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Shivana Anand and Komal Bhabra give five top tips on how to portray a positive image of dentistry to a child. You either love them or find them challenging, but treating children can be one of the most rewarding aspects of dentistry. For every penny that we have heard ‘I had the worst experience as…
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Oasis Dental Care has been named in the Sunday Times‘ list of private companies with the fastest growing profits. Coming in 18th, It is the first time Oasis Dental Care has been named on the Profit Track 100 and it comes after a year where Oasis Dental Care grew the number of practices it owned by…
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Dentistry.co.uk catches up with four industry professionals to hear their views on the latest NHS Confidence Monitor. The publication of the most recent NHS Confidence Monitor survey results has revealed that morale amongst dental professionals remains low. The NHS Confidence Monitor is a comprehensive survey commissioned by Practice Plan, which is carried out every six…
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There were 18 successful convictions for dangerous teeth whitening in a 12-month period, official figures show. Spas and salons were successfully prosecuted at only 12 magistrates’ courts around the country, despite growing concern over the activities of ‘rogue’ beauticians. Ministers were warned this month that tens of thousands of dangerous teeth whitening products are being…
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3M has launched its new glass ionomer restorative material, Ketac Universal Aplicap, at The Dentistry Show. The new restorative material offers linings for single and multiple-surface composite fillings, which is non-stick, easy to place and strong enough to use for long-term and stress-bearing indications. ‘The handling for Ketac Universal Aplicap is fantastic, it’s completely non-stick,’…
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Dentistry 16: Stars of Dentistry is quickly approaching and the organisers have now added more value to the day. Attendees of Dentistry 16: Stars of Dentistry will be issued with a free publication on the door, containing verifiable continuing professional development (CPD) on the current General Dental Council (GDC) recommended topics, which include medical emergencies, disinfection and…
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Gary Dorman explains his experience using In-Line aligners and invites you to attend his talk at The Dentistry Show.
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David Houston, Paul Worskett and Charles Major share their experiences of working within NHS dentistry with Practice Plan, and reflect upon the results of the NHS Confidence Monitor survey, which offers insight into the profession’s confidence levels. Practice Plan (PP): How do the results of Practice Plan’s NHS Confidence Monitor survey to date reflect your…
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HPV vaccinations should be made available to adolescent boys as well as girls, the HPV Action coalition has said. The HPV Action coalition is made up of 44 organisations, including the British Dental Association (BDA), and is fighting for the UK vaccination programme to offer gender-neutral vaccinations for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). HPV can cause numerous…
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Seb Evans caught up with John Milne to ask him about his time at the CQC. Regulation is the buzzword in dentistry at the moment. The General Dental Council (GDC) is taking up a lot of the headlines, but there is more than one regulator. In contrast to the GDC, the Care Quality Commission (CQC)…
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NHS dentistry is failing patients most in need due to the targets placed upon them, the BSDHT has claimed. Responding to the British Dental Association’s (BDA) announcement, the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) has highlighted how the government needs to make preventive treatments the focus for the new NHS dental contract. ‘It’s…
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A new toothpaste ingredient that claims to be able to remineralise tooth enamel and help treat sensitivity has been launched. Individuals with exposed dentine are particularly prone to dentine hypersensitivity due to the open dentine tubules. Developed at the Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), the new ingredient, called Biominf, slowly releases fluoride over eight-12…
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Healthcare workers infected with bloodborne viruses have had new guidance published by Public Health England. Affected members of the dental team will now be able to perform a wider range of non-exposure prone procedures, under the new guidance. Previous to this members of the dental team infected with bloodborne viruses were restricted to working on…
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Inadequate tooth brushing supervision could lead to almost four million under-14s developing oral health problems, according to the BDHF. A poll carried out by the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) found that 37% of parents stopped supervising their children when tooth brushing before they were seven years old. The NHS advises parents to supervise children…
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The NHS performs more than 100 operations every day in England to remove decayed teeth in children. Costs to the NHS for removing decayed teeth has jumped by 61% since 2010/11, now costing £35.29million a year in 2014/15 compared with £21.89 million in 2010/11, new Local Government Association (LGA) analysis has shown. ‘Our children’s teeth…
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The average goodwill for NHS and mixed practices has soared, according to the latest figures from NASDAL. The average goodwill for practices with an NHS contract is now 153% of turnover, compared with 140% in the previous quarter, while mixed practices have seen the average goodwill for their practice jump from 104% to 123%. ‘The…
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Claire Stevens and Alun Rees argue for and against George Osborne’s plans for a sugary drinks tax. In his 2016 Budget, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne unveiled a ‘sugar tax’, whereby in the next two years, producers of sugar-added soft drinks will be taxed according to the volume of beverages they manufacture or import.…
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The General Dental Council (GDC) will stop listing full addresses of dentists and dental care professionals on its public register. Instead, the dental regulator will make the registration number the main way to identify and confirm the professional status of a registrant. The GDC claims the decision has been made after discussions with patients, the profession, the Department…
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Improved oral health along with regular visits to the dentist could slow cognitive decline as people age. A new study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, looked through previous studies published between 1993 and 2013 to find a link between oral health and the cognitive status for older patients. It found that periodontal conditions…
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