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Dental budgets ‘fail’ to keep up with rising prices, says health expert

Dentists in Wales are calling for a boost in government funding after the profession voices frustrations over underfunding. Welsh Conservatives…

Dentistry

Ukraine – how is the UK dental profession helping?

As we all witness the horrific scenes taking place in Ukraine, Dentistry speaks to Leo Jurkiw to find out how…

Dentistry

The Green Hygienist – how to improve your carbon footprint in dentistry

Lottie Manahan discusses some of the tops ways for dental team to offset their carbon footprint in the practice.  On…

Oral health

Is there a trending decline in the value of NHS practices?

Iain Stevenson, head of dental at Wesleyan Financial Services, explores the recently reported drop in NHS practice goodwill valuations and…

NHS to Private

Dental Business Coach – pay rises and dealing with inflation

This month Chris Barrow reflects on pay rises in dentistry and how inflation is causing more team members to ask…

Private Practice

Practice makes perfect – from a stream to a flood

Nigel Jones comments on the Commons debate and expresses the seriousness of dentists leaving the NHS. ‘We all – the…

Dentistry

National No Smoking Day – your health is in your hands

National No Smoking Day took place on 9 March this year. In an interview with Hazel Cheeseman, Jeylan Ramis asks how…

Oral health

Spreading the oral health message to children

Dentistry speaks to Dentaid’s Jacqueline James about the early years oral health programme and how the charity’s partnership with Denplan…

Oral health

Kevin Lewis – the law of unintended consequences

Kevin Lewis explores the unintended consequences that have led to vicarious liability. I have lost count of the number of…

Dentistry

Common mistakes of the novice implant dentist and how to avoid them

Fazeela Khan-Osborne will cover common mistakes new implant dentists make during a webinar on Thursday 31 March at 19:00. Join…

Implant dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental graduates staying…

Dentistry

Mental health in dentistry– things to do in the sun this weekend

With the sun scheduled to shine all weekend, we list some possible things to do to during your down time.…

Dentistry

Why setting goals is the key to successful practice growth

Justin Leigh reveals the importance of ambitious goals and why they are great for both you and the team. ‘The…

Dentistry

The Secret Dentist – a different world

The Secret Dentist reflects on the war in Ukraine at the moment and gives their thoughts on what they think…

Dentistry

British dental student flees Ukraine after Russian invasion

A British student who is studying dentistry in Ukraine has spoken out about his experience fleeing the country. Zohir Ali,…

Young Dentist

Dentist stars as contestant on new Masterchef series

A dentist is just one of the contestants to take part in the latest series of Masterchef.  Rishi Nanavati, based…

Young Dentist

Prosthodontips – preparing for excellence: how to produce an excellent crown preparation

This week the Prosthodontips team take a closer look at the tricky area of crown preparations and give their top…

Aesthetic dentistry

One in 10 calls to NHS are dental related in north east

More than one in 10 calls made to NHS 111 in the north east are looking for dental help, according…

Dentistry

Where are we now with guided implant surgery?

Join James Hamill as he discusses the benefits of guided implant surgery during a webinar on Wednesday 30 March at…

Implant dentistry