Year: 2025

Addressing the dental hygienist and therapist workforce shortfall

Mohammed Ghafoor discusses the barriers facing EU-trained dental hygienists and dental therapists. The UK is currently grappling with a significant…

Dentistry

Workplace culture: what makes a practice a Great Place to Work?

Colosseum Dental explains why its workplace culture means it is officially certified as a Great Place to Work. Workplace culture…

Business

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Align Technology announces restorative capabilities on next generation iTero Lumina Intraoral Scanner

Align Technology discusses the availability of restorative capabilities on the new iTero Lumina Intraoral Scanner and new iTero Lumina Pro…

Dentistry

Overseas registration exam: GDC announces more dates

The General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed the dates of further sittings of the overseas registration exam (ORE). This comes…

Dentistry

Lab-grown teeth one step closer following ‘breakthrough’ research

Scientists have successfully created the environment needed to grow teeth, marking a major breakthrough in their research. The King’s College…

Dentistry

AI in dentistry: all smiles or a cause for concern?

‘With great power comes great responsibility’: Jawad Abbas explores how AI in helping dental professionals and what the potential drawbacks…

AI & technology

Enhancing orthodontic treatments with the SureSmile Simulator

Clinical dentist James Taylor explains how the SureSmile Simulator bridges the gap between expectation and reality. In the ever-evolving landscape…

Dentistry

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Celebrity guest unveils new mydentist Walsall site after £1.4 million investment

The UK’s largest dental care provider mydentist has recently undertaken a significant merge, relocation and expansion of its Walsall practice…

Business

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Tides of change: progress and headwinds for dental therapists

Imogen Fox outlines the milestone journey of dental therapists and the remaining challenges preventing them from fully reaching their potential.…

Dentistry

How can we prepare a new generation to work in dentistry?

The Dental Leadership Network met to discuss the next generation of dental professionals and how best to train them for…

Dentistry

ORE training in Chennai: tackling the workforce crisis

Neil Carmichael details the work of the ADG to improve access and solve workforce problems in the dental profession. The…

Dentistry

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Is now the time for your practice to go fully private?

Is it time for mixed practices to finally cut loose from the NHS and go fully private? Practice Plan regional…

NHS to Private

Why should you enter dental awards?

Faye Mear explains why you should invest time in entering dental awards – and how it can transform your practice.…

Dentistry

Life as a dental hygienist in Ireland

Mia Coffey shares a day in her life as a dental hygienist in Ireland, the challenges she faces in her…

Dentistry

The obstacles I faced (and overcame) during dental school

‘Who ever said success was an easy road?’: Makyle Khan shares the obstacles he faced during his journey to dental…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 12 April 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

New digital tool could ‘revolutionise’ dental consent 

A new digital tool that promises to make the process of gaining valid consent easier, more efficient, and less stressful…

Dentistry

Trump tariff turmoil and the UK: how will it impact the finances of dental professionals?

Last week, US president Donald Trump revealed a significant international tariff plan, the announcement having a profound impact on global…

Business

Demystifying zygomatic implants in the atrophic maxilla

Vladimir Garcia Lozada explores the use of zygomatic implants, an efficient and predictable therapeutic option for rehabilitation of patients with…

Clinical Dentistry