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Smokers are most likely to kick the habit due to the effect it has on children, according to the results of a new survey. Almost a third (30%) of those surveyed by the British Dental Health Foundation said they would stop smoking due to the effects it has on children. More than one in four…
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Practice-branded dental plan provider, DPAS, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Mouth Cancer Foundation’s brand new life-saving initiative, the Mouth Cancer Screening Accreditation Scheme. Reinforcing the message that awareness and early detection saves lives, the Mouth Cancer Foundation will accredit dental practices that routinely screen for oral cancer using their ‘2 Minutes to…
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Straumann UK like a challenge, so to prove it they have committed themselves to raising a significant amount of money for charity by organising a bike ride from their headquarters in Basel, Switzerland to their UK offices in Crawley, West Sussex – a mere 600 miles in six days! Steve Booth, Managing Director of Straumann…
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The British Dental Health Foundation is leading calls for the health secretary Jeremy Hunt to invest in dentistry to aid in his bid to tackle four of the five big killers in England. The mortality call to action outlines secretary Hunt’s ambition to save 30,000 avoidable deaths from the five major causes – cancer, heart,…
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One of the UK’s largest full service dental dealer is pleased to announce its partnership with Prestige Medical. The Dental Directory is known as a complete one-stop-shop with over 27,000 products that cater to all dental needs. The collaboration with Prestige Medical further enhances its ability to provide one of the most extensive ranges of…
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The group, from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, has worked with local people with Sjögren’s Syndrome (an autoimmune rheumatic disease) to create an oral health advice leaflet that is to be made available via the British Sjögren’s Syndrome Association. The students have worked with the local group of those with the condition…
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The Department of Health (DH) will review whether the much-criticised inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have worked satisfactorily. If they decide that weaknesses remain, dental practices could also be brought under the remit of Monitor, a second big health watchdog. The prospect is likely to fill many dentists with alarm, even though the…
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A spokesperson for the General Dental Council says the regulator is looking forward to ‘the clarity the new NHS Performers List regulations will bring on 1 April 2013’. A single, national list, will now be held of all doctors and dentists working in the NHS and before they are accepted on to that list they…
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Economics expert Matthew Patridge, writing for www.moneyweek.com, promises readers that ‘several long-term trends are in place that should make dentistry attractive to investors’ and discusses the opportunity for global developments in previously untapped China and India, too. Citing new high tech equipment and cosmetic dentistry as two major pulls, he writes: ‘ The tools of…
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Dentists may one day be able to replace missing teeth with ones newly grown from gum cells, say UK scientists. The team from King's College London took cells from adult human gum tissue and combined them with another type of cell from mice to grow a tooth. They say using a readily available source of…
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This full-day course included both lectures and practical sessions with a live demonstration of the techniques on a patient. Each course is limited to a small number of delegates so that everyone can be given individual attention. Questions are encouraged and group discussion welcomed. The morning opened with a discussion of the aetiology of tooth…
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The PPD Style Award is a one-off prize to be presented at the end of this year to the country's best-looking practice. Following the PPD ethos of strong design and immaculate presentation, we're inviting the best-looking practices in the UK to our panel of judges. Entries will be judged on design and style, focussing on…
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From 1 April, the dental charge payable for a band one course of treatment will increase by 50p from £17.50 to £18. The dental charge for a band 2 course of treatment will increase by £1 from £48 to £49, and the charge for a band 3 course of treatment will increase by £5 from…
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The annual benchmarking statistics just issued by the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants & Lawyers (NASDAL) show that dental practices have been contending with a significant increase in costs. In the tax returns of dentists in the year ending March 2012, the total average costs of running a dental practice equated to 67.6% of…
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Dealing with employee absence can sometimes be tricky, especially in a small business environment. This is why it’s important to keep a record of absence so it can be managed appropreately. You may keep a note of your employees’ sickness centrally, in an absence book maybe, or in a diary, and this helps you with…
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Nominations are pouring in for the Dentistry Top 50 2013. Now in its eigth year, the readers of Dentistry and visitors to dentistry.co.uk are voting for the people in the UK dental profession who they feel are the most influential. This year is slightly different, instead of selecting 10 people you are invited to pick…
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Recently, there have been some GDC announcements about security concerns with eGDC and third-party websites. I'd like to make it clear that Dental CPD Pro encrypts and protects all of your data using the most up-to-date methods available. The encryption means that only you can access the information that you add to the system.…
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An online tax guide designed specially for dentists has been launched. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has produced the Tax for Dentists guide, which includes: • An overview of tax, National Insurance contributions and VAT • Help for the newly qualified • Information on employing staff • Guidance on keeping business records • Business expenses…
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The BDA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Awards has long been known for showcasing work from some of the UK’s most promising young clinicians and is now entering its 36th year. Last year’s awards were a phenomenal success and displayed a remarkably high standard of work from those who entered. With the quality of work constantly improving, this…
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