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Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) is offering a new course, through The IDH Academy, providing practical training in the use of rotary endodontic files. The course aims to bring IDH dentists up to speed on the new endodontic file system, which will allow for cutting-edge root treatments with improved accuracy and speed. The new rotary…
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You’ve got to be in it to win it Best Young Hygienist (under 30) Kate Atkinson – Thompson & Thomas Leanne Barwick – Chelsea Dental Lounge Sanjeet Dhillon – Frays Dental Gemma Langford – 10 Dental Zara McKibben – Appletree Dental Care Eva Tkacova – Senova Dental Studios Best Hygienist Wendy Baker – Dental…
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If you have children and your partner is earning significantly less than you and claiming Child Benefit, it could be tempting to think that as a family you are unaffected by the changes to the benefit system introduced earlier this year. But you could well be affected. Any family that has one earner bringing in…
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Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health have shown for the first time that as gum health improves, progression of atherosclerosis slows to a clinically significant degree. The findings appear online in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Atherosclerosis, or the narrowing of arteries through the build-up of plaque, is a major…
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The General Dental Council (GDC) has updated its Scope of Practice guidance to reflect recent decisions on direct access and the new Standards for the dental team. Scope of Practice was first published in 2009 and sets out the skills and abilities which each registrant group should have on qualification; and further skills which registrants…
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The General Dental Council (GDC) has updated its Scope of Practice guidance to reflect recent decisions on direct access and the new Standards for the dental team. Scope of Practice was first published in 2009 and sets out the skills and abilities which each registrant group should have on qualification; and further skills which registrants…
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At the Business of Dentistry HQ, we tasked ourselves with ensuring the forthcoming Practice Managers' Conference in Edinburgh on 15 November, was full to brimming with exciting and relevant speakers. Not content with just five industry-renowned speakers, we thought we’d throw another two into the melting pot. So welcome to the party Sandeep Senghera, CEO…
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Employers can be held liable for acts of their employees are committed in the course of their employment. Work-related social events such as the Christmas party are found by the Employment Tribunal to be in the course of employment. There is often lots of alcohol at the Christmas Party, employees can quickly let their guard…
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In response to the news that fewer smokers are using the NHS in England to try to quit, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, Dr Nigel Carter OBE, highlighted the importance of smoking cessation services. Dr Carter said: ‘Although the number of people using the NHS in England to stop smoking has fallen,…
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In a survey conducted by OnePoll1, three times as many people said they would support giving the jab to boys than were opposed to it. The poll also showed the public’s lack of knowledge when it comes to the virus, with more than one in five men (21%) under the impression HPV can be transmitted…
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Researchers at the University of Sydney are currently surveying dentists and community pharmacists to gauge their support for introducing the tests in-house. If the response is positive, the researchers hope additional HIV and STI testing outlets will help to increase the rates of early diagnosis. In New South Wales, it is estimated that 20-30% of…
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Jeremy Hunt criticised the inspection regime at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) when it required the 'same people' to check dentists and hospitals. The comment came in the wake of fresh fears about standards at NHS hospitals, after staff at no fewer than 119 of 161 acute Trusts said they feared safety is under…
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That’s according to dental defence organisation, MDDUS. Figures from MDDUS’ Annual Report for 2012 reveal a 53% rise in claims intimated against general dental practitioners over the year compared to 2011, while there is also a 67% increase in the number of GDC cases handled. A small part of the increase in claims can be…
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Presenting a mouth-watering two-day programme of informative lectures, hands-on workshops and live demonstrations, as well as an extensive trade exhibition with over 350 exhibitors, of which 50 will be new for the 2014 Show, the event will cater for the whole profession. And what’s more – it’s completely free of charge! Meet 350+ suppliers World-class…
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The UK’s leading independent oral health charity has announced the launch of the Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign, dedicated to raising awareness of the killer disease. Taking place throughout November, organisers the British Dental Health Foundation is also delighted to announce that the Mouth Cancer Foundation will be supporting this year’s campaign by raising awareness…
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A University of Sheffield research team is to look at whether withdrawing antibiotic cover for dental patients at risk of a serious heart infection is leading to more cases of the life-threatening illness. The research, funded by a grant of nearly £100,000 from the charity Heart Research UK following a donation to the charity of…
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A new study reveals that bacteria in the human mouth – particularly those nestled under the gums – are as powerful as a fingerprint at identifying a person’s ethnicity. Scientists identified a total of almost 400 different species of microbes in the mouths of 100 study participants belonging to four ethnic affiliations: non-Hispanic blacks, whites,…
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Dentsply announce three winners of Cavitron competition at BDTA Dental Showcase The chance to win a Cavitron Jet Plus was the talk of this year’s BDTA Dental Showcase. Dentsply’s stand was inundated with clinicians entering the competition in the hope of bringing one of the industry’s leading ultrasonic scaling units to their practice. All that…
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Many people believe in fate or destiny. Few can offer a reason for doing so without retorting ‘just because I do’. For 42-year-old mother of five, Rachel Parsons from Coventry, the answer is much more sincere. She recalls her mouth cancer story as we look ahead to Mouth Cancer Action Month is November’s issue of…
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