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Legal podcast helps dentists facing ‘alarming’ complaints

Dental legal experts have launched an online podcast to help dental professionals facing complaints made about them to the General…

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Education bonds with adhesive dentistry

Are you sitting comfortably?

Ordinary working chairs used in dental clinics cause sitting disorders and are one of the main reasons behind declining health,…

Connecting with your patients

I have spoken to many dental professionals in Ireland who confirmed they have noticed that their appointment book is not…

The secret of success

Saturday 26 September was notable for the loss of Bernard Dunne’s World title at the O2 arena in Dublin. Later…

Reflective practice

Reflective practice can be achieved by the constant process of analysing, constructively criticising and evaluating not only your own performance…

Dental health trends explored

Dentistry student receives Undergraduate Award

Record numbers attend dental nurse conference

The recent dental nursing conference has been hailed a great success with record numbers of delegates attending. The 2009 National…

Dental charity launches fundraiser-a-day appeal

The BDTA Dental Showcase is the venue for Dentaid’s launch of its new fundraising appeal which aims to stage one…

News feature: A dentist’s taste of America

It was a stint in the States that set Adrian Watts up for life as a restorative specialist in private…

The business of dentistry at Showcase

Visitors to the BDTA Dental Showcase event are invited to attend a free seminar, entitled ‘The Business of Dentistry’, presented…

All roads lead to Leicester

Congratulations to all those practices, teams and dentists who were shortlisted for the 2009 Dentistry Awards, as announced last month.…

Dentists mind the gap in oral health

Dentists have warned of an ‘unacceptable and growing chasm’ between those with good and poor dental health. The British Dental…

GDC payment period begins

The annual retention fee (ARF) payment period for the UK’s 36,900 registered dentists has kicked off in the run up…

Concessions to be made on contracts

The government is to make concessions to dentists’ leaders over the details of controversial access contracts. The Department of Health…

Dentists’ GDC payment period goes live

The annual retention fee (ARF) payment period for the UK’s 36,900 registered dentists has kicked off in the run up…

Dental X-rays can harm heart, suggests study

A new study suggests that low doses of radiation from dental X-rays can trigger heart disease and strokes. A team,…