Rowan Thomas

Rowan Thomas

Author at Dentistry Online


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How to imitate natural teeth with composite resin

Ivoclar explains how the colour and light properties of natural teeth can be recreated using its composite resin products. There are two main possibilities to imitate the colour and light properties of natural teeth with composite resin: 1. Value-based shade system This system considers the dentin core as crucial in influencing tooth colour, determining the…

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How to stay ahead of CQC requirements

LonDEC explains why its online course is a must for dental practices wanting to stay up to date with Care Quality Commission (CQC) requirements. In today’s regulatory climate, running a dental practice means more than providing excellent clinical care – it requires demonstrating, always, that your service is safe, well-led, and compliant with national standards.…

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LISTERINE at the Oral Health Summit 2025: where global evidence met everyday preventive practice

As platinum sponsor of the Oral Health Summit 2025, LISTERINE played a central role in a landmark meeting that brought together the BSDHT, the BSP and global experts to advance prevention across the oral health spectrum. Over two packed days in Edinburgh, LISTERINE delivered a series of evidence-led sessions that highlighted the science behind daily-use,…

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ADG wins Excellent use of PR award

This year’s Dental Industry Awards saw 21 ADG members take home trophies and the ADG itself win the Excellent use of PR award. The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) team scooped the winner’s trophy for Excellent use of PR at FMC’s Dental Industry Awards 2025. The ADG submitted its ‘Creating Dental Oases’ campaign which sought to…

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Treeline celebrates with a Christmas party and awards with a difference!

Treeline Dental Group celebrated another year of outstanding care with the ultimate Christmas party and ‘Silly Billy Awards’. Nothing stands still for long at Treeline. As 2025 draws to a close, it was a good time for Treeline Dental Group’s co-founders Jimmey and Navjit Palahey to look back on a fantastic year. As a significant…

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GDC fails to meet standards for fitness to practise and equality

The General Dental Council (GDC) met 16 out of 18 Standards of Good Regulation in 2024/25, falling short on equality, diversity and inclusion and fitness to practise (FtP) timeliness. The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) review for 2024/25 found that the GDC met standards in areas including registration and education and training. However, the PSA said…

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Dental charity celebrates 10 years of mobile dental care for vulnerable people in Yorkshire

A dental charity has returned to Dewsbury to mark 10 years of providing life-changing care to vulnerable people in Yorkshire and across the UK. Dentaid The Dental Charity provided care for people experiencing homelessness and addiction at the charity Kirklees in Recovery on its mobile dental unit on Wednesday 3 December. Since Dentaid first visited…

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Start 2026 with clarity: your 31-day January compliance reset

If you’re looking to go into 2026 feeling organised, confident and inspection-ready, the January Compliance Reset Planner is the solution. January is often one of the busiest, most pressured periods in practice life. The team returns from leave, diaries start to fill again, evidence needs updating, and the compliance ‘to-do’ list can feel like it…

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Will changes to the NHS dental contract succeed? The profession responds

The government has announced significant reforms of the NHS dental contract – experts from the dental profession, dental industry and wider healthcare sphere share their thoughts. Announced on 16 December, the government dubbed the reform ‘the most significant modernisation of the NHS dental contract in years’. The changes which will come into force from April…

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My colleague’s mental health is suffering: should I intervene?

Sarah McKimm advises a dentist who has noticed signs of poor mental health in a colleague – is stepping in the responsible choice or a breach of professional boundaries? The scenario I’m reaching out because I’m getting increasingly worried about a fellow associate in my practice. We’ve worked together for several years, and although dentistry…

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Skills4Dental: empowering dental teams through modern, measurable training

Skills4Dental explains how its integrated suite of dental training programmes can help practice teams to grow their skills and unlock new opportunities. In a profession defined by precision, trust and ever-evolving clinical standards, maintaining an outstanding patient experience relies on more than clinical skill alone. Dental practices today face the challenge of nurturing teams who…

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Which UK city has the highest demand for orthodontics?

Oxford came first in a ranking of UK regions with the highest rates of enquiries about clear aligner orthodontics, at a rate of one enquiry per 235 residents. Almost four in 10 (38%) of these enquiries were considered complex – including factors such as significant crowding, spacing or bite discrepancies requiring longer treatment. The cities…

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Full-mouth reconstruction in modern practice: timeless principles from one of the UK’s top clinicians

Tipton Training explains how classic restorative fundamentals make complex cases more predictable and why thousands of dentists have chosen to learn this principle-led approach directly from Professor Paul Tipton through its one-year certificate in restorative dentistry. Full-mouth reconstruction is one of the most professionally rewarding areas of restorative dentistry – but it is also one…

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Clear aligner web searches show 66% increase since 2022

Google searches for ‘clear aligners’ rose by two thirds between 2022 and 2024, according to new analysis. A further 23% increase was noted between October 2024 and October 2025. The figures were analysed by dental practice Smile n Shine. General dental surgeon Bhavika Parekh said the findings reflected a wider movement towards discreet and flexible…

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VOCO and Dyamach start new cooperation

Starting a new cooperation with Dyamach, an Italian specialist in high-performance milling machines, VOCO has gained a strong trusted partner. The new collaboration enables precise and efficient fabrication of restorations from the nano-ceramic hybrid material Grandio disc, optimised by validated milling and grinding strategies on Dyamach’s five-axis milling machines. A special strategy has also been…

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Starting strong in implant dentistry: why the BSMS postgraduate diploma is the ideal foundation

Brighton and Sussex Medical School explains how modules one and two of its postgraduate diploma create the ideal foundation for a career in implant dentistry. Entering implant dentistry can feel overwhelming. With a growing number of short courses and mixed-quality training pathways, many clinicians struggle to find a route that is structured, mentored, and rooted…


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