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Dental Impressions - Tips and Tricks Putty mixing can be easy! 1. Make sure you measure equal volumes of base and catalyst and always use relevant colour coded spoons. A separate spoon for base (putty) and separate one for catalyst. 2. Mix the base and catalyst with your fingers
The SmileWisdom NEBDN Dental Implant Nursing Certificate is a nationally recognised career boosting qualification is awarded by the most established exam board in the UK. This course will provide you with: The confidence and competence to assist in all surgical, restorative and assessment implant procedures. A standardised and quality assured learning experience An independent
Real life stories - Careers & Education Here, Emma caught up with Glaucia Minei and Erica Zelesco who have studied and worked as dental nurses before sitting the ORE and becoming eligible to work as dentists in the UK. Here’s an insight into their experiences... Dr Glaucia Minei
Overseas Registration Examination and dental nurses Dentists who have studied dentistry outside the EU are required to take the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) in order to become registered with the General Dental Council and practise as a dentist in the UK. Some are turning to dental nursing while they wait. Emma Male reports. Taking
Photography Cameras Traditionally in dentistry we have used DSLRs, these are the digital equivalents to the old school 35mm SLR cameras from the 1960’s and 70s. These cameras have a moving mirror that allows he viewfinder to see through the same lens as the camera sensor. The noise this type of camera makes is ion
Photography Blog - Lighting In dental photography the traditional lighting setup is a ring flash attached to the end of your lens. This is quite a large and cumbersome setup, however with this type of setup you can reliably get very good results. Up until recently all of the larger camera manufacturers made their own OEM
Photography Blog - Lens Filters Lens filters seems a bit of a strange topic with regards to dental photography, I know generally when you mention lens filters people generally think of most landscapes or creative fashion type photography, however there are in fact two distinct filters that I think are applicable to dental photography, they are
Photography Blog - Sensor Sizes When choosing a DSLR camera thee are a vast amount of choices to be made, the most fundamental of which seems rarely to be discussed outside of photographic circles and that is should you go with a cut down APSC sensor or a full frame sensor. The sensor is the core
Clinical Dental Photography Clinical Dental photography is a popular, widely use tool in modern dentistry. Dentists and dental nurse with appropriate training can develop the skills required to master this fascinating and increasingly vital area of dentistry. Dental photography can provide: An accurate, visual documentation of dental disease and its progression Forms a medic-legal
