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Practice Plan is using social media to promote the importance of reducing sugar in our diets. Using the hashtag #PPSweetFreedom, Practice Plan will be posting educational updates on its Facebook and Twitter pages for dental practices to share and follow via their social media accounts. ‘The issues around the amount of added sugar in our diets…
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Zoe Close, Richard Scarborough and Jane Lelean reflect on Mick Armstrong’s views on the future of UK dentistry. In the latest issue of The Business of Dentistry Magazine, Practice Plan’s dedicated dental business publication, chair of the British Dental Association (BDA), Mick Armstrong, divulged his views on the future of the association as well as…
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The Welsh government has agreed to increase dentists’ pay by 1.1%, in line with the PRB and DDRB recommendations. The Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) and the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) are independent bodies that make recommendations on the remuneration of doctors and dentists, taking any part in the NHS, to the Government.…
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Average profits for private practices have jumped over the last year, while NHS profits have stagnated. The National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers’ (NASDAL’s) latest figures show that the average private practice profits per principal have jumped to £140,129 in the year ending 5 April 2015, compared with £130,613 the year before. This is in…
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Most people in the UK don’t regularly chew sugar-free gum as part of their oral healthcare routine. Mydentist asked 750 UK residents ‘Do you chew sugar-free gum on a regular basis?’ and found that 73% of respondents didn’t use sugar-free gum as part of their oral health regime. The dental treatment provider also found that…
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An increase in NHS dentistry fees and a barely negligible pay rise for dentists will not improve the oral health of the nation, Seb Evans says. Last week the government announced a 5% jump in NHS dental fees. The cost of basic dental care will rise by 80p to £19.70 from 1 April and by a…
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Have you voted in Dentistry.co.uk’s Dentistry Top 50? If not, now is the time to vote for who you think is the most influential in the world of dentistry. Votes have been mounting up over the past couple of months and there’s only a few more weeks to vote for who you think is the…
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Acteon presents its new X-Mind Trium panoramic dental unit, which can be upgraded to 3D (CBCT) and/or cephalometry. It has a full range of medium FOV sizes to facilitate 2D and 3D examinations. For more information visit www.acteongroup.co.uk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zWaZzJGqeg
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The Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry is due to open on Thursday 31 March. Following completion of construction last month, a detailed plan has been implemented to ensure the smooth transition of both staff and equipment from the existing site to its new home in Edgbaston. ‘I would once again like to thank…
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George Osborne has announced the introduction of a sugary drink tax, in a hope to raise £520m for school sports. Announced in the his eighth budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer introduced the tax on sugary drink producers, rather than directly on the consumer and the government claims the tax will be the equivalent of…
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Community dentists in Northern Ireland have voted to accept a new dental contract that will see wages rise 4.4%. In the vote 96% of dentists accepted the new dental contract, negotiated and agreed by the Department of Health, the British Dental Association (BDA) and Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS NI). Along with the 4.4%…
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Dorothy gives her experience using Knight Dental smile design laboratory. To find out more information visit www.knightdentaldesign.co.uk.
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The British Dental Health Foundation will be changing its name to the Oral Health Foundation from 4 April. The charity believes this will allow it to address the growing demand to deliver support, information and education on oral health around the world. ‘Since the charity was formed we have undergone remarkable progression and development as an…
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Stanley Bergman, CEO at Henry Schein, commended the entrepreneurialism of senior dental leaders at an event earlier this month. Mr Bergman discussed the importance of fostering strong leadership in the field to meet growing global oral health challenges. ‘Oral care is not just about teeth,’ he stated. ‘It is connected to overall health. ‘If the world…
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The Real Junk Tooth Project has recently opened in Dewsbury offering ‘pay what you can afford’ dentistry. Supported by Dentaid, the Real Junk Tooth Project has been launched to offer emergency dentistry to patients who cannot access NHS care or afford to pay for private treatments. Andy Evans, strategic director of Dentaid, explained who the…
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This instructional video from Professor Istvan Urban, demonstrates a clinical procedure using a strip gingival autograft and Geistlich Mucograft to achieve gain of keratinised tissue. The autologous transplant is placed apically, parallel to the collagen matrix, ensuring that the collagen matrix is replaced by new keratinised tissue instead of by non-keratinising mucosal cells. This technique…
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Jonathan Green, director of fitness to practise at the General Dental Council (GDC), responds to a Dentistry.co.uk article (read the original article here). I wanted to write in response to The Untouchables. Removal of a dental professional from the register is never a matter to be celebrated. Our role is to ensure that only suitably qualified…
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Jeremy Hunt was accused of sneaking out an inflation-busting hike in dental charges when MPs backs were turned. Fees will rise by 5% both this year and next, the Department of Health announced – with similar increases in prescription charges. The cost of basic dental care will rise by 80p to £19.70 from 1 April…
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Dr Stephen Dodd talks to us at his practice in Southport about how undertaking a masters has ‘raised his game’ and improved the range of skills he can offer to his patients. View the courses on www.uclan.ac.uk/dentistry.
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