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Hundreds of school children receive free oral health care

The Dental Wellness Trust recently visited more than 450 primary school children to provide free oral health screenings. This was…

Dentistry

Reforms to NHS dentistry in Scotland ‘fall short’

The profession has argued that reforms to NHS dentistry in Scotland fall short of the changes required to make the…

Dentistry Scotland

Ken Finlayson reaches the end of the Camino in memory of his son

Ken Finlayson, chairman of FMC (owner of Dentistry and fmc-stage.thinkdemo.co.uk), has successfully walked the Camino for charity in memory of…

Dentistry

Should we look outside our industry to run better labs?

With labs at the cutting edge of dentistry and undergoing enormous changes, Ashley Byrne discusses the value of outside influence…

AI & technology

Online oral health service launched amidst NHS dental access troubles

A health board has kicked off an online oral health advice service to help patients who are struggling to access…

AI & technology

Why there’s no better time to be a woman in dentistry

As past president of the Womxn in Dentistry society at King’s College London, Faridah Otulana explains why the society is…

Young Dentist

Dental nursing recruitment crisis – first cohort completes new apprenticeship

A brand new oral health practitioner apprenticeship has seen its first cohort receive their qualifications. This first-of-its-kind programme was designed…

Dental Nursing

Business plans – a dental hygienist/therapist’s approach

In order to justify expensive equipment purchases, it is sensible to formulate a business plan – Sakina Syed details her recommendations…

Oral health

Simplifying dental care with digitalisation

We hear from Dentsply’s Max Milz about the digitalisation of dentistry and why it can help to simplify and future-proof…

AI & technology

One third of under 35s had cosmetic dental treatment in the last 12 months

One third of young people have had a cosmetic dental procedure or treatment in the past year, new research shows.…

Aesthetic dentistry

How to handle negative reviews online

In this day and age having an online presence is essential for any business. Joanne Phoenix suggests the best ways…

Dentistry

Why are systems so important to dental practices?

This month Tracie Barnett shares her top five reasons why systems are so important in a practice and the importance…

Columnists

Health Secretary Steve Barclay quotes inaccurate figures for NHS dentistry

The Health Secretary quoted inaccurate figures on the number of dentists carrying out NHS dentistry, sparking calls for better data. …

Dentistry

One quarter of cosmetic injections in the UK are administered by dentists

Almost one in four practitioners who are administering aesthetic injections such as Botox are dentists, new research shows. According to…

Aesthetic dentistry

Lab in the Limelight – Ceramic Designs Lab

Jon Dolding and Lola Welch from Ceramic Designs Lab share how the business has grown and how to maintain a…

AI & technology

Type 2 diabetes patients with good oral habits have lower blood glucose levels

Patients with type 2 diabetes who demonstrate good oral hygiene habits show lower blood glucose levels over 24 hours. This…

Health & research

Cheap insurance is like a cheap parachute

Gordon McMillan, specialist financial adviser for Wesleyan Financial Services, shares what to look for in insurance when replacing NHS sick…

NHS to Private

90 seconds with… Josh Virdee

Cosmetic dentist, Josh Virdee, talks about his inspiration for entering the world of dentistry, and the strangest moment he has…

Columnists

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 22 July 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC reveals…

Dentistry