Carlotta Eden

Carlotta Eden

Author at Dentistry Online

Carlotta is a journalist and editor of Irish Dentistry and the clinical journal Endodontic Practice.
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New posts, surprises and experts at UK endo meeting

This year’s British Endodontic Society (BES) marked 2017 with its annual Spring Scientific Meeting at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London last month. More than 230 delegates, including general and specialist practitioners, clinical academics and dental students, joined the society for a day of lectures from leading experts, a presidential ceremony, presentation of prizes…

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New device detects untreated bacteria in root canal treatments

A new method of detecting bacteria during root canal treatments could eradicate the need for follow-up appointments, according to a study. The Saferoot device, created by a team of researchers at King’s College London, could also help prevent treatments from failing. The device enables rapid bacterial detection inside the root canal, ensuring the procedure has…

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Young dentist ‘rising star’ of endodontics

Satnam Singh Virdee, a restorative dental core trainee at Cardiff Dental Hospital, has won the Young Dentist Endodontic Award 2016. Announcing the winners, Endodontic Practice‘s editor-in-chief Dr Julian Webber, who created the award, said he was impressed and proud of all the entries in 2016. The decision process was ‘challenging’ and he and the judges,…

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Young Dentist Endodontic Award 2016 open for entries

The Harley Street Centre for Endodontics is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Young Dentist Endodontic Award 2016. Three superb prizes, which each represent the gold standard in endodontic practice, have been generously donated by the sponsors of this year’s award. The first prize from Dentsply is an X-Smart IQ Waveone…

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Dentists urged to recycle more

Dentist and wildlife photographer Joe Bunni has advocated for greater awareness of recycling in dentistry. Speaking at the Osteology Monaco International Symposium last week, Dr Bunni spoke of the impact plastic waste is having on the ocean, explaining that ‘if we don’t stop putting things in the ocean and taking things out, it will be…

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Skill, sass and ambition: women in cosmetic medicine

In July 2013, The Telegraph introduced an interview with BBC’s The Apprentice winner Dr Leah Totton in the following way: ‘It’s not that I dislike (all right then, hate) an interviewee before I’ve clapped eyes on them, but I think in the case of Lord Sugar’s latest Apprentice winner, I’ll have to make a dishonourable…

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Join experts at Endodontic Skills Development Day 2016

Endodontic Skills Development Day 2016 is a one-day event on 8 July for general dental practitioners looking to excel in endodontics. Presenting new trends, techniques and tips in endodontics, the event will offer a tightly-focused approach to endodontics with four world-renowned speakers taking the stage for one day only in London, chaired by Endodontic Practice…

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Why aren’t we talking about gum disease more?

Living with gum disease is not easy. Its prevalance remains high and it can affect patients’ overall health, leading to poor self-esteem, mastication and, eventually, even tooth loss. Peri-implantitis is also an emerging public health issue, with a high burden placed not only on the health consequences of an individual, but on social and economic…

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Research grants to improve children’s oral health

The Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) will fund a number of research fellowships to address concerns about the current state of child oral health. Professor Paul Speight, the Faculty of Dental Surgery’s research chair at the Royal College of Surgeons, said the fellowships were being made available to encourage and increase research into children’s oral…

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Regulation Debate: the fate of dental hygiene in Ireland

Irish Dentistry Editor Carlotta Eden introduces the magazine’s  campaign for independent regulation for dental hygienists. At the Irish Dental Hygienists Association’s (IDHA) Annual Winter Scientific Conference in Dublin last year, the Dental Council updated delegates on key policies proposed in the new Dental Bill in Ireland. Suffice to say, it caused a bit of a…

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Patient fee status not factor in endodontic treatment decisions

A study led by scientists from King’s College London found that the fee status of a UK patient does not influence clinical decision making in endodontics. In a randomised controlled vignette study using either an NHS funded, privately funded or undisclosed fee status patient, the investigators examined the importance dentists placed on the funding status…

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What’s stopping dentists from launching into facial aesthetics?

A recent survey of dentists and GPs found that 90% considered offering aesthetic treatments such as facial injectables in their practice. However, not all chose to do so. The survey found that the top reasons medical professionals chose not to have a career in aesthetics was a lack of knowledge regarding the legal and marketing…

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No scientific basis for catching Alzheimer’s in dentistry, says leading dentist

A leading endodontist has curbed fears of new Alzheimer’s transmission theory in dentistry by saying there is ‘no place for alarmism’. Dr Julian Webber of the Harley Street Centre of Endodontics believes a ‘chance finding’ arising out of post mortems on the brain tissue of eight people who died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) ‘should not…

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FACE calls for more specialist UK courses in facial aesthetics

More specialist courses are needed in facial aesthetics to meet the ‘huge demand for [cosmetic] procedures’ in the UK, claim speakers at FACE Conference 2015. Facial aesthetic clinicians are having to ‘learn on the job’ with glaring ‘anomalies’ in the UK market compared to the US. Constance Campion, consultant nurse practitioner and leading expert in…

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Scientists ‘turn the tables’ on harmful bacteria in root canal infections

A tiny virus cultivated from Jerusalem’s sewage could help prevent root canal infections and ‘turn the tables’ on harmful bacteria, according to scientists. Bacteriophages (or ‘phages’) are viruses that infect bacteria and undertake a major role in maintaining the natural balance in their predator-prey relationship with bacteria. Phage therapy could target Enterococcus faecalis biolfilm, often…


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