistry everywhere it was read. The formal practice of personal oral hygiene started a couple of years before Grand Rapids decided to add #fluorine to the diet of their citizens.
Putting "ideology ahead of science", in its purest form.
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In 2019, proponents of fluoride and fluoridation were broken hearted to see the National Toxicology Program (NTP) draft a monograph citing some of the same safety concerns they had been raising.
Citing NTP’s draft document, proponents of fluoridation declared that science was on their side.
