Month: May 2011
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Women are smiles better in battle of the sexes
Women are better than men when it comes to taking care of their teeth. That’s according new research published in…
Oral health
Dental commissioning statistics update
The latest statistics on dental commissioning were released today by the Department of Health. All 151 Commissioners (PCTs and Care…
Dentistry
Avoid the penalty of poor recruitment paperwork
Practice owners who are not on top of their recruitment documentation are in danger of paying thousands of pounds in…
Dentistry
Women are smiles better in battle of the sexes
Women are better than men when it comes to taking care of their teeth. That’s according new research published in…
Dentistry
TV host Holly has the Smile Factor
TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been named the British celebrity with the most welcoming smile. The survey, carried out as…
Oral health
TV host Holly has the Smile Factor
TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been named the British celebrity with the most welcoming smile. The survey, carried out as…
Dentistry
Smiling can make you healthy
The nation has been fixated with the royal wedding because it gave them something to feel happy about. Now that…
Dentistry
All change for Lansley’s dental address
Secretary of state for health, Andrew Lansley, will now address the 2011 British Dental Conference and Exhibition on Friday 20…
Oral health
‘Back to practice’ course proposed
Dentistry
All change for Lansley’s dental address
Secretary of state for health, Andrew Lansley, will now address the 2011 British Dental Conference and Exhibition on Friday 20…
Dentistry
Defunct dental programme ‘key to access hike’
The Department of Health (DH) is applauding the success of the now defunct Dental Access Programme (DAP) which it says…
Dentistry
The corrosion of erosion
Oral-B’s new all-in-one Pro-Expert toothpaste – with its unique combination of polyphosphate and stabilised stannous fluoride – may help reduce…
Oral health
The corrosion of erosion
Oral-B’s new all-in-one Pro-Expert toothpaste – with its unique combination of polyphosphate and stabilised stannous fluoride – may help reduce…
Dentistry
‘Centre of excellence’ status for dental institute
King’s College London Dental Institute has been recognised as the UK’s first Healthcare Centre of Excellence. The award was granted…
Dentistry
How to avoid breaking braces on crusty bread
Risotto xoxo, all-day breakfast frittata and slip down slurp down pasta – these are just three of the recipes featured…
Dentistry
Focus: Legionella management in dental practices
In 1985, 175 people were admitted to Stafford Hospital with symptoms similar to that of a severe chest infection. Of…
Dentistry
Tough times, great smiles…
For many years, British dentists have been trained in well-founded and so-called ‘evidence’ based dentistry, in which research has been…
Dentistry
Alison Lockyer quits GDC with ‘concerns’
Alison Lockyer has resigned as chair of the General Dental Council (GDC) and as a member of the Council amid…
Oral health
Alison Lockyer quits GDC with ‘concerns’
Alison Lockyer has resigned as chair of the General Dental Council (GDC) and as a member of the Council amid…
Dentistry
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