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DH&T Awards 2016 launched

Do you have what it takes to be this year’s Best Hygienist or Therapist of the Year? The role of…

Dentistry

Face-driven orthodontics

Creating excellent form and function is the vision of Neil Counihan, practice principal at Metamorphosis Orthodontic Clinic. He tells us…

Orthodontics

Back to the drawing board

Creating efficient systems will be the cornerstone of your practice’s success, says Seema Sharma All businesses have two ways to…

Private Practice

Call Henry Schein Dental for free

Henry Schein Dental has made it free to talk to the company. The dental profession can now call the company…

Products

Turn your practice into a great business with The Orthodontic Blueprint – a new book for dentists

Turn your practice into a great business with The Orthodontic Blueprint – a new book for dentists that uncovers strategies to…

Orthodontics

Four ways to become a happy dentist

Simon Hocken says creating alignment is key to dentists moving their business forwards. There are three main blockers we encounter…

Dentistry

BDA responds to the Cochrane review on fluoridation

The BDA’s scientific and public health experts have responded to the Cochrane Oral Health Review on water fluoridation. Fluoridated water,…

Dentistry

The feasibility of going private

Nigel Jones, sales director at Practice Plan, discusses the important factors to consider when contemplating the feasibility of going private.…

Dentistry

BDA voices its concerns about the General Dental Council

The BDA has voiced its concerns over the poor report the General Dental Council received from PSA recently. The British…

Dentistry

Centre for Dentistry launches a new dental academy

Centre for Dentistry (CFD) has set up a dental academy. The academy is jointly run with Dental Excellence at Harewood…

Dentistry

Cochrane review on fluoridation welcomed by dental therapists

The BADT has welcomed the findings of the Cochrane Oral Health Review on water fluoridation published recently. Acknowledging that children…

Oral health

GDC receives poor report from PSA

The PSA has concerns over the performance of the GDC in its annual report on the regulators it oversees. The…

Dentistry

The principles of confidentiality

Neel Kothari questions what constitutes confidential information. As far back as the late fifth century BC, Hippocrates stated: ‘Whatever, in…

Dentistry

Launching the DH&T Awards 2016

Do you have what it takes to be this year’s Best Hygienist or Therapist of the Year? The role of…

Oral health

Xylitol: Finland’s secret to healthier teeth

Xylitol is set to become the star of a new Channel 4 TV series called Superfoods this Monday (29 June).…

Dentistry

Jamie Oliver announces ‘sugar tax’ on sweet drinks

Jamie Oliver has announced that his restaurants will charge an extra 10p for all drinks served containing added sugar. His…

Celebrity News

Making the connection

Understanding what’s at the heart of your business can help you realise where you’re going and why, argues Kevin Rose…

Private Practice

From the sublime to the ridiculous

Kevin Lewis examines a week of two halves for the profession’s mainstream image. From the sublime to the ridiculous there…

Dentistry

Smile it’s summer! Gum health could benefit from the sun

Gum health could benefit from getting some sun according to new research published in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. The…

Oral health