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from Oral Hygiene Mar/Apr 2023

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“Refractory loupe options have certainly increased dramatically. This is an area I have been researching and I’m about to make the jump to 5x with a light. Even trying them on at the show, I could feel how it was impossible for my chronic slouching to happen!” them on at the show, I could feel how it was impossible for my chronic slouching to happen! I’m really excited to start a new journey with these ergonomic loupes and feel the difference that proper posture can bring at the end of the day!

Fresh from my last column looking at what’s new in New York and hopefully coming to Australia soon, this time I went south. In April, I visited the ADX dental exhibition in Melbourne where I like to go to check out what’s new in Australia and to play with the latest toys all in one place!

Royal Australian Mint Tooth Fairy Kit

EMS was launching their brand new and improved PI tip for removal of calculus from dental implants and porcelain. The new and improved tip is longer than is predecessor and also much thinner, making it a lot easier to access deeper pockets than the old tip. The tip can not only be used on the implant abutment but it’s also safe on veneers and crowns and won’t leave a scratch like a regular ultrasonic would. The new tip screws onto your existing piezo handle and is a game changer for calculus removal.

Loupes

It was great to be able to go and look at all the loupes in one place, try them on and compare the various models to find one right for me. Refractory loupe options have certainly increased dramatically. This is an area I have been researching and I’m about to make the jump to 5x with a light. Even trying

Anew and different stand this year at ADX was from the Royal Australian Mint, with the cutest tooth fairy set! It comes in a special box with a toothbush, pen and tooth pouch and a $2 coin with a tooth fairy on it! This is real money so can be spent, but I cannot imagine many kids parting with the special $2 coin. It was very cute and a great way to celebrate the first tooth lost.

About the author

Tabitha Acret graduated from Newcastle University with a Bachelor of Oral Health and is currently studying her Masters in Public Health. She was previously the National VicePresident for the DHAA. Tabitha currently works as a clinical educator for implant maintenance and non-surgical periodontal therapy and lectures nationally and internationally on motivating patients, implant maintenance, disease prevention and periodontal therapy. Outside of her busy work life of lecturing and working clinically in private practice, Tabitha enjoys volunteering both locally and internationally to raise awareness and education of the benefits of good oral health. She was the winner of the 2018 leadership award in dental hygiene and 2019 award for clinical excellence.