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Oliver Brix returns to the UK for two exclusive seminar dates

Renowned international speaker, bestselling author and dental technician, Oliver Brix, will be returning to the UK for two exclusive dates…

Communication key to prevent rare bone disease

New research has found that better communication between dentists, pharmacists and doctors could prevent a rare bone disease in some…

Reducing tax: private pensions

Sophie Kwiatkowski urges dental professionals to minimise their tax liability now… while they can! In last month’s article, I briefly…

Unleash your lab’s potential with 3shape Dental System 2019

3shape’s new version of Dental System 2019 provides labs with significantly improved solutions for dentures, splints and clear aligners, as…

Working in pain

Is your dental chair negatively impacting your health, asks Nick Olive Working in dentistry can be very rewarding in many…

New guidance on oral care for people with learning disabilities

Public Health England is publishing new guidance on the oral care and treatment for people with learning disabilities. Oral care…

NASDAL Benchmarking Statistics – Costs up and profits down

The latest NASDAL (National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers) Benchmarking Report for 2017-18 has just been released and…

Whose time is it anyway? Part two

Practice cannot increase the number of hours they are open, or increase shifts, if it will result in dentists not…

Business bites – regional overview

Simon Hughes looks at how the market for dental practice sales varies from region to region across the UK, what…

FGDP(UK) awards – 2019 winners

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has announced the winners of its 2019 awards The awards were made…

Is working in NHS dentistry like being in a pot of boiling water?

A bunch of frogs in a pot of boiling water trying to negotiate how fast the temperature is being turned…

Get dentistry’s best scanning technology at an entry level price

3shape announces the release of an entry-level version of its award-winning 3shape Trios intraoral scanner: Trios 3 Basic. Trios 3…

BDA urges Mayor of London to tackle capital’s oral health inequalities

The BDA is urging Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, to tackle oral health inequalities amongst children in the capital. An…

Whose time is it anyway? Part one

Patients need to understand a clinicians time is also precious, Alun Rees argues. An exchange of emails last week brought…

Double the speed! 3shape launches E4, its fastest scanner ever

Designed for a lab’s ultimate productivity, 3shape introduces the E4 – its fastest lab scanner ever! In the words of…

Paul Adams discusses Brexit with Edmund Proffitt

Paul Adams (Dental Directory managing director) talks to Edmund Proffitt (head of the BDIA) about the impact of Brexit on…

What you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental charges set…

Oh, what a night!

Presenting the 2019 Irish Dentistry Award winners in all their glory. It might have been raining outside Dublin’s Mansion House…

Professor Albert Leung becomes dean-elect of the Faculty of Dentistry RCSI

Professor Albert Leung has been elected as the next dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)…