Year: 2025
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Dentistry’s guide to digital dental X-rays
Digital dental X-rays are increasingly being embraced by dental professionals as they move away from traditional X-rays. Digital dental radiography…
Dentistry
How to communicate effectively in your dental practice
Toyin Akala discusses the power of non-verbal cues and emotional awareness in the dental environment. Effective communication is the cornerstone…
Business
Emotional exhaustion reported by 40% of dental administrators
A study exploring the health and wellbeing of dental practice managers and receptionists found that one in four (40.8%) were…
Dentistry
Practical steps for a sustainable dental practice
TePe explains how dental practices can adopt a more sustainable approach and discusses its own developing sustainability strategy. The global…
Dentistry
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Female clinicians: clinical knowledge alone is not enough
Sarika Shah explains the qualities needed to excel as a female dentist beyond clinical and technical skills, and how to…
Dentistry
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From practice to press: unlock the secrets of PR success
Join Gemma Barker on Wednesday 15 January at 7pm as she discusses from practice to press: unlock the secrets of…
Business
‘NHS dentistry is at death’s door’: health secretary urged to act
As a petition to save NHS dentistry hits a quarter of a million signatures, experts are urging the health secretary…
NHS in crisis
Does water fluoridation cause childhood IQ loss?
New research found ‘significant inverse associations’ between fluoride exposure and children’s IQ scores, calling the safety of water fluoridation into…
Dentistry
High-tech meets handicraft: Zirkonzahn lecture tour 2025
Zirkonzahn shares the details of its upcoming ‘High-Tech Meets Handicraft’ lecture tour in Cambridge, Brighton and London. The dental company…
Laboratory
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A song and a teddy bear: encouraging children to brush
Dental therapist Victoria Wilson draws inspiration from daughters Sophia and Alice to refine strategies for developing children’s proprioceptive senses and…
Oral health
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Evidence-based excellence: advancing periodontal care with Philips innovations
Join Anna Middleton and Sulaman Anwar on Tuesday 14 January at 7pm as they discuss advancing periodontal care with Philips…
Oral health
Psychosocial risks faced in dentistry
Anmol Gill discusses signs of burnout and how dental professionals can reduce both psychological and physical risks. Dentists face a…
Dentistry
Employers urged to address ‘outdated’ workplace first aid
Employers should update their workplace first aid approach to integrate both physical and mental health first aid, experts say. St…
Dentistry
The secrets of successful, long-term restorations
The Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation discusses the Introduction to Occlusion Symposium, helping early career dentists master the fundamental principles…
Dentistry
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Can dentists’ pensions now be taxed at a whopping 90%?
Thomas Dickson, chartered financial planner at Wealthwide, reveals how dentists should respond to one of the lesser known but hugely…
Finance & accounting
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Mental health challenges in dentistry
Mental health challenges are prevalent in the field of dentistry – and are driven by various pressures, says Anushika Brogan. One…
Columnists
UK public health budget 55% lower than Germany’s
The UK spends less public money on healthcare than nine of 14 European countries, according to new analysis of public…
Dentistry
Robot-assisted implant surgery ‘significantly enhances accuracy and clinical safety’
Robotic dental surgery presents a ‘promising advancement’ in implant dentistry by reducing human error. This was the conclusion from a…
Dentistry
Moving from NHS to private practice: what will you lose?
Dental specialist financial adviser Daniel Nixon discusses what dentists should be thinking about from a financial planning perspective when transitioning…
NHS to Private
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