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A new dental clinic that will train 130 new dental students a year and provide NHS care to more than 5,000 has been given the green light. Barking and Dagenham Council, in partnership with Queen Mary University of London, announced the £4.1 million investment this week to establish the academic dental centre in central Barking.…
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Campaigners travelled to Westminster today to deliver a petition backed by thousands calling for the government to fund NHS dentistry. This comes as 34% of people said it was ‘often’ harder to get healthcare as a result of dentist fees over the last 12 months. A fake ‘DIY dentist’ with his own DIY dentistry kit travelled…
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After delivering a two-day endodontic workshop, specialist in endodontics Ammar Al Hourani explains what products helped to elevate delegate learning – and improve his own dentistry. Taking place in the heart of London, Dr Al Hourani’s interactive hands-on based course saw participants explore diagnosis and treatment planning, access cavity design, mechanical preparation – including canal…
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A ‘global phase-out date’ of 2034 has been set after which the manufacture, import, or export of dental amalgam will no longer be permitted. The landmark decision was reached at the Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP6) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, led by FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) and the International Association for…
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Rates of tooth decay among children remain very poor, new analysis shows – but experts suggest ‘cautious optimism’ surrounding government interventions. A new report by the University of Leeds commends government action taken in the past year to improve children’s oral health. This includes the introduction of a national supervised toothbrushing programme and plans for the expansion of…
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A dental association this week told health secretary Wes Streeting that reform of the General Dental Council (GDC) is a crucial part of the NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan. Neil Carmichael, the Association of Dental Groups’ (ADG) executive chair, participated in the 10 Year Workforce Plan session hosted on Wednesday by the Department of Health &…
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A new gel that can be ‘rapidly and easily applied’ to repair and regenerate enamel could hit the market next year. The gel can be rapidly applied to teeth in the same way dentists currently apply standard fluoride treatments. However, this new protein-based gel is fluoride free and works by ‘mimicking key features’ of the…
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Almost 1,500 people have signed Dentistry‘s petition calling for a fairer overseas registration exam (ORE) booking system. Here, the executive director of strategy at the General Dental Council (GDC), Stefan Czerniawski, responds and explains how the regulator is making changes. The voices and frustrations raised through Dentistry’s petition calling for reforms to the ORE booking system…
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Cases of mouth cancer in England have reached the highest levels on record, prompting experts to call for greater public awareness of early symptoms. New data released today from NHS England shows the number of annual mouth cancer cases in England has reached 9,293. This marks a year-on-year rise – a 37% increase over the…
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Bernie Davies – award-winning diversity champion, business strategist and thought leader – sits down to unpack what actual inclusivity means in dentistry. ‘We go together, or not at all’ — Bernie’s powerful mantra challenges some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding inclusivity in business, and offers a vision of what it truly means to create environments…
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What is the future of patient care in dentistry? CLINCON25 saw leading names in UK dentistry take to the stage to share their thoughts on the direction of the profession. Taking place at Manchester Cental Convention Complex on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 October 2025, mydentist’s CLINCON25 brought 700+ dental professionals together for industry updates,…
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‘It’s deeply frustrating to feel capable and prepared yet powerless’: for one dentist, the overseas registration exam (ORE) booking system has taken a heavy toll. We hear why change could help thousands of fully-trained dentists enter the UK dental workforce. Since qualifying in 2016, I have worked across both public health and private clinical settings…
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Almost 75% of dental care professionals (DCPs) spend the majority of their time working in mixed or private practice, new data reveals. This week, the General Dental Council (GDC) published working patterns data from more than 56,000 DCPs – equivalent to 70% of the DCP register. What are the working patterns of DCPs? Some of the key…
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The Dental Industry Awards shortlist for 2025 is here – congratulations to all of the finalists! The Dental Industry Awards are back on Thursday 11 December 2025, taking place at Wembley Stadium, London. The exceptionally high standard of entries made the judges’ job even harder – a huge congratulations to all of those those who…
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The bidding process for the new overseas registration exam (ORE) contract has reached its final stage, according to the General Dental Council (GDC). The regulator has confirmed that the latest stage of the procurement process to award the new contract for the ORE Part 1 and Part 2 has now concluded. This followed a ‘rigorous…
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RPA Dental recently hosted a select group of 20 UK dental practice owners on a remarkable visit to Cefla’s global headquarters in Imola, Italy. Take a look at the video to see the experience through their eyes. The exclusive trip provided a behind-the-scenes look at Cefla’s advanced production facilities, allowing attendees to experience firsthand the…
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Just over two thirds of 11-year-old children in the tenth most deprived areas of Scotland were found to be decay free – compared to more than nine in 10 in the tenth least deprived. New data into progress on children’s dental health shows inequalities are widening between Scotland’s most deprived and most affluent communities. Published…
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A low-cost, smartphone-based imaging system could be used by dental professionals to detect oral cancer in minutes. Researchers at Rice University have developed a system – called mDOC – that combines white light and autofluorescence imaging with machine learning to assess oral lesions. With an average imaging time of 3.5 minutes, the team believe it could help…
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Gaby Bissett speaks to an overseas-trained dentist about his frustrations with the overseas registration exam (ORE) and the impact it is having on UK dentistry. The dentist graduated with a degree in dentistry in 2018. He went on to obtain his master’s in oral implant dentistry in 2022. But today, he works as a fast…
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