While dental tourists may travel for a variety of reasons, their choices are usually driven by price considerations. Wide variations in the economics of countries with shared borders have been the historical mainstay of the sector. Examples include travel from Austria to Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia,the US to Mexico, to the Republic of Ireland to [...]

The health hazards posed by exposure to the metal beryllium were once mainly associated with workers in the nuclear, electronics, and aircraft industries. However, the element may also pose risks to dental technicians who handle dental crowns and bridges composed of beryllium—nickel alloys. Dental laboratory technicians must often grind, finish, and machine beryllium—containing metals, producing [...]

Rates of oral cancers, such as cancers of the mouth, tongue and lip, have increased by around a quarter in the past decade among people in their 40s, according to figures from Cancer Research UK today. Oral cancer is largely a preventable disease with tobacco and alcohol use being the main risk factors. Cancers caused [...]

At the University of Sydney scientists have worked on laser tests to identify weaknesses in dental enamel, which may at some point in the near future make the dentists drill a thing of the past. Currently, X-rays and metal probes are used to check cavities, but they fail to detect weaknesses in the enamel in [...]