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Tricks and Tips from a TCO – why your practice needs a TCO

Tracie Barnett details why employing a treatment coordinator should be one of the first things you do in 2023. A…

Dentistry

Introducing the Digital and Implant Dentistry Show!

A brand new dental show combining digital and implant dentistry is taking place next month – find out what the…

Implant dentistry

Nursing Matters – get your patients involved this Flossuary!

This month Gemma Forsythe discusses how and why to get your patients involved with Flossuary, the 28 day flossing challenge,…

Dental Nursing

What’s it like being part of Practice Plan?

Practice Plan’s annual Workshop Tour is still weaving its way around the country and it’s garnering rave reviews. Dental colleagues…

Dentistry

Utilising a digital scanning DCP

Join Cat Edney on Thursday 19 January at 7pm as she discusses utilising a digital scanning DCP – sign up…

Dentistry

Poor pay is pushing talent out of NHS, says BDA

The UK government’s approach to pay is driving talent out of the NHS, according to the British Dental Association. This…

Dentistry

Surgery and medication advised for some children with obesity in US

New US guidelines say that children with obesity should be treated early – with options including medication and surgery. Released…

Dentistry

Guided surgery – making implant placement simpler

Join Nick Fahey on Wednesday 18 January at 7pm as he discusses guided surgery and making implant placement simpler –…

Implant dentistry

Rishi Sunak claim that UK has ‘more NHS dentists’ since new contract changes is a ‘grotesque misrepresentation’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the UK now has ‘more NHS dentists’ since the new NHS contract changes were introduced…

Dentistry

Dentist urges colleagues to call out dangerous dental trends on Tiktok

Dentist Shaadi Manouchehri has called out Tiktok trends which encourage people to carry out dangerous DIY dentistry, and suggests how…

Dentistry

Christmas charity trip to rural India brings joy for dentist and his family

A dentist and his family ditched Christmas in the UK for a life-changing trip to rural India to report on…

Dentistry

A partner who can share the workload

Sarah Barnard, regional support manager from Practice Plan, looks at three key things you should consider when selecting a plan…

Dentistry

Cost of living crisis – 15% avoid dentist due to cost of checks ups

As the cost of living crisis continues into 2023, the number of people who avoid the dentist due to the…

Dentistry

Decon Pete – recommissioning new or existing equipment

From treatment centres to ultrasonic baths, this month Decon Pete breaks down the steps you need to take to recommission…

Dentistry

Welsh government releases ‘misleading’ patient data

After stating that 112,000 additional dental appointments will be available this financial year, the BDA has urged the Welsh government…

Dentistry

Are dentists really ‘growing more optimistic’ over NHS contract reforms?

A new report suggest that dentists are ‘growing more optimistic’ over potential NHS contract reforms – while 70% of the…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 7 January 2023

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Children’s oral health in England…

Dentistry

Toothless in England urge patients to speak out ahead of government inquiry

A campaign group pushing for improved NHS dental services are encouraging people to share their stories ahead of a government…

Dentistry

Lab in the Limelight – The Hive Dental Laboratory

The Hive Dental Laboratory is this month’s lab in the limelight! We spoke to co-owners Emily and Eleanor Pittard about…

Laboratory