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Students ‘planning to shun NHS’
Only three per cent of dental students want to work solely for the NHS when they graduate, according to the…
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GDC to host Cardiff meeting
Members of the public will have the chance to express their views and find out how decisions are made by…
Dentistry
Council issues deadline warning
With the legal deadline for GDC registration fast approaching, dental nurses and technicians are being urged to act now to…
Dentistry
X-ray radiation doses continue to fall
The amount of radiation to which patients are exposed when they have medical X-rays is continuing to fall, according to…
Dentistry
Fluoride level tests in the pipeline for Ireland
Following a recommendation by the Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health, a country-wide study to check fluoride levels is…
Dentistry
Minister lines up bespoke contract for NHS dentists
On 2 July Health Minister Michael McGimpsey revealed that negotiations had already started between the Department of Health and the…
Dentistry
New Dean for dental school at Queen’s
Paddy Johnston, a professor of oncology who is currently director of the world-renowned Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology…
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Colgate Oral Health Month
September is Colgate Oral Health Month, with the overall theme for 2007 being ‘Fighting together for better oral health’. Now…
Dentistry
Theme for CDS meeting revealed
Special Care Dentistry – from cradle to grave, is the theme of this year’s BDA Community Dental Services Group Annual,…
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GDC responds over ORE transition
The General Dental Council has responded to comments raised by the Resident Dentists Group regarding changes to the International Qualifying…
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Clawback amnesty proposal is refused
The British Dental Association has expressed its disappointment that the Department of Health will not consider waiving financial clawback for…
Dentistry
Strategies for growing your cosmetic practice
Cosmetic dentistry has increased in popularity during the last few years. The development of new materials, products and technologies has…
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Covering all bases
Far from providing limited career opportunities, dentistry has a wealth of different job avenues that recent graduates can explore. Of…
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The heavy-body wash technique for impression taking
Implantology is now an established discipline in dentistry. It is beyond the experimental stage so that risks can now be…
Dentistry
Belfast homeless present oral health challenge
An assessment of the oral health needs of the single homeless population of north and west Belfast has identified significant…
Dentistry
High calibre candidates seek education elsewhere
According to a report issued this summer by the Higher Education Authority, every year Irish students travel to the United…
Dentistry
Cockcroft pleads for time
Chief Dental Officer for England Barry Cockcroft has given the new NHS contract the thumbs-up despite having lost 500 dentists…
Dentistry
BDA in amnesty call
The British Dental Association has called for an amnesty on financial clawback against dentists who completed a significant amount –…
Dentistry
Kevin Lewis column
Kevin Lewis reflects on the recent ministerial changes at the Department of Health. Keen and eager So now…
Dentistry
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