Month: January 2008
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England tops Europe in dental costs survey
Dental treatment in England is the most expensive in Europe, a damning survey has revealed. According to the Dutch study…
Dentistry
Dentist jailed in Pakistan terror plot
A dentist was jailed for four and a half years after he admitted planning to fly to Pakistan to carry…
Dentistry
Students cut their teeth in seaside town’s new clinic
An Essex town is to get its pick of dentists – for free! Residents in the seaside town of Southend…
Dentistry
Minister proposes to address fee scales through independent review body
Minister for Health Mary Harney has said that she is looking at the possibility of establishing an independent review body…
Dentistry
The poll closes today!
Dentistry’s biggest feature of the year and readers have until the end of the day to vote for who they…
Dentistry
Report shows women to be under-represented in the dental profession
A gender report, Women and Men in Ireland 2007, has revealed that in the health service women represented just over…
Dentistry
Undergraduate outreach training
The concept of outreach primary care training for undergraduates was pioneered more than 30 years ago at Manchester Dental School,…
Young Dentist
The endodontic crib sheet: necessary factors
Recently, I received the following question from a reader: ‘Do you have an article or crib sheet that would take…
Endodontics
The Dream Team: Step 1
My two favourite words in 2007 were: 1. Delegate – the work you give to the people on your payroll,…
Dentistry
Dentistry Live! booking prize up for grabs
Dentistry magazine has arranged yet another reason to book tickets sooner rather than later for its inaugural Dentistry Live event.…
Dentistry
NHS dental fees up by £60 million
Charges to visit NHS dentists soared last year while the number of patients fell, new figures reveal. The amount paid…
Dentistry
Free dental treatment for rabbits
Dental care costs in the NHS may be on the rise but in Wales pet rabbits are getting their check-ups…
Dentistry
Smile – you’re on YouTube!
Uploading a video of your deftness with a scaler onto YouTube could prove a valuable way to promote your practice,…
Dentistry
Cash injection aids Norfolk recovery
Patients in Norfolk are being promised big improvements in NHS dentistry over the next 12 months, thanks to a government…
Dentistry
Fewer dental complaints in Northern Ireland
People from Northern Ireland are among the least likely in the UK to complain about dental services, a new report…
Dentistry
Lacoste snaps but dentists bite back – and win!
A Cheltenham dental practice has won a second legal battle with international fashion giant Lacoste over the right to use…
Dentistry
Orthodontic treatment to be cut
Thousands of patients in Scotland face going without free orthodontic treatment after news that NHS services are set to be…
Dentistry