{"title":"For the final touches","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41415-025-9190-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41415-025-9190-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9229,"journal":{"name":"British Dental Journal","volume":"239 5","pages":"353-353"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-025-9190-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145038598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vitamin D and implant support for your patients","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41415-025-9191-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41415-025-9191-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9229,"journal":{"name":"British Dental Journal","volume":"239 5","pages":"354-354"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-025-9191-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145038589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Educational interventions and retention of the primary care workforce: what has been done before? A scoping review","authors":"Jennie Ross, Sarab El-Yousfi, Zoe Marshman, Janice Ellis","doi":"10.1038/s41415-025-8662-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41415-025-8662-y","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction and aim NHS primary care dentistry is facing a workforce crisis. Education and training opportunities have been suggested as an approach to improve retention. This review aims to summarise the literature available on educational interventions and their impact on primary healthcare workforce retention. Methods A recommended scoping review methodology was employed. Electronic databases (n = 6), grey literature and organisational websites were searched. Stakeholders were consulted to support interpretation of the findings and development of recommendations. Results A total of 21 items were included (peer-reviewed: n = 20; grey literature: n = 1). Publication dates ranged from 1976-2022 and originated from seven countries. The majority were case studies and none focused on dentistry. Interventions varied from small group learning to formal training programmes, with most aimed at either specified career timepoints or clinicians working in specific primary care settings. Methods of evaluation typically involved questionnaires following programme completion. Conclusion Workforce retention is complex, with educational interventions having a potential role to play in improving retention. Areas of future research include: 1) improvement in the co-design of these interventions, particularly exploring when such programmes could be most beneficial during career pathways; and 2) improved evaluations including investigation of longer-term employment patterns.","PeriodicalId":9229,"journal":{"name":"British Dental Journal","volume":"239 5","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-025-8662-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145005944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katrin Schnetzer, Herbert Deppe, Klaus-Dietrich Wolff, Markus Nieberler
{"title":"Medical and economic influence of the German hospital reform in 2024 on the hospitalisation and treatment of patients with odontogenic abscesses: the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Katrin Schnetzer, Herbert Deppe, Klaus-Dietrich Wolff, Markus Nieberler","doi":"10.1038/s41415-025-8716-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41415-025-8716-1","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted healthcare systems worldwide, including in Germany. This study investigated the impact of the pandemic on the management of dental abscesses and examined the implications for the upcoming German healthcare reform. Aims To assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affected hospitalisation, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and treatment outcomes for dental abscesses, and to analyse the relationships between these findings and the German healthcare reform. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting A major metropolitan hospital in Munich. Materials and methods In total, 200 patients (93 in 2019, 107 in 2020) with dental abscesses were studied. Data collected included demographics, pre-hospitalisation antibiotic use, ICU admissions, and length of stay (LOS). Statistical analysis compared the outcomes between the two years. Results ICU LOS significantly decreased in 2020 (3.3 days versus 13.7 days in 2019; p = 0.022). More patients in 2020 received antibiotics before hospitalisation and fewer required surgeries. Overall, hospital resource usage was more efficient in 2020. Discussion The pandemic emphasised the importance of preventive dental care. It highlighted how local dental offices can play a more significant role in managing dental emergencies, with potential implications for the German healthcare system's future structure and resource allocation. Conclusion The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped dental emergency care and hospital resource usage. This shift has significant implications for the future organisation of healthcare, especially in the context of the German hospital reform.","PeriodicalId":9229,"journal":{"name":"British Dental Journal","volume":"239 5","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-025-8716-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145005931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness of PEEK ultrasonic tips and cement types on residual cement around implant-supported restorations","authors":"İpek Çıklaçifci, Haluk Barış Kara","doi":"10.1038/s41415-025-8719-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41415-025-8719-y","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a PEEK (polyether-ether-ketone) ultrasonic tip in the cleaning around implant-supported restorations and to evaluate the effect of different cement types on the amount of residual cement at the restoration margins. Materials and methods A master model with an implant analogue placed in the upper left first premolar region was used to create 72 cast models and zirconia crowns were fabricated for each model. A total of 72 zirconia crowns were divided into two main groups based on the cleaning method applied after cementation. In the first group, residual cement was cleaned using only a dental explorer, while in the second group, cleaning was enhanced by using a PEEK ultrasonic tip following the initial use of a dental explorer. Each main group was further divided into three subgroups according to the type of cement used: polycarboxylate cement, glass ionomer cement and resin cement. After cementation and cleaning, the zirconia crowns were detached from the models, and cement residue was digitally photographed from the buccal, lingual, mesial and distal surfaces. The percentage of residual cement was then evaluated using Adobe Photoshop via pixel-based digital analysis. Data were analysed using the Shapiro-Wilk test, Robust ANOVA and Bonferroni method test for multiple comparisons. Results Statistical analyses revealed a significant difference between the cleaning methods regardless of cement type (p = 0.002). The results demonstrated that cleaning with a PEEK ultrasonic tip significantly reduced residual cement compared to using a dental explorer alone. Among the tested cements, resin cement left the least residual cement, while glass ionomer and polycarboxylate cements left significantly more residue (p <0.001). Conclusions The findings emphasise the clinical advantages of the PEEK ultrasonic tip cleaning method. Additionally, resin cement demonstrated the lowest amount of residual cement.","PeriodicalId":9229,"journal":{"name":"British Dental Journal","volume":"239 5","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-025-8719-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145005970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}