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NHS dentistry discussed: can NHS dentistry return to ‘normal’, and should it?

Join Les Jones, Eddie Crouch and Lisa Bainham as they talk about a return to ‘normal’ on Tuesday 20 July…

Dentistry

An interview with Mark Willings – his influences and accomplishments

Interview with Mark Willings. Factfile Name: Mark Willings Position: Director Practice: Horbury Dental Care Ltd Biography: Mark graduated at Guys…

Private Practice

How to successfully transition from NHS to private dentistry (step-by-step!)

Les Jones and Zoe Close will talk practices through how to successfully transition towards private dentistry. Many are currently unhappy…

NHS to Private

Sealing the deal in endodontics – obturation

John Rhodes describes the rationale for obtaining a good seal during endodontic treatment by demonstrating two contrasting techniques for obturating…

Endodontics

Leading through a crisis – tip five – dysfunctional team members

In this article, Nicki Rowland discusses the importance of dealing with ‘dysfunctional’ team members and implementing methods to fully engage…

Private Practice

Financial considerations when moving from NHS to private

Jo Phillpot, Practice Plan regional support manager, caught up with Simon Cosgrove, Wesleyan senior financial consultant, to look at the…

NHS to Private

Dentistry podcast – Grant McAree on marketing your practice

Grant McAree talks to Dentistry about selling his second practice to a corporate and how practices can raise their marketing…

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… GDC announces appointment…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – dental standard operating procedure updated in England

‘Not yet business as usual’ – this is the key message that has been put out to the dental profession…

Dentistry

Cosmetic corner – the damaging effects of filters

With an increase in selfie editing, Nafisa Mughal explores what this might mean for patients demanding facial aesthetic treatments. We…

Aesthetic dentistry

Prescribe vegetables and tax salt and sugar, report suggests

Calls are being made to tax salt and sugar and for the NHS to prescribe vegetables. The National Food Strategy…

Oral health

Wimbledon 2021 – what it’s like being the competition’s official dentist

George Cheetham opens up about his role as the official dentist for Wimbledon and the kind of emergencies he had…

Dentistry

RESPONSE – water fluoridation – silver bullet or another nail in the coffin?

Simon Hearnshaw responds to Julia Botwright’s article arguing that water fluoridation isn’t the silver bullet many make it out to…

Oral health

Staying true to who you are

Dentistry speaks with Hawa Azhar, winner of Best UK Therapist at the 2020 Dentistry Awards and Best Recently-Qualified Therapist and…

Dentistry

90 seconds with…Hussein Shaffie

This week we find out more about Hussein Shaffie, what he got up to during the COVID lockdown and why…

Implant dentistry

GDC announces appointment of new chair

Baron Harris of Haringey has been confirmed as the new chair for the General Dental Council (GDC).  He will replace…

Dentistry

Boost in first-time buyer interest for private practices in London

First-time buyer demand for private dental practices in London has increased in 2021. This is according to new data from…

Dentistry

A-dec – celebrating 35 years in UK dentistry

After A-dec celebrated 35 years in UK dentistry, we speak to Matt Turner about how A-dec has lasted so long…

Dentistry

Dental marketing – the ‘magical formula’ is a bespoke approach

Sam Jethwa explains how he uses his Instagram account to market his dental practice through a number of different strategies.…

Dentistry