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Smoking ban could have a positive effect on oral health

A ban on smoking in vehicles with passengers under the age of 18 will start on Thursday 1 October 2015. The…

Oral health

Test Drive trial programme

Oral-B has recently introduced its Test Drive trial programme, which allows multiple users to experience Oral-B power and toothpaste using…

Oral health

Birmingham dental hospital opening delayed by four months

The opening of Birmingham’s new state-of-the-art dental school and hospital is set to be delayed by four months. It was…

Young Dentist

Amazonian adventure

Edinburgh-based dentist Maria Papavergos describes her colourful journey to the Amazonian jungle where she treated patients on board the ‘Amazon…

Private Practice

Concerns raised that dentists are unaware of massive changes

Concerns have been raised over the number of changes to buying or selling a practice that many dentists are unaware…

Dentistry

Rupert Hoppenbrouwers and Bryan Harvey step down at the top of the DDU

The DDU has announced Rupert Hoppenbrouwers and Bryan Harvey will step down towards the end of 2016. John Makin will take…

Dentistry

Fraud could be costing NHS England more than £5bn a year

NHS England could be losing around £5bn every year due to fraud, a new report suggests. The report looked into…

Dentistry

Scrapping food technology A-level could impact oral health

Scrapping food technology A-level could have an adverse impact on dental health, the BSDHT has warned. The UK Government has…

Oral health

Three steps to success

Would you like to increase your turnover, your profit and your happiness? Andrea Ubhi suggests a tried and tested three-step…

Dentistry

A day in the life: young associate dentist

Christine Gordon discusses her career so far and how the move into corporate dentistry has impacted on her working life.…

Young Dentist

Binge-drinking students more likely to forget to brush their teeth

Students who binge drink are more likely to forget to brush their teeth before going to bed, a new study…

Oral health

Perfect alignment for WHW and Dentaurum

WHW has extended its relationship with Dentaurum, partnering on the German manufacturer’s clinical orthodontic range This month’s International Orthodontic Congress…

Dentistry

The importance of communication during a transition from NHS to private practice

Les Jones explores why communication is key to a successful conversion when moving from NHS to private dentistry. The benefits…

Dentistry

Help your patients with Stoptober

Stoptober – Public Health England’s (PHE) 28 day mass quit smoking campaign – will be launching again in October. PHE…

Dentistry

The why and how of restorative dentistry

UCL Eastman Dental Institute introduces some of the courses it will be running over the next few months. In the…

Dentistry

More teeth removed from children attending special schools

Children attending special schools are more likely to have teeth removed, new research shows – despite having less decay. Pupils…

Dentistry

Take the dentistry fees survey!

 Have you taken fmc-stage.thinkdemo.co.uk’s fees survey yet? In partnership with Practice Plan, fmc-stage.thinkdemo.co.uk brings you the fees survey 2015, designed…

Dentistry

Teeth straightening for psycho-social reasons?

Over 85% of people have their teeth straightened for psycho-social reasons A survey of orthodontic specialists and their clinical staff…

Orthodontics

Brighton Implant Clinic opens new dental lab in Worthing’s Guildbourne Centre

Brighton Implant Clinic is celebrating the opening of a new laboratory in Worthing’s Guildbourne Centre, enhancing the clinics ability to…

Dentistry