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What is Dentex and how can principals get involved?
Pat Langley introduces Dentex and explains how you can get involved. For more information www.dentexhealth.co.uk.
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Last chance to enter the Dentistry Awards 2017
There is only two weeks left to submit your entry for the Dentistry Awards 2017. The Dentistry Awards exist to recognise progress, effort and enterprise in general practice dentistry. The individuals and team members shortlisted represent the rising standards in UK and Irish dentistry and the tremendous efforts to provide a higher calibre of patient experience.…
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Festival-goers neglecting their oral health
One in 10 festival-goers don’t brush their teeth at all throughout the whole event, a new study has revealed. The study, from the Oral Health Foundation and Polo Sugar Free, also found that 38% of festival attendees brush their teeth once or less times per day. ‘I am sure we can all agree that it…
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Your chance to race at the Olympic Velodrome in London
Imagine racing at the Olympic Velodrome in London. This is your chance to take advantage of an amazing opportunity to see an iconic building and have a once in a lifetime experience. Implant dentist, Ben Molyneux, has organised a day at the Velodrome on 29 September in support of dental charity Bridge2aid. You can experience the…
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‘Dedicated to safety’ award for aesthetics educational website
Comparethetreatment.com has been recognised for devoting its energies to making the patient journey towards aesthetic treatments a safer one. The aesthetics educational website has been awarded ‘Best Industry Media Dedicated to Safety’ at this year’s Safety in Beauty Campaign Diamond Awards. ‘I am humbled that the website is now getting such recognition for our efforts by such…
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At least 1.8 million pensioners suffering with urgent dental condition
At least 1.8 million people aged 65 and over could have an urgent dental condition, a new report has suggested. The report, published by the Royal College of Surgeons, warns of at least 1.8 million pensioners suffering with dental pain, oral sepsis or extensive decay in untreated teeth. It goes on to say that this…
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What is Apolline?
We speak to Pat Langley to find out what Apolline is and its links with Dentex. For more information visit www.dentexhealth.co.uk.
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Choosing the right lab
Ian Buckle explains the secret to finding the right lab to work with. For more information on Stars of Dentistry visit starsofdentistry.co.uk.
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Freeze on foundation dentist trainers’ pay an act of ‘self-harm’
The Government has confirmed a 1% pay increase for foundation dentists and a 1.14% uplift for general dental practitioners. Along with this, the Government has frozen service costs for foundation dentist trainers, causing the British Dental Association (BDA) to express its concern, claiming there are currently recruitment issues for foundation dentist trainers. ‘Foundation training is a key part of…
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Put yourself out there
Click4teeth is a new initiative putting implant dentists in touch with potential patients. Your clinical skills may be second to none, but how good are you at marketing them? It can be difficult bringing your services to the attention of potential implant patients. Click4teeth is part of a national campaign to make more people aware…
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What is Dentex?
We speak to Pat Langley to find out what Dentex is and find out what she thinks about it. For more information visit www.dentexhealth.co.uk.
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Care homes not providing sufficient oral health support
A new Healthwatch report has found that some care homes are providing insufficient support to access dentists. In the report inspectors visited 197 care homes across England and found that eight had difficulty getting access to a dentist, with one resident saying ‘Dentist refuse (sic) to do home visit unless private. Unfair to residents that have to…
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Your thoughts on patient membership plans and plan providers
For your chance to win a three year CPD package worth £335 from FMC, plus £100 worth of John Lewis vouchers, simply complete this quick 60-second survey. To find out more about dentists’ current opinions on patient membership plans and plan providers, outstanding business of the year award winner, Patient Plan Direct, is conducting this…
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Wales creating 10,000 new NHS dental places
The Welsh Government is creating 10,000 new NHS dental places in some of the most deprived areas of Wales. It is all part of a £1.3 million investment scheme by the Welsh Government, which Health Secretary Vaughan Gething claims will improve dental services across Wales. As part of the investment, £450,000 will go to Cardiff and Vale…
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Are associates employees or self-employed?
For the second Dental Politics: The Big Debate, leaders in the profession got together to discuss associates’ employment status. Seb Evans summarises what was discussed. Last year Uber was taken to court over the treatment of its drivers. The argument was that Uber classified its 40,000 drivers as self-employed, and they were therefore not entitled…
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Wet milling in your practice
This compact four-axis milling unit from Amann Girrbach’s Ceramill DNA Generation, extends in-house fabrication of conventional laboratory indications to include the option of wet grinding/milling. The innovative grinding process, the so called ‘Carving Mode’, reduces the processing times of single blocks up to 60%. More information at: www.amanngirrbach.com/en/products/milling-cam/ceramill-mikro-ic.
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Clawbacks costing Welsh NHS dentistry £6.6 million
Clawbacks cost NHS dentists in Wales £6.6 million in 2016, according to figures from the British Dental Association (BDA). The Welsh Government has recently committed to spending an extra £1.3 million to expand dental services in Wales, however this equates to less than a quarter of the money that was taken back by Welsh health boards through…
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Learn all about Dentale training clinics
Learn about the Dentale training clinics in this introductory video. For more information visit www.dentaletraining.co.uk, email coursebookings@dentale.co.uk or call 0845 0176 263.
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Free patient education video – watch preview
Successful dentists agree that educating your patients is an integral part of case acceptance and successful treatment. Implant Direct’s video helps patients to learn about implant treatment. Get the free video now.