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Don’t let dental anxiety build among your patients

Dental practices don’t need to be places your patients fear, Amanda Pope says. Going to the dentist should not be a…

Dental Directory acquires Torque Orthodontics

Dental Directory has acquired the independent, specialist supplier of orthodontic products Torque Orthodontics, based in Shipley, West Yorkshire, which supplies…

Christie & Co team walking 25km to raise money for Myotubular Trust

Christie & Co’s medical team will be undertaking a 25km Thames Walk Challenge to raise money for the Myotubular Trust.…

Child tooth decay in Wales drops

Child tooth decay in Wales has fallen, with the proportion of children experiencing tooth decay now standing at 34.2%. This is…

Sack the cabinet, engage with product recommendation!

Tracy Webb suggests changing the way you approach dental product sales in your practice. Do you sell dental products in…

Making your life assurance cheaper

Mike Hughes explains why you should consider having life cover insurance through your practice. So you incorporated the practice and have…

Private Practice

Healthcare unions angry at failure to deal with NHS pay cap

Healthcare unions have expressed their anger and disappointment at the Government’s failure to deal with the public sector pay cap.…

Plymouth dental experts taking oral health to Philippines

Two Plymouth University School of Dentistry dental experts are to bring oral health care, treatments and information to the…

Are you overpaying on your business loan?

The problem with fixed rate business loans If you have taken out a business bank loan you may have a…

Ceramill TI-Forms – in-house fabrication of titanium abutments

Fabricate one-piece titanium abutments from various manufacturers. In cooperation with Medentika, Amann Girrbach recently extended its implant prosthetics portfolio. There…

NHS pay cap must end, unions tell PM

Health associations have joined forces to write a letter to the Prime Minister, calling for a stop to the NHS…

The science of oral health

Waterpik offers an alternative solution to string floss to help your patients maintain their oral health. Modern dentistry is heavily based…

Smile design laboratory

Llinos Davies gives her experience using Knight Dental smile design laboratory. For more information visit www.knightdentaldesign.co.uk.

Aesthetic dentistry

Peri-implantitis successfully treated with new procedure

Peri-implantitis could be treated if the implant is brushed with a round titanium brush to remove debris. New research, published in…

Implant dentistry

Dental practices warned against using mobiles to capture patient data

Personal mobile devices, tablets or computers should never be used to capture and store patient data, the DDU has warned. These…

Osseodensification: scientific background and research studies

Find out more about Osseodensification: scientific background and research studies – Dr Paolo Trisi. Versah has recently released the video…

Implant dentistry

New ways to reduce your inheritance tax

Dental and Medical gives you a few simple ways you can avoid a hefty inheritance tax bill for your family.…

Private Practice

Full retraction of BDIA Media Readership Survey 2016 claim

FMC has sent out several marketing communications referring to the BDIA Dental Media Readership Survey 2016. In particular, we referred…

What will happen to dentistry now the Government goes back to work?

An end to austerity won’t necessarily mean the Government will reverse the 35% fall in net income suffered by GDPs, Michael…