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Aesthetic Dentistry Today is 10 years young!

Aesthetic Dentistry Today is celebrating its 10th birthday! The must-have clinical journal for aspirational dentists looking to make waves in…

Aesthetic dentistry

Chris Barrow weighs up the good news and bad news hitting the profession. I returned from my recent sailing holiday…

Connaught Village Dentistry gets a practice makeover

Connaught Village Dentistry has rebranded and transformed its practice to meet the growing needs of its patients. This transformation has…

Dummies’ Guide to Google part two – analytics

Can Google Analytics aid your practice’s success? Chris Baker follows part one of his Dummies’ Guide to Google. ‘What gets measured,…

Managing your dental practice as a Jack of all trades

James Helliwell from Orthosynetics explains how you can run your dental practice, whilst still improving your dentistry. Good dentists who have set…

Adults with periodontal disease at greater risk of ischaemic stroke

A new study has found that people with periodontal disease are more likely to have an ischaemic stroke than those…

Are politicians accountable anymore?

Ministers should stop shifting the blame to the NHS, Michael Watson says. A blog from Nicholas Timmins caught my eye…

Raising awareness and monitoring trends

Taking place over Friday 12 and Saturday 13 May at the NEC in Birmingham, the Dentistry Show 2017 will present…

The Dentistry Top 50: a popularity contest?

Julian English looks at the machinations of Dentistry’s Top 50 campaign. Voting is now open for the Dentistry Top 50.…

Dental therapy and hygiene students help raise awareness of children’s oral health

A group of dental therapy and hygiene students have been working with national charity Action for Children to help prevent tooth decay…

Screening dental patients for diabetes ‘worthwhile’

Screening dental patients for diabetes would be ‘worthwhile’, a study published in the BMJ has found. The article, titled ‘Periodontitis as…

David Beckham smashes incisor on skiing trip

A post shared by David Beckham (@davidbeckham) on Feb 17, 2017 at 10:49am PST David Beckham has reportedly broken a…

New offerings from Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme

Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme (WOHP) is offering new patient materials and CPD modules to dental professionals on its website. WOHP has…

A deeper look at social media

Surina Bhola analyses the effect of social media on the psychological wellbeing of young dentists. The General Dental Council (GDC)…

The business of orthodontics

Lester Ellman explains how to remain profitable and manage successfully At the birth of orthodontics as we know it, much…

OTA seminars at DTS

Among the various learning opportunities at The Dental Technology Showcase (DTS) 2017 will be seminars tailored for technicians with an…

Dental neglect and child protection

Angela Love looks at whether children with extensive decay should be classed as being the victims of dental neglect. The…

Putting yourself in pole position

Thomas Coates says selling your practice can be comparable to driving a Formula 1 car – it’s all about the…

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Bill Moyes reappointed as General Dental Council chair

Bill Moyes has been reappointed as chair of the General Dental Council (GDC) by its Privy Council. His appointment as chair…