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Driving dental innovation right to your door

Dan Burborough introduces Planmeca’s new mobile showroom that can be booked to drive right to your practice door. We’ve all…

Dentistry Features

Dentists join debate on scrapping bursaries

Dentists’ leaders have joined a campaign against the scrapping of bursaries for student nurses – warning student dentists could be…

Young Dentist

From strong foundations The Neem Tree grows

The Neem Tree dental group has a story to tell. Sophie Bracken went to the opening of the flagship practice…

Dentistry

Growth factors – the changing face of dental software

Brian Weatherly, president of International Practice Solutions, explains where dental software could be leading in the future. In the late…

Dentistry

Long waiting lists unacceptable, says BOS

Long waiting lists for children and young people needing orthodontic treatment are unacceptable and may reflect underfunding of services, said…

Orthodontics

Six celebrities go sugar free for new ITV series

ITV is to air Sugar Free Farm, a new three-part TV series that challenges celebrities to go sugar free for two…

Celebrity News

Fluoride added to schoolchildren’s milk

Blackpool Council has voted in favour of introducing fluoride into schoolchildren’s milk to improve their oral health. The initiative will…

Dentistry

BDA suspends hospital juniors’ industrial action

The BDA is suspending planned industrial action for 26-28 January. The news comes in support of the BMA, as it…

Young Dentist

Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, writes to the dental profession

Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, has written a New Year message to the dental profession. ‘A belated happy…

Dentistry

Key opinion leaders reach consensus on periodontal health

In April 2015, a group of key opinion leaders met with a team from Johnson & Johnson at a National…

Dentistry

GDC and section 60 order debated in the House of Lords

The GDC and the proposed section 60 order was debated over in the House of Lords yesterday (18 January). The…

Dentistry

Marketing on a shoestring

Not everyone has a huge marketing budget. Philip Lewis explores low-cost methods of effective practice promotion The recession is over.…

Private Features

Dental volunteers needed for Moroccan trip

Dentaid has invited dentists, hygienists and nurses to volunteer for a trip to northern Morocco on 30 April to 8…

Dentistry

A new year, a new Dentistry Top 50

It’s that time again, to vote for who you think has been the most influential in the profession, in Dentistry…

Dentistry

Are dentists accountable for the level of service they provide for NHS dentistry?

Dentists could be held accountable for the level of service they provide because that’s how the 2006 contract works, Michael Watson says.…

Dentistry

Finance, it’s not all about finance

The regulations surrounding patient finance can be a barrier to entry for some dentists. Mike Aldred, operations director at Carefree…

Dentistry

Miranda Kerr reveals oil pulling habit

Miranda Kerr has revealed that she practices oil pulling to keep her oral health in check. The actress, who is…

Celebrity News

Junior dentists strike against new contract

Judi Humphreys joined hospital dentists on the 12 January for the first 24-hour strike. The strike comes in response to…

Young Dentist

Dental therapists back ban on junk food adverts before watershed

The British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) is backing a call for the ban on junk food adverts screening on…

Oral health