FJ Trevor Burke

Thank you to our Reviewers

Every paper in Dental Update is considered by two reviewers. I would like to thank all those on the list below for giving their time and expertise in checking the validity of the papers published in...

Thank you to our Reviewers

Every paper in Dental Update is considered by two reviewers. I would like to thank all those on the list below for giving their time and expertise in checking the validity of the papers published in...

‘I learnt about dentistry from that’


‘I am writing in support of the idea of including clinical experiences to help avoid adverse clinical situations: having been qualified for 6 years, I know that informal peer to peer sharing of near...

A ‘handling’ Evaluation of the dentsply sirona class II solution system by the PREP panel

The value of practice-based research has been previously discussed,1 with the arena of general dental practice having been considered the ideal environment in which to carry out evaluations of the...

News of editorial board members

Professor Robin Seymour, who has been a stalwart member of the Editorial Board of Dental Update for over ten years, had advised me that he wished to stand down from this position, as he had retired...

Minamata: what the practising dentist needs to know

The Minamata Convention on mercury is a global treaty, signed by the UK and over one hundred countries on October 2013 with the intention of protecting human health and the environment from the...

Technique tips: Minamata: what patients need to know

The Minamata Convention on mercury is a global treaty, signed by the UK and over one hundred countries in October 2013 with the intention of protecting human health and the environment from the...

Advice for festive drinkers

A pH probe (PH0065, Jenway, UK) was attached to a pH meter (Ф40, Beckman, UK) and this was calibrated. Stock solutions of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide (NaOH) were prepared using NaOH pellets (VWR...

What's new in dentine bonding?: universal adhesives

In the past, dentine-bonding agents were classified into generations.7 However, this means of identifying different groups of bonding agents fell into disarray because of the failure of authorities on...