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Leonard Maguire, a Queen’s University student from Dungannon, has been ranked first across the 16 Dental Schools in the UK and from the Dental Schools in Europe who were assessed. Speaking about his success Leonard said: ‘I am really pleased to have been ranked number one in the UK in the recent Dental Foundation Training…
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Dr Prashant Amin and Dr Ketan Kothary, partners at Revital Dental Care in Harrow won first prize in a joint promotion between Henry Schein Dental and Ivoclar Vivadent. The competition was held at last years BDTA Dental Showcase and was open to all visitors of the Henry Schein Dental stand. After winning the award Dr…
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The exhibition will bring together all the latest dental equipment, materials, products, technology and ideas. Mini lectures and practical business advice will also be given out at the exhibition. The show will run from 9-11 October in London’s ExCel. Almost 250 dental companies have booked to exhibit with six months remaining until the show. Tony…
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'Buy cheap, buy twice' is an old English proverb. In our rush to get the best bargain, our use of comparison websites or our drive to find value for money, it is something we tend to forget. People, we say, don't value something that is free. We may tell our patients: 'You get what you…
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The Newcodent MDU7-24 V portable dental unit was successfully delivered and used in Nepal to help Dr Willem de Lint and Dr Gerco Van Beelen with their charity work. The MDU7-24 V dental unit was chosen thanks to its ease of transport, each box is only 7.5kg, and the low power consumption, only using 380…
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The new employment allowance is due to be introduced from 6 April 2014. Guidance on the new employment allowance has been published stating that businesses paying employer class one NICs on employees’ or directors’ earnings can claim the allowance. However, there are some restrictions. One of the key exclusions for a dental practice, according to…
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The claim has come about as a counterfeit product for drilling and cleaning teeth shattered whilst being used on a patient. The incident has sparked fresh warnings to dentists about the dangers of buying dental medical devices online. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced its concern at the apparent rise in counterfeit…
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Focusing on ‘current concepts in private dentistry’ lectures will run from 09:30 to 17:30 with registration opening at 08:30. The conference will take place at the award-winning venue Church House (Best UK Conference Venue 2013) in Westminster, London, with excellent transport links. Tickets are priced at £250+VAT for dentists and £150+VAT for team members. In order…
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The Private Dentistry Conference is an exciting new premium event where the ‘real life’ issues and current concepts in private practice will be discussed. This one-day event will take place on 24 October at Church House Conference Centre in London’s Westminster. If you already treat patients privately or want to increase this side of your…
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Dentaid is offering an exciting opportunity for all members of the dental team to volunteer in Zimbabwe for two weeks in September 2014. You will work as part of a team to give pain-relieving treatments and oral health in disadvantaged communities and in schools and orphanages. The trip will also include a visit to the…
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Dentaid is offering an exciting opportunity for all members of the dental team to volunteer in Zimbabwe for two weeks in September 2014. You will work as part of a team to give pain-relieving treatments and oral health in disadvantaged communities and in schools and orphanages. The trip will also include a visit to Victoria…
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An exercise to recover money allegedly paid to dental practices because of bureaucratic errors by the Scottish Government should be postponed because the data on which it is based appears to be seriously flawed. The concerns are based on errors in the data upon which the exercise is to be based, concerns about the shifting…
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The latest statistics regarding the number of patients seen by NHS dentists up to quarter 3 (Q3) and the NHS dental activity up to quarter 2 (Q2) in 2013-14 have been released. The statistics can be viewed here. The figures show that a total of 29.9 million patients (55.9% of the population) have been seen…
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HPV Action (HPVA) have finalised a petition calling on health secretary Jeremy Hunt MP to introduce the vaccination, a move that could also have widespread oral health benefits. Around one in five cases of mouth cancer are predicted to be as a result of HPV with experts forecasting it will overtake tobacco use as the…
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Inactive, middle-aged men are at greater risk of developing gum disease compared to those who exercise regularly, a study has found. Researchers at the Hannover Medical School looked at 72 healthy men who did not partake in sporting activity and had a predominantly sitting working position. The results showed that older age (45-64) and low…
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The recent study, by the University of Copenhagen and published in Clinical Oral Investigations, shows that diabetics could be more susceptible to oral health issues such as caries. The results may influence the way diabetics are provided with oral healthcare information in the future. Assistant professor and authorised coach Ayse Basak Cinar from the Department of…
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Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has announced the promotion of associate professor/senior lecturer Ewen McColl to the position of director of clinical dentistry at Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry. Ewen takes up his appointment at a very exciting time for the School, with the setting up of Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise,…
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Since 2006 NHS dentists have been paid according to how many UDAs they undertake, the UDA rate was designed to reflect the activity of each practice during a given period. However, dentists are successfully challenging the rate of UDA offered to them, NASDAL report, giving the example of Liverpool Primary Care Trust (PCT). Liverpool PCT sent…
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Valentine’s Day may prompt someone with amorous feelings for a dental professional to take things a stage further, perhaps sending a gift, contacting them via Facebook or Twitter, or making a tentative advance during an appointment. The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has issued the following tips to help dental professionals avoid unwanted attention this Valentine’s…
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