Dentistry

Oral cancer training to avoid litigation

The British Dental Association (BDA) is hosting a new training event designed to help dentists detect signs of oral pre-cancer…

Dentistry

Implant provider pledges five-year guarantee

A dental implant supplier is letting the quality of its products speak for themselves by launching an all-encompassing five-year warranty. Implantium…

Dentistry

Dentistry business: Eyes on the horizon

I am certain nobody wakes up in the morning and decides to go to work to do a really bad…

Dentistry

Dentistry business: Copycat dentistry

As a business manager, having assisted companies with business process re-engineering and change management – and not just in the…

Dentistry

Dental implant seminars fascinate delegates

There were record attendances at this year’s Nobel Biocare Symposium, which took place from Friday 9 to Saturday 10 September…

Dentistry

Eczema: an occupational hazard for dentists

The detrimental impact of eczema in the workplace is the focus of this year’s National Eczema Week (11-18 September). Six…

Dentistry

GDC chair candidates revealed

The General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed two candidates are standing for election as chair of the GDC – dentist…

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Office of Fair Trading investigates dental market

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today launched a market study (Thursday) which will examine whether the private and NHS…

Dentistry

Emerging science of plaque control

The 45th meeting of the CED/IADR, organised together with the NOF, Budapest, was the venue for an important symposium earlier…

Dentistry

Caries detection drives up dental hygiene figures

The US dental hygiene and oral care market recovered from the economic recession in 2010 to reach over $1.6 billion.…

Dentistry

Damning CQC review ‘confirms failure’

A damning review of the work of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) underlines the way the organisation has failed dentists…

Dentistry

Hang your heads in shame, CQC bosses

Bosses at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) should hang their heads in shame at the latest Health Committee report on…

Dentistry

Clarify antibiotics rules, says dento-legal expert

Many dental malpractice legal battles could be prevented if rules governing the administration of antibiotics were toughened. That’s according to a…

Dentistry

Straighter teeth for patients

Oralign Ltd is introducing the advanced LR Appliance to GDPs in Ireland and Scotland. A brand new training day for…

Dentistry

Xylitol gum gets thumbs up from dental experts

Dental experts in the US are recommending sugarfree chewing gum as a means of fighting tooth decay in high risk…

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Farewell Preventive Dentistry, hello DH&T

September sees the final issue of Preventive Dentistry before the launch of the exciting new journal, Dental Hygiene & Therapy.…

Dentistry

Mobile dental lab prescription app launches

Dental Rx is the first crown and bridge dental lab prescription to be launched on iTunes App Store.  Styledent Technologies…

Dentistry

Accident reporting period gets extension

The need to report an accident connected with work where an employee or a self-employed person working on your premises…

Dentistry

Listerine Total Care Zero at Showcase

A warm welcome awaits DCPs and dentists visiting the Johnson & Johnson display stand V13 at the Dental Showcase exhibition…

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