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Onsite: coming to a workplace near you

Onsite has organised a tour of the UK in a 53-foot transportable dental practice, where affiliated dental professionals will be…

Dentistry

New plans for a £2.9 million ‘superclinic’ in the heart of Canary Wharf

The Canary Wharf community will soon be able to access first class healthcare services, including dentistry, on their doorstep. Bupa…

Dentistry

Monitoring NHS dentistry

Following the release of the NHS Confidence Monitor – an independent survey commissioned by Practice Plan to monitor the profession’s…

Dentistry

Flexible working: what practice managers need to know

Change in the flexible working regulations has made things more difficult for working mothers. Contracts can be written flexibly to…

Dentistry

Strong prospects

Roger Gullidge explains how the right contract with a builder can help strengthen a practice refurbishment Beginning any building project…

Private Practice

Representing Scottish dentistry

After walking away with the Practice of the Year at the Dentistry Scotland Awards 2014, we caught up with Eimear…

Dentistry

Burt announced as new dentistry minister

MPs will come face-to-face with the dentistry minister again, after David Cameron dropped the experiment of giving the job to…

Dentistry

‘There are no ugly women, only lazy ones’

Ernie Wright says it was terribly un-politically correct when she said it, but business magnate Helena Rubinstein’s famous quip ‘there…

Aesthetic dentistry

The value of The Dentistry Awards

Jo Dickinson, winner of UK Best Outstanding Team Member at The Dentistry Awards says that there has been an increase…

Dentistry

David Cameron fails to mention dentistry

David Cameron called for a ‘completely new approach to public health and preventable diseases’ this morning. He also spoke about measures…

Dentistry

Britain choosing to put off going to the dentist

More than a third of Brits (35%) are putting off going to the dentist according to new research from Confused.com.…

Dentistry

Trium: three solutions in one

Acteon presents its new X-Mind Trium panoramic dental unit that can be upgraded to 3D (CBCT) and/or cephalometry. It has a full range…

Acteon

Thinking about loved ones enough to put a smile on women’s faces

One in three men find a funny joke is enough to put a smile on their face, a similar percentage…

Aesthetic dentistry

Unfolding the political landscape

For those of us who follow the comings and goings of the ‘Westminster Village’, the making of a new (all…

Dentistry

A little help from our friends

Managing director of DPAS Dental Plans, Gary Anders, explains why expert help from external agencies can prove invaluable when developing…

Dentistry

Prototypes ‘unambitious’ and ‘unacceptable’

Professor Jimmy Steele’s comments, highlighting the gulf between his vision for contract reform, and the prototypes, have been welcomed. A…

Dentistry

Out of this world

Kevin Lewis reviews the NHS’ ‘never events list’ and what might happen if a ‘never event’ is reported to the…

Dentistry

The morning huddle

Kick start the day with a team discussion to help the practice run as smoothly as possible, says Laura Jamison…

Private Practice

BDA calls for a joint effort on antimicrobial resistance

The BDA is looking to combat health risks from the growing number of pathogens in dentistry resistant to antibiotics. The decision…

Dentistry