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New Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry set to open doors

The Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry is due to open on Thursday 31 March. Following completion of construction…

Dentistry

Eight steps to turn phone calls into patients

Although taking phone calls in your practice may seem like a no-brainer, Patient Pursuit’s Keaton Marks explains how the way…

Private Features

Budget 2016 – what does it mean?

Susan Hutter explains how the new Budget will affect dentists. Although the outlook for the UK economy is not as…

Dentistry

The virtues of being on seven committees

Ajay Mehta discusses his experiences on being involved in multiple committees and the valuable insight this has given him on…

Young Dentist

Sugary drink tax introduced by the government

George Osborne has announced the introduction of a sugary drink tax, in a hope to raise £520m for school sports.…

Dentistry

Beware what you wish for

Could the GDC be merged with another regulator to help save money in healthcare regulation and would this be a…

Dentistry

Education for orthodontic technicians at DTS

To accommodate the needs of all professionals in the dental lab community, The Dental Technology Showcase (DTS) will be presenting…

Laboratory

Crowning glory – Dental Clinical Skills competition winner announced

James McParlane wins the title of UK’s Best Undergraduate Dentist in Dental Clinical Skills competition. The competition was run by…

Young Dentist

Healthy teeth whitening for patients ‘on the go’

James Goolnik says 3D White Whitestrips from Oral-B can help meet patient demand for effective, convenient and affordable teeth whitening.…

Oral health

Link between gum disease and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s

A new study has found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in people with early…

Oral health

What will the increase in NHS dentistry fees mean?

Could the increase in NHS dentistry fees cause dentists to look elsewhere to reach their UDA target, Michael Watson questions.…

Dentistry

Northern Ireland dentists vote to accept new dental contract

Community dentists in Northern Ireland have voted to accept a new dental contract that will see wages rise 4.4%. In…

Dentistry

Time to take control

Gary Anders considers how dentists can take control of their own destiny. ‘If you can keep your head when all…

Private Practice

Smile design laboratory

Dorothy gives her experience using Knight Dental smile design laboratory. To find out more information visit www.knightdentaldesign.co.uk.

Laboratory

The BDHF changes its name to the Oral Health Foundation

The British Dental Health Foundation will be changing its name to the Oral Health Foundation from 4 April. The charity believes…

Oral health

Entrepreneurialism in dentistry commended

Stanley Bergman, CEO at Henry Schein, commended the entrepreneurialism of senior dental leaders at an event earlier this month. Mr Bergman…

Dentistry Features

Expodental brings together Europe’s finest

Madrid played host to 325 dental companies on 10, 11 and 12 March at Expodental, one of the largest international dental…

Dentistry

‘Pay what you can afford’ practice opens

The Real Junk Tooth Project has recently opened in Dewsbury offering ‘pay what you can afford’ dentistry. Supported by Dentaid,…

Dentistry

Gaining keratinised tissue

This instructional video from Professor Istvan Urban, demonstrates a clinical procedure using a strip gingival autograft and Geistlich Mucograft to…

Implant dentistry