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Dentist struck off after secretly filming people on the toilet

After setting up camera in staff bathrooms to film his colleagues on the toilet, a dentist has been suspended from…

Dentistry

Dental Practice Accelerator – the story so far…

We reach out to Jay and Kin, winners of the Dental Practice Accelerator, to find out how the last few…

Private Practice

A Dental Student’s Guide to… extraction of first permanent molars

In this month’s Dental Student Guide, Hannah Hook discusses the extraction of first permanent molars in children, including complications, timings…

Young Dentist

Is fear of change holding you back from finding a good deal?

Practice Plan regional support manager, Amy Hansford, explores the disadvantages of having an ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’…

Dentistry Scotland

90 seconds with… Alaa Ati

We spoke to Dr Alaa Ati about why she chose to get into dentistry, her ambitions of the future and…

Cosmetic Dentistry

Dental nurses – how many instruments can YOU hold?

A dental therapist has set a task for UK’s dental nurses to see how many instruments they can handle at…

Dental Nursing

Does your practice have ADHD?

This month Jamie Morley discusses how to recognise if your practice has ADHD and, if so, how to improve your…

Dentistry

Calls for urgent change amidst alarming new findings on dental access

Leading dental experts are calling for urgent reform amidst new data on how the pandemic affected access to dentistry. The…

Dentistry

A Smile is Born – Dentsply Sirona’s red carpet movie premiere

Dentistry attended the world premiere of Dentsply Sirona’s A Smile is Born – a dental documentary highlighting the importance of…

Dentistry

Will this winter be the final straw for NHS dentistry?

As NHS dentists face a difficult winter, Practice Plan sales and marketing director Nigel Jones spoke to BDA chair Eddie…

Dentistry

The Dental Lab Expert – 2022: the year of ups and downs

Ashley Byrne, the Dental Lab Expert, reflects on the trials and tribulations of 2022 and what the industry needs to…

Laboratory

Dentists ‘growing more optimistic’ over NHS contract reforms

Around 70% of the dental profession still expect profits to grow this year, with goodwill values remaining high. This is…

Dentistry

Bridging the gap – how to thrive in dentistry

Bhavin Patel explains why moving out of your comfort zone is crucial to development in dentistry. It’s been a while…

Young Dentist

Total Orthodontics – early interceptive treatment: when to refer

This month Zaid Esmail, a specialist orthodontist at Total Orthodontics, part of Bupa Dental Care, discusses which patients would benefit…

Orthodontics

The Secret Dentist – we are unique, you are unique

This month The Secret Dentist reflects on the events of 2023 and asks whether you’re ready to be a positive…

Dentistry

Britain’s dumbest dentist caught on CCTV?

After ‘Britain’s dumbest dentist’ was caught on CCTV attempting to steal an award-winning dental website, Digimax states that there’s an…

Private Practice

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 17 December 2022

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental therapist struggling ‘to keep…

Dentistry

New Zealand bans cigarettes for future generations

New Zealand has passed legislation that will gradually phase in a tobacco ban from next year. The law, which was…

Oral health

Future of Dentistry Summit 3: in pictures

Last week, we got together with leading figures and influencers in dentistry to discuss what the future of dentistry looks…

Dentistry