Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition No. 1+2, 2018

DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · Asia Paciﬁ c Edition Published in Hong Kong www.dental-tribune.asia IDEM Presentations, lectures and work- shops all set to feature at up- coming anniversary edition in Singapore. ” Page 03 INTERVIEW FDI President Dr Kathryn Kell and Sinéad Kwant, Philips, about the signiﬁ cance of World Oral Health Day and challenges in improving oral health globally. ” Page 10 Vol. 16, No. 1+2 ENDODONTICS In a guest editorial, DT contri- butor Aws Alani discusses how to crack the code of fractured teeth. ” Page 12 Hundreds of complaints against Singapore dentists in 2017 By DTI SINGAPORE: Despite the high quality of dental work being per- formed throughout Singapore, there are still occasions when standards are not met. According to the Singapore Dental Associa- tion, 270 complaints were lodged against dental practitioners in 2017, including performing of pro- cedures outside of the dentist’s scope, long waiting times, over- charging and dissatisfaction with treatment outcomes. “The In a recent report with Chan- nel NewsAsia, Singapore Dental Association President Dr Lim Lii said: complaints were mainly due to misunderstanding on both the part of the patient and dentist about the treatment rendered.” “Due to a lack of proper com- munication, patients may not fully comprehend the advice like the limitations of treatment pro- cedures given by the dentists. Sim- ilarly, the patients may not have adequately expressed their expec- tations to the dentists, resulting in apparent unmet expectations from the treatment,” she contin- ued. With misunderstandings of- ten leading to lodging of com- plaints, some Singapore-based dental professionals believe the problem concerns the lack of awareness of the general public re- garding dentistry and dental ser- vices provided by various types of dentists. Dr Elaine Tan, a consult- ant in clinical orthodontics at the National Dental Centre of Singa- pore, told Channel NewsAsia: “I think people have been thinking that all dentists are the same and that their job is just to extract or ﬁ ll teeth. But in dentistry, we have different specialties.” Complaints were mainly due to misunderstanding on both the part of the patient and dentist about the treatment rendered, SDA President Dr Lim Lii said. There are no current restric- tions in Singapore on the treat- ments dentists are allowed to pro- vide, but dentists are expected to practise within their competen- cies and encouraged by the Singa- pore Dental Council to refer pa- tients appropriately according to the body’s ethical guidelines. It is also illegal for a dentist to state that he or she is a specialist in a particular ﬁ eld if not registered in that ﬁ eld with the Singapore Den- tal Council. In a move to help combat mis- understandings between patients and dentists and to minimise complaints lodged, the National Dental Centre of Singapore will be initiating a new awareness cam- paign. Aimed at informing the wider public about oral health and dentistry in general as well as the provision of dental services, the campaign is set to be launched in March. AD Cavitating jets may provide easier removal of oral bioﬁ lm By DTI SENDAI, Japan: Just like natural teeth, dental implants require proper care and oral hygiene to prevent disease. In a recent study, Japanese researchers looking for better ways for dentists to remove plaque implant ﬁ xtures compared the effects of a cavitat- ing jet with the standardly used water jet. They found that the cav- itating jet removed bioﬁ lm from the rough surface of an implant ﬁ xture more effectively. from Prof. Hitoshi Soyama from To- hoku University and his team from Showa University compared the cleaning ability of a cavitating create minuscule bubbles of va- pour. When these bubbles col- lapse, they produce strong shock waves with sufﬁ cient force to re- move surface contaminants. To test the two different jets, four volunteers performed no oral care for three days to allow bioﬁ lm to develop in their mouths. Their ﬁ xtures were then cleaned using both methods, and the researchers measured the amount of plaque remaining at several time inter- vals. While there was little differ- ence between the amounts of plaque removed by both methods ” Page 2 The researchers used a certain type of nozzle to create the cavitation bubbles which removed the plaque when they collapsed. (© Hitoshi Soyama/Tohoku University) jet to that of a water jet. With the former, high-speed ﬂ uid is in- jected by a nozzle through water to Distinguished by innovation Healthy teeth produce a radiant smile. We strive to achieve this goal on a daily basis. 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