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Save £50 on Cutting Edge dental seminar

Want a faster, easier, more profitable practice? Book your place at The Cutting Edge seminar before Friday (22 July) and…

Actress wins FREE Zoom! tooth whitening

An actress from west Sussex is over the moon to have won free Zoom! tooth whitening treatment in our winner…

Falling apart at the seams

The General Dental Council (GDC) is falling apart at the seams. It has had a bad 18 months with three…

Print your own teeth?

Mechanical engineers in Iran report in the International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing that printing our own teeth may not be…

Undiagnosed diabetes detected in dental chair

Dentists are at the forefront of reversing the tide of the diabetic epidemic. That’s according to a new study by…

Write to ministers to make oral health a priority

A leading global dental organisation is urging dentists to petition chief dental officers (CDOs) and government ministers to ensure oral…

Be the first to get a celebrity smile

A celebrity dentist is offering the UK the chance to try an exciting new dental treatment ahead of everyone else. Dr…

Readership survey – shaping the future

New fellows and members join RCSI

1 in 4 post-menopausal women face tooth loss

New research forecasts that more than one in four post-menopausal women are likely to suffer tooth loss over a five-year…

Teeth grown in lab

Scientists in Japan have created teeth by using mouse stem cells and have successfully transplanted them into mice. The entire…

Gender gap in mouth cancer survival

A new study revealed that men have higher chances of dying from certain types of cancer than women. The study…

Millions in US go without dental care

More than 33 million Americans live in areas with too few dentists to meet their needs, and millions of children…

Actor James McAvoy gets teeth fixed

Scottish actor James Mcavoy has had his crooked teeth fixed. The Atonement and Shameless star has previously laughed off suggestions…

Dental pilots will boost preventive care

Pilots for a new dental contract that will begin this month will boost preventive care and increase access for children,…

Inflation slows during June

CPI inflation – the government’s target measure – slowed during June to 4.2%, new figures show today. The consumer prices…

Dentistry focus: A dental phobia app

My idea for creating the dental phobia app came after watching an episode of the TV entrepreur series, The Apprentice,…

The icing on the cake

The Carpenters Arms Dental Practice, Dunstable, was established in 2006 as part of the B Dental Group. If you thought…

GDC to appoint Lockyer replacement

The process to appoint a new council member to the General Dental Council is underway following the resignation of Alison…