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Bupa is set to acquire Oasis Dental Care, previously owned by Bridgepoint, in an £835 million takeover. Oasis runs 380 dental practices around the UK, with over 1,800 dentists and more than two million patients. ‘As part of the Bupa family, we can really develop further and continue to transform the UK dentistry market,’ Justin…
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Stronger action is needed to reduce the consumption of sugar from fizzy drinks, the FGDP(UK) has announced. This comes after a newly-published study found that the average 330ml can of sugar-sweetened carbonated drink contains more than the adult’s recommended daily allowance of sugar, 30g (7.5 teaspoons). Some of the drinks in the study were found to contain…
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The General Dental Council (GDC) has improved its performance over the last year after ‘significant efforts’. That’s according to the latest review from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), which has found the GDC is now meeting 21 of the 24 standards the PSA reviews, compared with 15 at the same point in 2015. ‘We have invested significant effort…
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The General Dental Council is reminding all dentists to renew their registration before midnight 31 December 2016. Renewals can be made via the online annual renewal function on eGDC, which offers registrants the option to declare their indemnity (introduced for the first time this year), pay the annual retention fee, declare the number of continuous…
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Implant Direct’s Smartbase CAD/CAM abutments combine superior aesthetics for your patient and more freedom of choice for your restorations and your practice. Available as of December 2016: www.implantdirect.eu.
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‘This is the best thing that happened to me as a dentist and for my patients. It has been so worth it!’ Anna Karlsson gives her journey with the Dawson Academy UK. I have been a general dentist in Stockholm, Sweden since June 2006. I went to dental school at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and have…
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Panayiota Damianou gives his experience using Knight Dental smile design laboratory.
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Watch what the students say after completing the ‘first of its kind’, online blended course. Find out more information by visiting dominichassall.co.uk/dentistry-online. ‘The online material enabled me to learn in my own time, limit travel costs and expenses and time off work. I enjoyed watching the online videos as many times as I wanted, and…
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The British Orthodontic Society has warned patients of the dangers associated with DIY braces now available online. Warnings have come after a websites have been found that are offering visitors the opportunity to carry out their own orthodontic treatment at home, with an ‘assessment’ to judge their suitability using ‘selfie’ photographs, and if deemed suitable…
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Innovative slim implants for managing patients with inadequate bone for conventional treatment. For more information visit www.implantium.co.uk/slimline-design-features.
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Six Month Smiles introduces Confidex. To find out more visit info.6monthsmiles.com/confidex.
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Aled Clement explains why he decided to chose DPAS Dental Plans as his plan provider. Established in 1985, Llandeilo Road Dental Surgery has been serving the dental needs of the people of Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire and beyond for over 30 years. I first joined the practice as an associate in 2014, and in July 2015…
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With a new website launched (www.sellyourdentalpractice.net) and 70 practices within its estate to date, Rodericks is going from strength to strength, continuing to expand its group through the acquisition of established dental practices and groups. The personal touch… Providing high quality dental care and putting the needs of patients first is an ethos Rodericks Dental abides by.…
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Treating white spots on front teeth quickly, gently and aesthetically? Caries infiltration with Icon makes that possible. In this video dentist Dr Richard Field explains why he chose the infiltration therapy to give his patient Sahar her brilliant, confident smile back. More information about caries infiltration with Icon can be found here: www.drilling-no-thanks.com or www.dmg-dental.com.
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Treating white spots on front teeth quickly, gently and aesthetically? Caries infiltration with Icon makes that possible. This video shows how dentist Dr Richard Field helped his patient Sahar to get her brilliant, confident smile back. More information about caries infiltration with Icon can be found here: www.drilling-no-thanks.com or www.dmg-dental.com.
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#MyBelmontChair is back! Enter now for your chance to win £250 worth of high street vouchers. Visit mybelmontchair.co.uk for details.
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The DDU welcomes news the GDC has introduced case examiners to improve the efficiency of the fitness to practise process. Case examiners will now have powers to decide whether a case should proceed to a fitness to practise investigation or whether practitioners could agree undertakings to avoid any further punishment and the DDU has warned…
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The GDC has introduced case examiners to carry out decision making functions currently performed by the investigating committee. The case examiners, introduced today (1 November), will be given new powers so they can agree undertakings with practitioners, avoiding the need for cases to go through to an investigation. ‘Introducing case examiners will benefit patients, the…
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Eric Rooney, deputy CDO for NHS England, has been appointed honorary clinical professor at the University of Central Lancashire. The university believes this new appointment will allow Eric Rooney to work more closely with the School of Dentistry at the university, in order to improve the quality of dental care in the north west. ‘Eric’s work,…
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