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Capturing a snapshot of the dental profession

The FGDP(UK) is hoping to capture a current snapshot of the dental profession this October, as it undertakes an ambitious initiative…

Dentistry

Dishonest dentists and dental care professionals treated too harshly

Dishonest dentists and dental care professionals are being too harshly treated by regulators, a new report has claimed. The report, Dishonest…

Dentistry

Pop-up events to explore the oral cavity

Running from 19 September until 30 November, Mouthy: into the orifice will be exploring the oral cavity with pop-up events and installations from Science…

Oral health

Aesthetic Dentistry Awards 2017 open for entries

The Aesthetic Dentistry Awards 2017 are now open for entries! Created to recognise excellence in the delivery of aesthetic dentistry…

Aesthetic dentistry

CCR Expo to unite surgical and non-surgical communities

CCR Expo – the UK’s largest medical aesthetic exhibition – is coming to London Olympia over 6-7 October. Supported by…

Aesthetic dentistry

The role of dental hygienists and therapists

Michaela O’Neill, president of the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) asks are hygienists and therapists playing a…

Private Features

Cost of compliance rockets 1086% in the last 10 years

The cost of compliance has jumped by a huge 1086% over the past decade, according to the latest research from…

Dentistry

Calculating ROI just got a whole lot easier

If you think measuring return on investment sounds too much like hard work, Guy Meyers, head of customer success and…

Software of Excellence

Over £150,000 awarded in grants to help improve oral health

The Faculty of Dental Surgery has awarded more than £150,000 in grants for dental care professionals to undertake research. Some…

Oral health

More get up and go

Align Technology is hailing unprecedented early interest in its just-launched aesthetic teeth straightening product designed specifically for general dentists Since…

Orthodontics

Efficiently risk assessing children

Shivana Anand and Rebecca Northover highlight the signs that better classify caries risk in paediatric patients. Risk assessing paediatric patients…

Dentistry

Be on the square

Mark Skimming, owner and principal of the award-winning practice Dentistry On the Square tells us about constantly evolving and developing…

Private Features

From NHS to private: a shared vision for success

Just over a decade ago, The Priors Dental Practice’s principal Mark Emms and practice manager Lindsey Edwards made the decision…

Dentistry Features

Dentists’ income drops by 15.7% in the last five years

NHS contract holders’ average taxable income in England and Wales dropped 15.7% in the last five years to £117,400 in…

Dentistry

New Good Practitioner’s Guide to Periodontology launched

The British Society of Periodontology (BSP) has launched its new Good Practitioner’s Guide to Periodontology. The launch, which took place…

Oral health

Implant surgeon cycling 450 miles for charity

Mark Vardon-Odonkor, an implant surgeon from London, will cycle 450 miles across the Pyrenees to raise money for Bridge2aid. This…

Implant dentistry

Five top marketing approaches for your dental practice

Les Jones, creative director from Practice Plan, discusses five top tips on how to approach your marketing activity for your…

Dentistry Features

Stranger Things star opens up about cleidocranial dysplasia

Gaten Matarazzo, one of the stars of the Netflix series, Stranger Things, is raising awareness of the condition cleidocranial dysplasia. The…

Celebrity News

Free NHS dentistry insights to support you and your practice for the future

Find out what Practice Plan will be offering at this year’s BDIA Dental Showcase. Throughout the three-day BDIA Dental Showcase,…

Dentistry Features