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Communication key to improving patient care in Northern Ireland

BBC seeks bizarre dental tales

BBC television is looking for the most bizarre, unusual and extraordinary dental cases to feature in a medical documentary series,…

Tomorrow’s world

To be perfectly honest, I am getting very confused here. I was beginning to think that a picture is starting…

An interview with Paul O’Reilly

NK: Are you doing the whole tour with Nobel Biocare?PO: I’m just doing the Ireland leg this time, although I…

An interview with Andrew Dawood

NK: Which countries are you touring with Nobel? AD: I am involved in a couple of legs of the World…

An interview with Michelle Bready

NK: How did you get into dental technology?MB: As a youngster I was always very artistic, creating things, and I…

Implant retained over-dentures made more predictable

Implant retained over-dentures on two, three or four implants have been widely used as a treatment modality for fully edentulous…

Patients and dentists let down by ‘unpopular’ NHS reforms

The NHS dental contract is ‘extremely unpopular’ with dentists and has failed to improve services for patients, a committee of…

One-off disruption is a hiccup for 1st Dental

Dental supplier 1st Dental Laboratories warned its interim results would be behind directors expectations. But as reported on www.yorkshirepost.co.uk, they…

Talking the walk: implant experts speak out

Childhood tooth decay linked to vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy

Levels of vitamin D in pregnant women may affect the dental health of their infants, new research has revealed. Researchers…

Dental tourism on the NHS

Millions who have lost their NHS dentist could insist on going abroad for free treatment under radical plans to allow…

School dental screening planned

Dentists in Essex may soon be providing school screening for primary school children. General dental practitioners (GDPs) in Essex may…

Dental fillings give you backache, experts suggest

Metal earrings and dental fillings could be the cause of chronic back pain. Pieces of metal that pierce or even…

Dentists ask…

Dentists ask: ‘What are the government’s intentions for NHS dentistry? Surely in five years time it will all be private…

A Millennium Bridge moment

You probably remember that awkward moment when the Millennium Bridge across the Thames got a touch of the wobbles. Its…

Preventive Dentistry news update

Tom Roberts, editor of Preventive Dentistry, gives his regular video update. More videos can be found at the Preventive Dentistry…

Have time, will travel

One of the great advantages of being a dentist is the freedom that your career provides you. As the majority…