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The nuts and bolts of ADAM

The ADAM Conference, in partnership with MDDUS, is called ‘The nuts and bolts of practice management’ and will take place…

Kemdent clean up

Chairsafe alcohol-free disinfectant is available in a 500ml spray, a 200ml foam dispenser, 1L and 5L refill containers and the…

Loyalty scheme boost for dentists

Dental electronics experts at Micro Minder have launched a maintenance rebate scheme. For every £10 paid on time towards your…

App helps hygienists study on the go

The two dental hygienists who created a dental hygiene board game to aid exam studies have now designed an app…

January dental offer

Diamond Micro luting cement capsules are on offer during January 2012. Available in boxes of 20 x 0.25g capsules, customers…

Braemar tax loan to help you

Tax is due by 31 January 2012 for many businesses. With Braemar’s popular tax loan, dentists can conserve their cash,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Liquorice fights tooth decay, study reveals

Scientists have pinpointed two substances in liquorice that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease. In…

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…