Dentistry

Bus campaign drives home message about dental access

A bus advertising campaign in Bradford is aiming to drive home the message that it’s a lot easier to see…

Dentistry

Acupuncture calms highly anxious dental patients

Acupuncture can calm highly anxious dental patients and ensure they can be given the treatment they need, suggests a small…

Dentistry

Concern as UK population relies on credit to pay dental bills

In the last year, 39% of Britons have had to pay for dental bills over £50 using a credit card…

Dentistry

Employers banning dentist visits in work hours on the up

Employers are increasingly discouraging their staff from visiting the dentist during work hours, a survey has revealed. The number of…

Dentistry

GDC reprimands 81-year-old dentist over ‘whistleblowing’ advert

An 81-year-old dentist who pioneered an alternative treatment to orthodontics has been reprimanded by the General Dental Council (GDC) for…

Dentistry

University appoints new director of dental research

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has appointed Professor StJohn Crean as director of dental research and knowledge transfer at…

Dentistry

Daniel Davis is new president for British Dental Health Foundation

Daniel Davis has been elected as the 19th president of the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF). The news was announced…

Dentistry

2010 Dentistry Education Guide

fmc-stage.thinkdemo.co.uk brings you another chance to access the 2010 Dentistry Education Guide, as it’s now available to view online here.…

Dentistry

Majority of dental nurses earn less that £20k

A survey into the salaries of dental nurses in the UK, conducted by BADN at the end of 2009, shows…

Dentistry

National e-Den project goes live for dental learning

The national e-learning initiative encompassing dentistry’s foundation years’ curriculum – e–Den –  goes live tomorrow (Wednesday) to more than 1,200…

Dentistry

Special Care Dentistry deadline approaches

The General Dental Council (GDC) is reminding dentists that there are now only six months until the end of the…

Dentistry

UK orthodontists take Boris message ‘down under’

Orthodontists from more than 100 countries converged on Sydney for the 7th International Orthodontic Congress (IOC). A contingent of around…

Dentistry

BDA warns against cuts in dental academia

Cuts to the funding of dental academia could adversely affect the ability of UK dental schools to maintain the supply…

Dentistry

Whole team focus for British Dental Conference and Exhibition

The programme for this year’s British Dental Conference and Exhibition (20-22 May 2010 at the ACC, Liverpool) offers something for…

Dentistry

Denplan ranks in Sunday Times poll – again

Denplan has ranked in ‘The Sunday Times 100 best companies to work for 2010’ listings for mid-sized companies again, placing…

Dentistry

Don’t let election delay improvements for hygienists and therapists

Dental Protection applauds the decision made by the Committee on Human Medicines of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency…

Dentistry

New dental access indicator being rolled out

Implementation of the new dental access indicator is going ahead, following the completion of successful trials with 12 PCTs last…

Dentistry

‘Fundamental’ findings in oral cancer prediction

The presence of certain proteins in pre-malignant oral lesions may predict oral cancer development, a new study reveals. The findings,…

Dentistry

Don’t give up the day job

No sooner had I talked up the electoral candidacy of the recently qualified Italian hygienist Nicole Minetti, than it all…

Dentistry