Month: May 2011
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Every dental practice deserves a Ninja
You may have spotted acrobatic, green-clad figures whizzing about at the 2011 BDA Conference and Exhibition in Manchester and wondered…
Dentistry
A tourist’s guide to mouth cancer
Latest figures say 30% of the population will get cancer at some stage in their lives. When this happened to…
Dentistry
Oral-B makes an impact
The 2011 BDA Conference programme offered something for everyone. Not only could dentists benefit from over 85 hours of verifiable…
Oral health
Dentists help give smokers a Fresh Start
A new campaign with Derby’s dentists and dental surgery staff is helping smokers quit during National Smile Month by offering…
Oral health
General Dental Council announces new role
The General Dental Council (GDC) is pleased to announce that Derek Prentice has today been elected as Deputy Chair of…
Oral health
Survey reveals worrying trend in oral hygiene
Millions of Brits are risking gum disease and far worse health problems by failing to brush their teeth often enough,…
Oral health
Missing tooth holds clue to stranger’s identity
Police are appealing for help from dentists to identify a stranger found dead in woodlands on the borders of Scotland…
Oral health
Philips launches two new products at BDA
Philips launched two new products are its stand at the BDA Conference in Manchester this week – Sonicare Airfloss and…
Oral health
Chief Dental Officer is digital for May
Chief dental officer for England, Barry Cockcroft’s latest CDO update is available online now. The e-version of his May update…
Oral health
Philips launches two new products at BDA
Philips launched two new products are its stand at the BDA Conference in Manchester this week – Sonicare Airfloss and…
Dentistry
Chief Dental Officer is digital for May
Chief dental officer for England, Barry Cockcroft’s latest CDO update is available online now. The e-version of his May update…
Dentistry
Give oral health a sporting chance
The May 2011 issue of Preventive Dentistry is out soon – and here’s a rundown of the key oral health…
Oral health
Less intense and alcohol free
Johnson & Johnson have launched a less intense, alcohol-free version of Listerine Mouthwash – Listerine Zero. The new product is alcohol-free…
Oral health
Schoolkids get the Smile Factor
A dental practice in Yorkshire spread the message of good oral health by hosting an educational event at Walkington Primary…
Oral health
Public need more education on dental products
Dental products find their way into everybody’s shopping trolley, but only a quarter (26%) of the public understands what ingredients…
Oral health
Oral health education drive continues
Dentistry
Product recall alert!
Sensodyne Repair & Protect recall Batch No 031G only has been recalled. Click here for more details.
Oral health
GDC under fire for ‘Post-it note’ records
The General Dental Council (GDC) has been officially ticked off for its shoddy handling of fitness-to-practise cases – including one…
Oral health
Dental nurses swap clinic for catwalk
Dental nurses swapped the clinic for the catwalk to raise much-needed funds for charity. Shrewsbury and Stafford-based Oracle Dental Clinics…
Oral health