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Autogenous bone blocks and implant placement following an angle grinder injury

Muhammed Abram and André van Zyl describe a case whereby one patient required complex tissue regeneration following a grinding disc…

Aesthetic dentistry

Dentistry Gym – exercises to help prevent lower back pain

Being a dentist requires you to spend lot of time sitting. A few years ago, the news headline came out…

Dentistry

Keeping in touch with patients to help generate thousands of pounds

Keeping in touch could generate thousands of pounds worth of new opportunities, states Ashley Latter. A question, I got asked…

Private Practice

Dentistry podcast – Neel Kothari on NHS dental targets

Neel Kothari offers his take on the latest NHS dental targets and the impact he thinks it will have. In the…

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… NHS dental targets…

Dentistry

Tales of a therapist: my journey

Chris Cook tells us the story of her career in orthodontic therapy. My career in orthodontics began way back in…

Orthodontics

Is 2021 the right time to go private?

Zoe Close sheds light on what you need to consider when it comes to private dentistry. The idea of setting…

Dentistry

FMC welcomes you back to dentistry exhibitions in 2021

FMC is looking forward to welcoming the profession back to its dentistry exhibitions throughout the second half of 2021. As…

Dentistry

Decon Pete – autoclave testing and validation

This month Decon Pete takes a look at the testing and validation protocols for washer disinfectors and autoclaves. The testing…

Dentistry

Probiotics and their impact on oral health

Probiotics are gaining attention when it comes to gut health. But they are emerging as a promising concept when it…

Oral health

Treating sleep disorders with oral appliances

Dr Ronald Perkins discusses symptoms of sleep disorders and his treatment protocol. As an orthodontist since the early 1970s, I…

Orthodontics

Diabetes – the silent killer

Someone is diagnosed with diabetes every three minutes. Dental professionals have an important part to play in that diagnosis and…

Private Practice

Free PPE for NHS services in England extended until 2022

The provision of free COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) has been extended until 2022. The Department of Health and Social…

Dentistry

Wrong tooth extraction taken off NHS Never Event list

Wrong tooth extractions have been removed from the NHS’s Never Event list, it has been confirmed. From today, extracting the…

Dentistry

Locum dental nursing – how life is different to working in a practice

Sophie Jackson talks us through her journey becoming a locum dental nurse and how her experience lends itself well to…

Dentistry

The digital dentist – gaining (digital) consent

Alif Moosajee (AKA The Smiling Dentist) discusses patient consent and how using digital tools can help communicate end goals with…

Dentistry

Affordable ceramic powder ideal for these times – part two

In part two of this article, Boris Kovachev shows what can be done with an affordable ceramic powder that is…

Laboratory

Identifying patient need for better oral health

Johnson and Johnson explores how dental professionals can identify and make use of a patient’s values to help motivate them…

Dentistry

Suspension on requirement for patient signature on dental forms extended

The government has confirmed that the exemption on patient prescription signing will be extended by three months.  The Department of…

Dentistry