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The new periodontal treatment guidelines for the UK – what does this mean for you?

Professor Moritz Kebschull will cover the new periodontal treatment guidelines for the UK during a webinar on the 25 March…

Dentistry

Why choose Exocad for your dental lab?

David North, digital specialist at Metrodent, gives his view of Exocad. After leaving school at 16 and going straight into…

Laboratory

Aligning expectation with reality

An increasingly informed patient population presents opportunities – as well as challenges – warns Nishan Dixit. We have created a…

Dentistry

Hospital dentistry – hot or not?

Considering hospital dentistry? Bethany Rushworth weighs up the pros and cons. I have worked in what I consider to be…

Dentistry

‘They feel undervalued’ – how has COVID-19 impacted dental nursing over the last 12 months?

Jacqui Elsden, president of the British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), opens up about what needs to happen to better…

Dental Nursing

A life in dentistry – Meera Alagarajah on dealing with rheumatoid arthritis

After her rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis, Meera Alagarajah talks us through how it is impacting her career in dentistry. As we…

Young Dentist

Are you volunteering in your own practice?

Jane Lelean explores why some practice owners are remunerating themselves at a lower percentage than they pay their associates. Money…

Private Practice

Handling a complaint – the power of an apology

Priya Sharma summarises the best way to face a complaint, while making it a learning experience for the entire dental…

Aesthetic dentistry

Restoring aesthetics and function for a bride-to-be

Simran Chaggar discusses the effectiveness of treating advanced periodontal disease with full arch dental implant rehabilitation. The prognosis for patients…

Implant dentistry

How has COVID-19 impacted the way you do dentistry?

We want to hear from you about how the pandemic has affected the way you carry out dentistry. Following the…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – ‘fear, helplessness and terror’ felt by frontline dental staff in China

Frontline dental staff working during the coronavirus pandemic in China experienced feelings of ‘fear and terror’, it has been revealed.…

Dentistry

Online Dentistry Show – advancing ahead without leaving patients behind

Join a panel of speakers as they discuss advancing dental care without leaving patients behind at the Online Dentistry Show.…

Private Practice

New associates: three key considerations for a solid financial foundation

Specialist dental financial consultant for Wesleyan Financial Services, Aaron Prested, discusses his top financial areas to focus on when becoming…

Young Dentist

Cosmetic corner – the rise of DIY aesthetics

With a rise in DIY aesthetic treatments, Nafisa Mughal considers how the dental profession can help educate against this phenomenon.…

Cosmetic Dentistry

Using patient advocacy to grow your practice

Neil Hillyard explains how patients can help support your marketing and attract new patients to your practice. Wouldn’t it be…

Orthodontics

Chatting with the chairman – part four: an interview with Gordon Christensen

Gordon Christensen talks to Diana Spencer about the highlights of a remarkable life in dentistry ahead of his lecture later…

Dentistry

Dentally-anxious children to be helped using CBT in £1.6 million study

One third of children have a fear of the dentist – but now a study will look to see whether…

Dentistry

Dentistry Cribs – Kiln Lane Dental

Hanna Kinsella walks us around her practice, Kiln Lane Dental, in this month’s episode of Dentistry Cribs. Kiln Lane Dental…

Private Practice

Laura Keates, England rugby star, becomes Dentaid patron

England rugby star and World Cup winner, Laura Keates, has become a patron of dental charity, Dentaid. Laura, a fourth-year…

Dentistry