TeethTalk

A new survey from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reports that between 40% and 57% of 12–15 year old teenagers have had some history of decay in their permanent teeth and that nearly half of all 6 year olds have had a history of decay in their baby teeth.

The Dental Health of Australia’s Teenagers and Pre-teen Children: The Child Dental Health Survey, published in January this year, provides national information on the dental health of children attending school dental services in Australia. The report presents analyses for the combined years 2003–04, and covers data on more than a quarter of a million children from all states and territories except for New South Wales.

Its findings shows that decay experience is relatively common in both teenage and pre-teen Australian children.

The full report is available online from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It is also available in the Dentistry Library at RK52.4.A8 D46 no.52 .

If you are looking for statistical data on the dental health of Australians, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is a good source. It provides free access to a range of publications containing statistical data, and it can be found on the UQ Library Catalogue by searching Dental statistics and research series online.

X3 for Windows and Macintosh, is now available for download by UQ staff and students. Information on new features in version X3 can be found on the Library website:
http://www.library.uq.edu.au/faqs/endnote/new_in_endnoteX3.html

The ARC (Australian Research Council) has released the full ranked journal list to be used in the ERA (Excellence in Research for Australia) exercise:
http://www.arc.gov.au/era/era_journal_list.htm

NHS Evidence Oral Health has just published their 2009 Oral Cancer Annual Evidence Update. It provides a summary of evidence published since October 2008 plus a commentary on the evidence. Check it out here.

The Dental Board of Australia has released the “Consultation Paper on Registration Standards and Related Matters” for comment. This paper contains information on proposals for mandatory registration standards, specialist registration and endorsements. Read the document here.

If you are interested in information on research output and impact, including bibliometrics and webometrics, check out the new Library page here.

NHS Evidence Oral Health has published their 2009 evidence update on antenatal and pregnancy care - dental treatment during pregnancy. Click here to see the report.

Cochrane Library has published a new systematic review titled “Adhesively bonded versus non-bonded amalgam restorations for dental caries”. The author concludes that “no evidence to either claim or refute a difference in survival between bonded and non-bonded amalgam restorations”. To read the full review click here.

ONIX (Oncology Information Exchange) is a free online cancer research portal launched by the UK National Cancer Research Institute. By enabling the user to search multiple cancer-related databases simultaneously it allows large volumes of data to be searched more easily and efficiently.

To access the NCRI Oncology Information Exchange go to: http://www.ncri-onix.org.uk/portal/

A landmark legal case heard in Victoria has ruled that tooth whitening should be performed by dentists, with Professor Laurie Walsh acting as an expert witness in the case. An action was brought by the Dental Practice Board of Victoria against a beauty therapist for the illegal practice of dentistry. The client suffered chemical burns and other adverse effects from the tooth whitening treatment.

You can read more about the case here.