Dental Corp gets $100m Christmas present
Just before Christmas, Dental Corporation Holdings Limited announced a strategic partnership with Singapore based Fortis Global Healthcare Holdings Pte Ltd. Fortis Global Healthcare will...
New school of dentistry in FNQ
James Cook University's Smithfield campus' $22 million training facility for dental students opened this week, two years after the school started running in a...
Dental Board tackles Botox and Bleaching
This week the Dental Board of Australia issued two new interim policies, regarding use of Botox and teeth whitening or bleaching. Whilst advising that...
FDA flip flops on amalgam
Although it's been about 18 months since they last proclaimed it safe, this week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been hearing...
Managing dental anxiety
A new study from the UK has found that one in five women are terrified of going to the Dentists - a British newspaper...
UQ reaches out to indigenous communities
The University of Queensland has announced it will set up some innovative dentistry training schools in southern Queensland next year. The university reached an...
Teen dental clicks over a million
Last week the government announced that over one million dental checks have left Aussie teens with brighter smiles as a result of the Gillard...
Books to get your teeth into
Bite magazine has opened a bookstore. We'll be regularly updating our website with new-release books at great prices, which can be ordered online through...
Lack of wealth = poor oral health
A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows most Australians rate their oral health as good, but socioeconomic factors...
Regional kids oral health crisis
A new report by Oral-B highlights the oral health inequalities suffered by children from regional areas, low-income families and of indigenous descent. The report...
Neanderthals: they grew up too fast
A sophisticated new examination of teeth from 11 Neanderthal and early human fossils shows that modern humans are slower than our ancestors to reach...
Scottish dentists seek abuse
In a first for the profession, dentists in Scotland are to be trained to spot the signs of domestic abuse and encourage victims to...











