Eating an apple a day could be benficial for oral health.

Eating an apple a day could help keep a trip to the emergency dentist at bay, it has been claimed.

The Nassau Guardian reported Dr Chinyere Carey-Bullard of the Advanced Family Medical Center in the Bahamas has said apples are a kind of “super fruit”, as they provide nutrients and fibre that other fruits simply do not give.

“It is a natural food without salt, preservatives and other manmade additives, while being packed with the daily nutrition one would need to maintain good everyday health,” Dr Carey-Bullard commented.

Elsewhere, the Yorkshire Post recently reported a 53-year-old mother from Doncaster was able to eat her first solid meal in over 50 years after receiving cosmetic dentistry treatment from a local surgery.

Teresa Robinson lost all the teeth from her top jaw following years of dental health problems, but dental implants from Fountain Dental, Cosmetic and Implant Clinic in Bessacarr, Doncaster, has helped her eat a solid meal for the first time in more than five decades.

The dental profession could make a swift recovery from recession in 2010.

The dentistry profession could be set for a bumper year following the end of recession in the UK, it has been forecast.

Roddy Kemp, a strategic partner at Clarity SMC, told Dentistry.co.uk that as long as dentists can be seen to be providing an affordable and professional level of service, then 2010 could be a great year for the industry.

He wrote: “Value for money conveys reassurance and encourages people to come back and refer. In essence, what it means is quality and service.”

Elsewhere, the Bolton News recently reported a new surgery is to be opened in Burnley next year.

A new dental “super-centre”, which could cater for the needs of up to 10,000 patients, is to be built in the town centre.

It is hoped this new facility will improve dental services in the area and make an “enormous difference” to the healthcare provisions for local residents, NHS East Lancashire’s primary care head Peter Sellars told the publication.

Dried fruits in cereal do not damage teeth.

Brits worried about damaging their teeth and the possibility of trip to the emergency dentist because of dried fruit in their cereal have been told to relax.

Professor Christine Wu, who headed a team of scientists from the University of Illinois, carried out a study to reveal whether sticky fruits such as raisins in cereal increased the risk of a person developing cavities.

She commented: “Studies have shown that raisins are rapidly cleared from the surface of the teeth just like apples, bananas and chocolate.”

As a result, no increased effect of decay was recorded, meaning the chances of this old wives’ tale being true are remote.

Elsewhere, Valoplife.com recently reported researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have found eating yoghurt could be beneficial to the gums.

A study by the research team concluded foods which contain high levels of lactic acid could be beneficial in tackling gum disease.

Plans are in place for a new dentist’s surgery in Burnley.

A new dental “super-centre” has been earmarked for construction in Burnley, it has been revealed.

The Bolton News reported a new facility which could cater for the needs of up to 10,000 patients is to be built in the town in a bid to tackle the area’s ongoing lack of dental surgery capacity.

“Over the past few years, we have worked hard to replace lost capacity and have achieved our aim in that regard. Now we are building extra capacity for the future,” Peter Sellars, NHS East Lancashire’s primary care head, told the publication.

He added the new centre will make an “enormous difference” to the healthcare provisions of local residents.

Elsewhere, a dentist’s surgery in Manchester is taking a novel approach to cutting back on the number of missed appointments by its patients.

Dentistry.co.uk reported Kissdental clinic on Stanley Street is running a Tooth Taxi scheme to pick up individuals from their homes and drop them at the surgery ahead of their meeting with the dentist.

New imaging equipment helps dentist save lives.

A dentist in Houston, Texas, has invested in $100,000 (£62,000) worth of digital technology to help him view images in startling quality, enabling him to save lives by diagnosing underlying medical problems more easily.

Dr Spiker Davis from Houston Cosmetic Dentistry is now able to detect clogged sinuses, heart disease and even bone cancer.

The new technology takes digital images of a person’s body and is not distorted by radiation, thereby giving a much clearer image to work from.

“We get better quality, so I’m seeing things that as a dentist, I’ve never seen before – the quality is unbelievable,” said Dr Davis.

Elsewhere, Dr Jan Linhart of New York recently announced he has developed a teeth whitening treatment that has proven extremely successful with patients.

Dr Linhart noted his PearlinBrite teeth whitening has proved successful in almost 100 per cent of cases and has helped lighten teeth by up to ten shades in a single sitting.