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The proposed licensing regime for non-surgical aesthetics will go ahead, writes Julian Perry The new Health and Care Bill (as discussed here in January) will bring with it a licensing regime around non-surgical aesthetic treatments. The regime is still in its consultation phase, meaning its specific requirements are undecided – although, recently, the government has…
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The pharmaceutical company that manufactures ‘weight loss jabs’ is funding the expansion of weight-loss services across England. According to a report by The Observer, Novo Nordisk – the company that makes slimming jabs, Wegovy – is paying the salaries of staff on NHS obesity teams and financing the redesign of services This includes giving £206,000…
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We hear from Ismail Qazi about the runnings of his practice, Bourne Dental at SOBO, and how he handles nervous patients. Time is a commodity in dentistry. Dentists are heavily dictated by it and the pressures of this can impact any dental experience. Used wisely, it can alleviate stressors and allow for a more seamless…
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Dentists’ Provident’s claims report for 2022 released today shows that 99.1% of new claims received a payment, compared to 98.9% in 2021. In 2022, Dentists’ Provident paid out £5.6m to members and received nearly 60% more new claims compared to the previous year, their latest figures show. Underpinning the increase has been a rise in…
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In a recent Practice Plan webinar, sales and marketing director, Nigel Jones, was joined by head of dental at UNW, Mike Blenkharn, and specialist dental accountant, Alan Suggett, to discuss the state of the practice sales market. Here are some of the observations they made. I’d like to talk about what’s happening to NHS valuations.…
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Mydentist has announced plans to invest more than £800,000 in a new state-of-the-art dental practice in the town of Uddingston. The announcement follows the company, which has a growing network of 23 dental practices in Scotland and more than 500 in the UK, having already invested more than £4 million in the creation of new…
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Dentists in Scotland have put together an open letter asking the new First Minister, Humza Yousaf, to act quickly on NHS dentistry. In the letter, the British Dental Association (BDA) calls for a sustainable funding model to be put in place by October. Latest statistics show that more than half (59%) report that they have…
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Anmol Gill, a third year dental student, talks through her experience as a woman training to be a dentist and her hopes for the future of the profession. Please introduce yourself My name is Anmol Gill and I’m currently a third year dental student at University Europa Madrid. So far I’ve been loving the experience.…
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How to do better dentistry is a limited attendance two-day course being held in the Schull Harbour Hotel in West Cork, Ireland on 19-20 April 2023. It will provide 13 hours of CPD. Speakers Professor Raymond Bertolotti is a giant in the history of bonding, as he literally coined the phrase ‘adhesion dentistry’ in 1985.…
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Much like any area of dentistry, when it comes to providing dental implant surgery for patients there are a number of options available. For professionals, it’s not just about evaluating the case in hand and weighing up the possible solutions, but also selecting an implant system that complements the way you work. You also need…
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Industry-leading oral care products provider, 3M, has launched a campaign to help orthodontists attract generation Z patients by re-creating a trend for colourful elastics used with APC Flash Free braces. The ‘Colours that make you smile’ campaign is intended to provide orthodontists with pre-prepared marketing materials and information to help them reach this target audience.…
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Bupa Dental Care is to close, sell or merge 85 dental practices in the UK, due to the ‘national shortage of dentists and the impact of inflation’. Revealed today, the release states the decision was influenced by increased costs and high energy prices, as well as the struggle to recruit dentists to deliver NHS care.…
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We hear from a dental nurse and dentist about how the Rota System has helped to make practice life easy and simple. ‘Nothing was too much trouble’ – Emma Harrison, dental nurse My name is Emma Harrison and I have lived in Banbury, Oxfordshire all my life. I started to work at Amsel and Wilkins…
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NHS dental charge prices have been hiked amidst growing concerns over the impact on the public. Charges in England will increase by 8.5% from 24 April 2023. This will mean the cost of a band 1 treatment like a check up will increase from £23.80 to £25.80 while a band 2 like a filling will…
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Dentists are in a position of strength, says Nigel Jones, and dentistry has never had more potential to be rewarding. In the last couple of weeks, I have been lucky enough to spend time with two groups of practice teams, one in Wales and one in Scotland. During that period, I’ve also met with practice…
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As people live longer and retain their natural teeth, the dental profession faces new challenges. We hear why dentures could be the answer. Although tooth retention may be higher as we age, 73% of people have one or more missing back teeth and 7.6% have one or more missing front teeth, the digitalisation of dentistry…
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Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Parliamentary inquiry into the state of NHS dentistry opens This week, parliament received ‘brutally honest’ oral evidence on the state of NHS dentistry from dental leaders. MPs heard the facts about the state of NHS dentistry in the first public evidence…
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The dental profession is calling for urgent change after a new study reveals there has been no improvement in decay levels among children in England. Almost one quarter (23.7%) of five-year-old children had experience of obvious dental decay. This marked a small increase on the previous survey in 2019, where figures stood at 23.4%. The…
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The 3shape team was very excited to be back in full force at IDS 2023, with hands-on demos of all 3shape digital dentistry solutions – including the just-released Trios 5 Wireless. Hands-on demo Trios 5 Wireless Since its release in September 2022, the feedback from dental professionals on Trios 5 Wireless has been sensational. IDS 2023…
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