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Dental X-rays ‘likely to be used’ to assess UK asylum seekers

An upcoming report by the Home Office is likely to recommend the use of dental X-rays for estimating the ages…

Dentistry

‘Second-to-none’ dental technology course produces first graduates

The first cohort of students on a unique dentistry course has graduated from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Believed…

Laboratory

Clinical Dentistry: the importance of practising Slow Dentistry

Join Miguel Stanley and Jana Denzel as they discuss the importance of Slow Dentistry on 9 August at 7pm. This…

Private Practice

Prosthodontips – should I place a crown or an onlay?

In this month’s Prosthodontips column, Josh Sharpling discusses how to make the right choice between crowns and onlays. In this…

Implant dentistry

Dental Protection shares guidance to help thwart claims

Guidance has been released by Dental Protection to help practice owners against vicarious liability and non-delegable duty of care claims.…

Dentistry

Toothless in Southampton – campaign calls for better NHS dentistry access

Calling for better access to NHS dental care, a new Toothless campaign has been announced in Southampton. Toothless in England…

Dentistry

90 seconds with…Preetee Hylton

  We speak to Preetee Hylton about how she entered the dentistry profession, where she sees it going in the…

Dental Nursing

The Marketing Expert – a social media survival guide for introverts

  For this month’s Marketing Expert column, Shaz Memon offers a guide to help introverted dentists with their social media…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 30 July 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem – here’s what happened over the past seven days… ‘Significant decline’…

Dentistry

Dentips with Aly Virani – post-operative instruction packs

Aly Virani discusses the importance of post-operative instruction packs in establishing a better relationship with your patients.  Hello, everyone. My…

Dentistry

Dental profession handpiece confusion

Last month FMC conducted the largest dental handpiece infection control survey ever undertaken. The results are in, and they make…

Dentistry

SDCEP to publish research into prevention of periodontal diseases

The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) is soon to publish research into the prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases…

Dentistry Scotland

Implant Insights – ISQ devices: faff or functional?

In this month’s Implant Insights column, Morven McCauley assesses the use of ISQ devices, including their accuracy, cost and benefits.…

Dentistry

Will modest tinkering bring NHS dentistry back from the brink?

Iain Stevenson, head of dental at Wesleyan Financial Services, shares commentary on the NHS changes and announcement. In the words…

NHS to Private

‘Significant decline’ in number of dental graduates taking up foundation training

The dental profession is witnessing a ‘larger than usual’ decrease in the number of dental graduates accepting foundation training places.…

Young Dentist

Staying connected to our patients

Join Dr Teki Sowdani as he discusses staying connected to patients and providing aftercare on Thursday 4 August 2022 at…

Dentistry

Dentists on early Covid-19 frontlines report higher rates of depression

Dentists and dental hygienists who worked on early Covid-19 frontlines report higher symptoms of depression and anxiety. Between June 2020…

Dentistry

Total Orthodontics – the ins and outs of DIY orthodontics

This month, Richard Jones discusses DIY orthodontics, including the official rules and guidelines surrounding the treatment and the importance of…

Orthodontics

Making the change from NHS to private – if you build the plan, they will come

Dentist Runeel Joye converted his practice, Oh my Smile in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, from NHS to private in September 2021.…

NHS to Private