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  1. Ngeow WC, Choong KF, Ong TK, Shim CN, Wee JM, Lee MY, et al.
    Br Dent J, 2008 Dec 13;205(11):583.
    PMID: 19079084 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.1034
  2. Razali M, Palmer RM, Coward P, Wilson RF
    Br Dent J, 2005 Apr 23;198(8):495-8; discussion 485.
    PMID: 15849588
    Smoking has been associated with increased risk of periodontitis. The aim of the present study was to compare the periodontal disease severity of adult heavy smokers and never-smokers referred for assessment and treatment of chronic periodontitis.
  3. Shanmuhasuntharam P, Thong YL
    Br Dent J, 1990 Jan 20;168(2):73-4.
    PMID: 2404500
    A case of extreme distal migration of the left maxillary canine is reported. The canine had erupted buccal to the contact area between the left second premolar and first molar. Past reports of similar ectopia are reviewed.
  4. Sidhu P, Shankargouda S
    Br Dent J, 2014 Sep;217(5):206.
    PMID: 25213497 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.764
  5. Sidhu P, Kannan S, Muthusamy S, Muthu K
    Br Dent J, 2014 Jul;217(2):54.
    PMID: 25060430 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.601
  6. Mulimani P
    Br Dent J, 2017 Jun 23;222(12):954-961.
    PMID: 28642517 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.546
    Dentistry is highly energy and resource intensive with significant environmental impact. Factors inherent in the profession such as enormous electricity demands of electronic dental equipment, voluminous water requirements, environmental effects of biomaterials (before, during and after clinical use), the use of radiation and the generation of hazardous waste involving mercury, lead etc have contributed towards this. With rising temperatures across the world due to global warming, efforts are being made worldwide to mitigate the effects of environmental damage by resorting to sustainability concepts and green solutions in a myriad of ways. In such a scenario, a professional obligation and social responsibility of dentists makes it imperative to transform the practice of dentistry from a hazardous to a sustainable one, by adopting environmental-friendly measures or 'green dentistry'. The NHS in the UK has been proactive in implementing sustainability in healthcare by setting targets, developing guidance papers, initiating steering groups to develop measures and implementing actions through its Sustainable Development Unit (SDU). Such sustainable frameworks, specific to dentistry, are not yet available and even the scientific literature is devoid of studies in this field although anecdotal narratives abound. Hence this paper attempts to present a comprehensive evaluation of the existing healthcare sustainability principles, for their parallel application in the field of dentistry and lays out a blueprint for integrating the two main underlying principles of sustainability - resource use efficiency and eliminating or minimising pollution - in the day-to-day practice. The article also highlights the importance of social values, community care, engaging stakeholders, economic benefits, developing policy and providing leadership in converting the concept of green dentistry into a practised reality.
  7. Bakri NN, Tsakos G, Masood M
    Br Dent J, 2018 07 27;225(2):153-158.
    PMID: 30050198 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.529
    Objective: The primary objective of this study was to examine the association between smoking and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among dentate people aged 16 years and above in England.
    Methods: Cross-sectional study, based on the Adult Dental Health Survey (ADHS) 2009. ADHS 2009 involved data collection from 11,380 face-to-face interviews and 6,469 dental examinations from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This study focuses on the dentate sample from England, consisting of 5,622 individuals who underwent dental examination. OHRQoL was measured by two indices; Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) and Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP). Unadjusted and adjusted zero-inflated regression models were used. Adjustment was sequentially done for socio-demographics, clinical oral conditions and self-reported general health.
    Results: Prevalence of those who had never smoked, past smokers and current smokers were 45.6%, 35.3% and 19.2% respectively. Current smokers had considerably higher mean OHIP-14 and OIDP scores than non-smokers. There was a statistically significant association between smoking and OHRQoL (both OHIP-14 and OIDP) even in the fully adjusted models. Current smokers were more likely to report worse OHRQoL compared to those who had never smoked in both OHIP-14 and OIDP score. There was no statistically significant difference between past smokers with those who had never smoked in reporting OHIP-14 and OIDP. Among those reporting OHRQoL, there was a stepwise gradient risk of reporting no oral impact, where the probability was higher among those who had never smoked, followed by past smokers and current smokers both in OHIP-14 and OIDP.
    Conclusion: Smoking was independently associated with worse OHRQoL, even after adjusting for a range of socio-demographic factors, clinical oral conditions and self-reported general health.
  8. Bhatia S, Kohli S
    Br Dent J, 2020 12;229(12):760-761.
    PMID: 33339909 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-020-2516-4
  9. Chong BS, Abdullah D, Liew AKC, Khazin SM
    Br Dent J, 2021 03;230(5):273.
    PMID: 33712761 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-021-2797-2
  10. Venugopal A, Marya A, Karobari MI
    Br Dent J, 2021 07;231(1):3.
    PMID: 34244625 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-021-3238-y
  11. Farook TH, Radford J, Alam MK, Jamayet NB
    Br Dent J, 2020 Oct 20.
    PMID: 33082524 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-020-2026-4
    Objective Following a survey of the literature, a systematic review was carried out with the aim of answering the following questions: 1) What is 'acceptable plagiarism'?; 2) Who carries out plagiarism?; 3) What factors could encourage plagiarism?; 4) How can plagiarism be managed?Data source and selection Following PRISMA guidelines, data were gathered by searching Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science. After removal of duplicates, 345 titles were identified. Then, having satisfied a priori eligibility criteria, 29 papers were interrogated. The quality of relevant papers (n = 23) was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Critical Appraisal Tool.Data extraction There was no clear threshold as to what is 'acceptable plagiarism'. Despite this lack of clarity, it is argued consistently that males, and those who wrote in a language that is not their mother tongue, were more likely to plagiarise.Conclusion Plagiarism is all but inescapable due to various reasons: 1) there is no agreed threshold as to what is 'acceptable plagiarism'; 2) the internet; 3) institutional; and 4) societal expectations. Plagiarism could be mitigated in the student domain by grammar support and, for example, non-written submissions such as presenting work by video. Academic fraud is fundamentally undermined by valuing original and creative scholarship and sound ethical principles.
  12. Simon SS, Ramachandra SS, Abdullah DF, Islam MN
    Br Dent J, 2014 Aug;217(3):106.
    PMID: 25104668 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.654
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