TODAY, it is estimated that over 250 thousand Guyanese suffer from chronic bad breath (halitosis). Many of these people are unaware of their offending …

A MAJOR part of the Dental Health Service’s strategy is to launch an effort to educate children and parents about the prevention of dental …

IS it possible to still suffer from pain at the very spot where a painfully decayed tooth had been extracted weeks before? It may …

THE  bad news is that chronic gum disease, also called chronic periodontitis, cannot be cured, although most of the symptoms may disappear for months …

AT the turn of the last century, Dr. George Black, a pioneer dentist, laid down his principle of preparing a cavity in a tooth …

Dr BERTRAND R. STUART I WAS recently asked the question: At what age should I start cleaning my child’s mouth? Well, parents or guardians …

ALMOST all the standard dental procedures require numbing the area where the work is being performed. The use of local anaesthetic to achieve this …

SHOULD someone who complains of constant headaches be referred to a dentist as part of that person’s final diagnosis and treatment? The answer is …

LAST month was Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and one needs to know specific points about cancer in general and oral cancer in particular. This …

It is quite probable that the initial enactment of the Dental Registration Bill 1996 was the most significant event in the history of local …