Posted in Posts
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Rishi Sunak claims that UK now has ‘more NHS dentists’ During the latest session of PMQs, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the UK now has ‘more NHS dentists’ since the new NHS contract changes were introduced last year. ‘As a result of…
Posted in Posts
Dive into virtual smile designing as a tool for planning a treatment and for driving engagement and patient empowerment. As a bonus, it includes a step-by-step tutorial on how to use 3shape Smile Design software. As patient demand for cosmetic procedures continues to skyrocket, Smile Design has begun to play a more prominent role in…
Posted in Posts
Practice Plan’s annual Workshop Tour is still weaving its way around the country and it’s garnering rave reviews. Dental colleagues have gathered in venues as far apart as Solihull, Newcastle, Gatwick and Belfast to find out from host, Michael Bentley, how to help nourish each other so their team can flourish. In between sessions on…
Posted in Posts
The UK government’s approach to pay is driving talent out of the NHS, according to the British Dental Association. This comes as the association holds talks with the Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, this morning. The Department of Health and Social Care, says the BDA, has confirmed a ‘substantially delayed’ uplift in contract values for general…
Posted in Posts
New US guidelines say that children with obesity should be treated early – with options including medication and surgery. Released on Monday, the guidance – the first of its kind in 15 years – was put out by the American Academy of Paediatrics. The organisation said that childhood obesity is a disease influenced by genetic,…
Posted in Posts
Dentistry visited dental hygienist and therapist Cat Edney at Greenwich Dental Health, who explained why a digital scanner is so crucial to her work. Why should dental practices have a digital scanner? I think practices should really use a digital scanner because it is the ultimate communication tool for our patients. It opens up a…
Posted in Posts
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the UK now has ‘more NHS dentists’ since the new NHS contract changes were introduced last year. In the latest round of Prime Minister’s Questions, Rishi Sunak made the claim after questioning from Lancaster and Fleetwood’s MP, Cat Smith. ‘There are no NHS dentists taking on patients in Lancaster,’ she…
Posted in Posts
A dentist and his family ditched Christmas in the UK for a life-changing trip to rural India to report on how a charity is improving the lives of young girls in poverty. Bhavin Bhatt, CEO of the Aligner Alchemy Academy, flew to India on Christmas Eve. He headed over with his wife Meg and their…
Posted in Posts
Five reasons why you need a good implant support system to help you push past the challenges of implant dentistry. Let’s not beat around the bush…we want you to switch implant systems and start working with Biohorizons Camlog. Why? Because we know that partnering with an implant provider is about so much more than just…
Posted in Posts
As the cost of living crisis continues into 2023, the number of people who avoid the dentist due to the cost of treatment has increased to 15% – up from 12% in October. This is according to Healthwatch, a watchdog that assessed the impact of the cost of living on people’s health and wellbeing. The…
Posted in Posts
We spoke to James Hamill, dentist and CEO of Quoris 3D, who reveals all on guided surgery and why dentists should attend the Chrome Roadshow. Please give us a little bit of background on the Chrome Roadshow. I went to the States in 2015 straight after I left the practices that I sold. I wasn’t…
Posted in Posts
Enjoy the benefits of digital treatment planning and manufacturing using the Smile in a Box system. Outsourcing is practised in all industries, all around the world. Can it be applied to dentistry? Absolutely. In fact, the decision to outsource can facilitate the delivery of an even higher standard of care. Every successful practice needs to…
Posted in Posts
Advice from Practice Plan’s regional support manager, Jayne Gibson, that went against the crowd, convinced practice owner, Nigel Suggett, that Practice Plan was the right choice to help him convert from NHS to private practice. Back in 2019 when he was exploring his options, the consensus from the other major plan providers was that…
Posted in Posts
A new report suggest that dentists are ‘growing more optimistic’ over potential NHS contract reforms – while 70% of the dental profession still expect profits to grow this year. But one dentist questions how applicable the report’s findings are to the dental profession as a whole. According to the Lloyds Bank Healthcare Confidence Index, short-term confidence amongst…
Posted in Posts
Accounting as they do for such a large proportion of direct restorations, Class II procedures need to be as streamlined as possible. Thankfully, gone are the days when large posterior restorations had to be built up in painstaking incremental layers. Bulkfills are now the preferred way to fill a cavity. From their ability to save…
Posted in Posts
Watch Iain Stevenson, head of dental, at Wesleyan Financial Services, as he shares some key considerations when it comes to investing your surplus business funds. When you make the move from NHS to private, you can get caught up in a whirlwind of decisions – both for your career and your financial security. These imminent…
Posted in Posts
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Children’s oral health in England is ‘a national disgrace’ These are the recent words of the president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Camilla Kingdom said health staff are seeing health inequalities widen as the cost of…
Posted in Posts
A campaign group pushing for improved NHS dental services are encouraging people to share their stories ahead of a government inquiry. Toothless in England is submitting evidence to the inquiry and is urging people across the country to speak up about their struggles. The campaign group kicked off in Suffolk in 2021 after the last…
Posted in Posts
Dr Alexanne Hood, of Mydentist Haslingden, discusses why Mydentist has taken her career from strength to strength. Clinicians in the early years of their careers have endless choice in where they want to practise, the type of dentistry they want to offer and even where to live. Choosing a first job after DFT/DCT or…
Stay updated with relevant information about this webinar
