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A new study conducted at the UniversityofWesternAustraliahas shown that prophylactic removal ofthirdmolarscoststheAustralian health system more than half a billion Australian dollar a year. In addition, the researchers found that between A$420 and A$513 mil- lion (US$309 and 377 million) could be saved annually if Australia adopted guidelines comparable to the UK. The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence gener- ally recommends that asympto- matic impacted third molars not be operated on because there is no reliable research to suggest that this practice benefits patients, and surgery is linked to adverse health effects, including pain, nerve dam- age and infection. DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · Asia Pacific Edition Published in Hong Kong www.dental-tribune.asia Vol. 13, No. 10 INTERVIEW How Ivoclar Vivadent’s new office in Indonesia it will influence the company’s position and busi- ness strategies in the Asia Pacific region. ” Page 9 AMOSAIC Clinical case describing the nu- merous individual pieces that make up the treatment plan for restoring a badly abraded denti- tion. ” Page 14 SPECIALTRIBUNE Read all about the latest deve- lopment and trendsfrom thefield of dental implantology in our special section included in this edition. ” Page 17 www.ivoclarvivadent.com Ivoclar Vivadent AG Bendererstr. 2 | FL-9494 Schaan | Liechtenstein | Tel.: +423 / 235 35 35 | Fax: +423 / 235 33 60 Healthy teeth produce a radiant smile. We strive to achieve this goal on a daily basis. It inspires us to search for innovative, economic and esthetic solutions for direct filling procedures and the fabrication of indirect, fixed or removable restorations, so that you have quality products at your disposal to help people regain a beautiful smile. Distinguished by innovation AD Associate Professor Supatra Thongrungkiat (left), Deputy Dean for Finance and Assets at Mahidol University, and Associate Professor Passiri Nisalak from the Faculty of Dentistry openingThailand’s first dental museum. Dentist and orthodontist are among the top ten highest paying jobs in the US, the 2015 Jobs Rated report by CareerCast has revealed. The profession of dentist was rated the fifth best paid job with a me- dian annual salary of US$146,340, followed by orthodontist at No. 7 with a median annual salary of US$129,110. Job prospects A new method that uses specif- ically formulated, non-staining silver particles to arrest caries and render teeth more resistant to decay has been developed by re- searchers at the University of Otago in Australia. The technology couldhelppreservecaries-infected teeth and prolong the life of dental fillings in the future. Caries inhibition Extractions costAustralia millions By DTI HONG KONG: Dental anxiety is a major hindrance in the provision ofdentalcare.Althoughitisknown that fear of the dentist is closely re- lated to patients’ past experiences in the dental setting, only limited scientific research on the actual causes of dental anxiety is avail- able. Now, researchers have devel- oped a Dental Anxiety Provoking Scale (DAPS) that measures the de- gree to which anxiety is triggered by certain dental stimuli. For the study, the participants, 460 male and female students re- cruited from two universities in Hong Kong, answered a question- naire including a 73-item measure ofdentalanxiety-provokingstimuli. Thefactoranalysisestablishedseven factors for the DAPS, namely, dental check-up, injection, scale and drill, surgery, empathy, perceived lack of control,andclinicalenvironment. Inasub-groupof160participants, injections and surgical treatment, in particular, were identified as anxiety-provokingevents.Although it was not a statistically significant finding,femalerespondentsshowed relatively higher anxiety regarding injection,surgery,andscaleanddrill, while male respondents showed relatively higher anxiety regarding perceived lack of control, empathy, anddentalcheck-ups. Inaddition,theresearchersfound that perceived dentist behaviour had an impact on the expression and development of dental fear, indicating that the dentist–patient relationship is strongly related to patients’feelingsofsafetyandcon- trol during treatment. The researchers concluded that their DAPS covers a broad spec- trum of patients’ individual den- tistry-relatedanxietyandmayalso function as a further assessment to supplement initial screening. This may allow the identification of patients with higher dental fear so that the causes of their dental fear can then be addressed. The study, titled “Development of a Dental Anxiety Provoking Scale: A pilot study in Hong Kong”, was published in the September issue of the Journal of Dental Sciences. DENTSPLY International and Sirona Dental Systems have entered into a definitive merger agreement and will operate under the name of DENTSPLYSIRONAinthefuture.Both companieswillretaintheirrespective headquarters. The current DENTSPLY head office in York will serve as the new company’s global headquarters, while the international headquarters willbelocatedinSalzburg. Upon close of the transaction, Jeffrey T. Slovin, current president and CEO of Sirona, will serve as CEO of DENTSPLY SIRONA and will be a member of the board of directors. Bret W. Wise, current chairman and CEO of DENTSPLY, will assume the position of executive chairman of thenewlyfoundedcompany.Intheir respective positions, they will col- laborate in executing the corporate strategy and in integrating the com- paniesandtheirrespectivecorporate cultures. Together, the companies expect to generate a net revenue of about US$3.8 billion (€3.4 billion) and ad- justedEBITDAofmorethanUS$900 million(€796million),excludingthe incrementalbenefitofsynergies. Mega-Merger Injectionsandsurgeryprovokehighest dentalanxiety. 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