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New year, new work gear

Dental practices have a new uniform option in the form of Vitality, The Designerwear Collection, a fashionable range of work…

Empowering patients with Itop

Ever since Curaprox created itop (individually taught oral prevention), dental professionals have been inspired by its philosophy of educating and…

New dental territory

Biohorizons has appointed three new highly experienced territory managers. Stuart Nicholson is the new territory manager for the South West…

Back to its roots

Astra Tech will yet again welcome 3,000 dental professionals from all over the world to the Astra Tech World Congress.…

Radio 4 on the GDC – just one big secret?

Last July, I wrote on this blog: ‘The General Dental Council (GDC) is falling apart at the seams.’ I concluded…

Dentistry Top 50 is back

The Dentistry Top 50 readers’ poll returns for another year – find out how to make your vote count… Once again,…

£500 prize for dental practice heroes

The Association of Dental Administrators and Managers has announced the first ADAM Awards, sponsored by Denplan. These will be awarded…

New dental model at the Peninsula

The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry is to be divided between two universities as Plymouth and Exeter Universities call…

Dentistry is failing older patients

Dentistry is failing elderly patients and not enough priority is being given to turning around the fortunes of their oral…

Dentistry in spotlight at Westminster

Chief dental officer Barry Cockcroft and a senior representative from the Office of Fair Trading are set to discuss dentistry…

Dentistry business: Checking every detail

There is no denying that the process of buying and selling a dental practice involves a significant amount of paperwork…

Engaging employees – good for business?

Employees can be the key factor in determining whether or not a practice sustains profitability throughout this economic downturn. As…

Keep it ‘plain English’ dentists told

Dentists are being warned to keep their communication with patients simple. This is in the light of a new UK…

Dental expert’s award funds cancer study

A dental public health expert has been recognised for his expertise in global oral health. Professor David Conway, clinical senior…

Radio 4 investigates ‘critical reports’ of GDC

A radio programme will investigate the workings of the General Dental Council (GDC) next week. Radio 4’s Face the Facts…

Dental students train with corpses in UK first

Dental students at the University of Dundee have become the first in the UK to be trained to carry out…

Dentistry business: to do list

My first exposure to the idea that my time had to be managed was back in 1978 when I heard…

Dentistry clinical: Hien Ngo says it’s child’s play

Pit and fissure sealant has been used both as primary and secondary preventive measures against occlusal caries. After nearly four…

Private Dentistry’s Elite 20: the results

Your votes for Private Dentistry’s Elite 20 have been counted and verified and the results of this poll have been…