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Against the Odds 2014
London orthodontist Dr Adil Mannan has been chosen as the winner of the British Orthodontic Society’s 2014 ‘Against the Odds’…
Orthodontics
Have health chiefs ducked a decision to put fluoride into tap water until after the general election?
Fluoridation was originally expected to be up and running in 200,000 homes in Southampton and south Hampshire this year, after…
Dentistry
A social platform designed just for dental care professionals
Founders Amit Patel and Dev Patel both had a vision to help connect all dental professionals to help one another,…
Dentistry
GDC receives a vote of no confidence from the GDPC
Leading dentists from the BDA’s (British Dental Association’s) General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) have passed a vote of no confidence…
Dentistry
GDC pledges to put openness and honesty at the heart of healthcare
Regulators, including the General Dental Council (GDC), have recently pledged to do more to put openness and honesty at the…
Dentistry
The case for contract reform is now ‘irresistible’ according to the GDPC
The British Dental Association’s (BDA’s) General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) met recently (10 October 2014) to debate changing the General Dental Practitioner…
Dentistry
UK launch of the new Condor range proves to be a tremendous success
Presented by First Stop Dental to an enthusiastic crowd on 9 October 2014 during BDIA’s Dental Showcase, guests were left…
Dentistry
Just over half of dental nurses have had a needlestick injury at some stage throughout their career
The survey of dental nurses in the UK and the Republic of Ireland showed that of those who said they’d received…
Dentistry
Planning for success
Nigel Jones, sales director at Practice Plan, explains how a patient membership plan can contribute to a sustainable practice and…
Dentistry
Leasing your dental equipment
Ray Cox gives his stamp of approval for leasing dental equipment. Leasing your car, for business or personal use is…
Dentistry
Dental student calls for unity among the dental profession
A dental student gives their opinion on why dental students and the profession as a whole should unite for the…
Young Dentist
Is now the time for lobbying by dentists in the lead up to the General Election 2015?
The date is 8 May, 2015. Her Majesty the Queen is preparing to invite Nigel Farage to form a Government…
Dentistry
Dentsply Implants expands into new markets
Dentsply Implants has expanded into new markets and opened the first office in Beijing, China – a market where Ankylos…
Implant dentistry
Pulling out rotten teeth from children runs up an annual £30m bill for the taxpayer
It cost the NHS £3.1m to carry out ‘minor extractions’ from under-18s, over the 2012-13 financial year, and a further…
Dentistry
Smoking cessation
Roger Matthews investigates how having a smoking cessation service in your practice can not only help the on going oral…
Dentistry
Fighting the war on sugar as healthy diet messages are failing to sink in
New research from Colgate shows that parents need additional support to help look after their children’s teeth as healthy diet…
Dentistry
Ensure the three As for ethical and effective sales
7connections explains how to sell effectively and ethically and how to ensure marketing is done in an efficient way. In…
Dentistry
Dentists face the risk of being sued if they fail to spot mouth cancers
Sir Paul Beresford, the chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on dentistry, has raised the alarm over the threat of…
Dentistry
Massive savings on magazines at FMC
Drop by stands E07/F05 at the BDIA Dental Showcase to pick up some massive savings on FMC’s range of subscription…
Dentistry