Month: October 2008
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Leading the way in implant case presentation
As extraordinary as it may sound, your desire to become more involved with implants could actually be hindered by your…
Dentistry
A pain in the neck for the profession
Dental surgery clinical skills in almost all dental schools around the world get the operator to work around the phantom…
Dentistry
An open and closed case for health
There are two things that dentists are generally noted for: saying ‘open wide’ and asking questions when their patients are…
Dentistry
Building up your case acceptance levels
The KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) concept applies to dentistry as much as to any other business. In a busy…
Dentistry
The Irish dental industry in person: Gerard Lavery
How did you become involved with the dental industry?Having lived in France for a year as an undergraduate, I became…
Dentistry
Has your practice got the X Factor?
I was recently privileged to attend a team meeting at Elmsleigh House Dental Clinic in Farnham, Surrey – the principal…
Dentistry
A war of words
The jury is still out on the question of what (in particular) prompted the Department of Health to release the…
Dentistry
‘Once a clinician, always a clinician’
Q. How did you get where you are today? A. I arrived in the US as a refugee from the…
Dentistry
A flexible career option
Times are changing, especially if you are considering a career in oral surgery. Since this area of dentistry became a…
Dentistry
Oral health promotion and prevention: an alternative approach
We dental professionals acknowledge that oral health is an important aspect of general health and well-being. Oral diseases are readily…
Dentistry
Call for nationwide ban on sugary snacks
Britain’s leading oral health charity has called for a UK-wide ban on sales of fizzy drinks and sugary snacks on…
Dentistry
Dealing with parents
Many of you are now well aware that as part of my VT scheme I divide my time between general…
Dentistry
IDA calls for VAT relief in run up to budget
Dentistry
Fines proposed for missed appointments
Patients who miss their dental appointments would face a £10 penalty charge under plans being considered by the Liberal Democrats.…
Dentistry
Hats off to graduating orthodontic therapists
The first students to become qualified orthodontic therapists have graduated from the University Hospital’s Bristol NHS Foundation Trust’s Bristol Dental…
Dentistry
An Oasis of NHS provision, dental chain claims
A leading dental chain claims it has room to treat NHS patients, despite the current controversy raging over long waiting…
Dentistry
Dentistry DoH bows to critics
The Government has bowed to Parliamentary critics by accepting key findingsof a damning report into the NHS dental contract. The…
Dentistry
Dentists in call-up to aid homeless
Dentists are urgently needed to check and fix the teeth of the capital’s homeless this Christmas. The check ups will…
Dentistry
Lack of skills impacts on dental implants
Lack of training is the main reason why so few dentists offer dental implants, according to new research released today.…
Dentistry