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Smoking significantly increases the risk of developing eye disease

Specialists are warning that smokers are twice as likely to lose their vision compared to a non-smoker. Despite the connection,…

Dentistry

Programill PM7: high level of automation

Programill PM7 is designed to cover the entire CAD/CAM material range from Ivoclar Digital and it’s optimised for hybrid operation.…

Laboratory

Calls for sugar in baby foods to be restricted

The amount of sugar in baby food should be restricted, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) says. It…

Oral health

Dental crisis in Wales as just one in six NHS practices accept new patients

Only one in six NHS dental practices in Wales are accepting new adult patients, research from the BDA shows. The…

Dentistry

Help protect the next generation of smiles

Opro is looking for dentists to join its team across the UK. Do you want to join us, the leading…

Oral health

Your invitation to the Mydentist Clinical Conference 2019

Mydentist is inviting all clinicians along to its Clinical Conference this October. Have you ever wondered what life is really…

Dentistry

Bupa gives pay rise to dental nurses

As part of an ongoing focus on pay and benefits for colleagues, Bupa Dental Care has announced a pay rise…

Dentistry

A new perspective

As the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners agrees to introduce measures to protect those who may be vulnerable as result…

Dentistry

BAOMS welcome HPV vaccination study

The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) has praised new study findings from the two-year cancer research study in Scotland that the…

Dentistry

Excessive computer use linked to poor oral health in teenagers

Excessive computer use could be putting teenager’s oral health at risk, a new study shows. Teenagers who spend three hours…

Oral health

A-dec opens new Bracknell showroom

A-dec is opening its new showroom in Bracknell, which is now showcasing all its latest equipment. The stylish, calm and relaxing…

Dentistry

Founder of Biomin wins prestigious award

Professor Robert Hill, chair of dental physical sciences at Queen Mary University of London has received the Varshneya Award for his…

Dentistry

Multiple practice ownership grows by 50% in the last four years

The number of multiple practice owners in dentistry has grown by 50% since 2015, according to Christie & Co. In…

Dentistry

Oral steroids put patients with inflammatory disease at high risk of infection

In a large study of almost 40,000 adult patients with polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis in England, researchers found higher…

Dentistry

Are you struggling to fill your vacancies?

If you’re struggling to fill vacancies in your practice, Practice Plan is encouraging you to speak out by filling in…

Dentistry

Brits cancelling appointments due to fear of dentist

More than a quarter (26%) of Brits have cancelled or delayed a dental appointment due to fear of the dentist.…

Dentistry

Is your practice keeping up with the ‘David Attenborough effect’?

Patients are demanding practices start becoming environmentally responsible, Mark Topley says. I don’t often go food shopping, because in our…

Eco-dentistry

Jay Bowman to present lectures at British Orthodontic Conference

Delegates at this year’s British Orthodontic Conference can look forward to the esteemed orthodontist Jay Bowman from the US, covering…

Orthodontics

International distinguished scientist award for Dundee dental professor

Professor Graham Ogden from the University of Dundee has been awarded the 2019 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in oral medicine and pathology research,…

Dentistry