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StartUp Britain is a new scheme to provide support for UK businesses and, even at these early stages, dental practices may find it useful to get involved. Despite the name, the project aims to help new businesses and established companies alike, the moniker is perhaps more of a reflection of Britain’s economic recovery as a…
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The June issue of Dentistry Scotland has gone to press and will be reaching readers next week. Keep an eye out for it because you’ll notice some new features, a few tweaks to the design and a there’s a new editor in town. Everything that’s been added is designed to keep the magazine fresh and…
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Dental professionals from throughout the Midlands can learn from the experts on how to become more commercially focused in the way they develop and run their practices. The advice and business solutions seminar, takes place on 22 June at Birmingham Medical Institute in Edgbaston. It has been devised to help dentists establish their practices as profitable…
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Dentists are urgently calling on the government to clear up the confusion over tooth whitening products. The British Dental Association (BDA) is now seeking an immediate meeting with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to resolve concerns about the position trading standards officers are adopting in relation to tooth whitening products. A current…
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The 60th anniversary of the Eastman School of Nursing (now the Education and Training Assessment Centre for Dental Nurses) was celebrated last month with an ‘open afternoon’ event. Held in the courtyard of UCLHT Eastman Dental Hospital, the occasion paid tribute to a longstanding and influential school that has played a vital role in the…
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Excitement is building as the World Aesthetic Congress (WAC) 10-year anniversary approaches. WAC is being held on Friday 17-Saturday 18 June and features a stunning programme packed full of show-stopping clinical and business sessions and its largest ever trade exhibition. Hundreds have booked their places, but have you secured yours? Independent Seminars is offering all…
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TV character Amy Pond – the well-known side kick of Doctor Who – has revealed her secret for a natural smile and teeth. And it’s easier and simpler than many people think. Her secret? It’s nothing more complicated than simply brushing with a good electric toothbrush. Like many people on TV, Amy, played by Scottish…
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Excitement is building as the World Aesthetic Congress (WAC) 10-year anniversary approaches. WAC is being held on Friday 17-Saturday 18 June and features a stunning programme packed full of show-stopping clinical and business sessions and its largest ever trade exhibition. Hundreds have booked their places, but have you secured yours? Independent Seminars is offering all…
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TV character Amy Pond – the well-known side kick of Doctor Who – has revealed her secret for a natural smile and teeth. And it’s easier and simpler than many people think. Her secret? It’s nothing more complicated than simply brushing with a good electric toothbrush. Like many people on TV, Amy, played by Scottish…
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A dentist has been suspended for 12 months after committing fraud. Ravinder Suryavansi, 52, of Burywoods, Colchester, Essex, has been removed from the dentists’ register by the General Dental Council (GDC). Last year, he admitted 14 counts of false accounting while working at Collingwood Dental Surgery, Witham in Essex, where he was based from 1988 to 2004. He…
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Summertime, and the living is easy! Remember that tune from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess? Now it’s time to get those choppers in good shape. Have you been to your dental practitioner yet this season? How does your smile look? Are you ready for summer? During this season of summer celebrations, keep a serious health issue…
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The June 2011 issue of Private Dentistry is out soon and is full of essential information for the independent dentist. The magnificent Clarendon Dental Spa in Leeds is featured in this month’s How We Did It. Read how Ahmed Al-Ani and Jayendra Patel converted two luxury duplex apartments into an exquisite dental spa. To tie in with…
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UK children are pocketing a whopping £16 million every year thanks to the generosity of the tooth fairy. A new survey by the British Dental Health Foundation has calculated that the tooth fairy is leaving more than £16.5 million each year under the pillows of children in exchange for their milk teeth. The survey has…
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Is my diet affecting my health? Am I drinking too much? Am I active enough? Getting personalised health information, whether to address specific concerns or just see how you are faring, can be tricky. But from today, it will be much easier to check how healthy you are using a free, revamped tool on the…
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A device that emits a blue light is giving patients with oral cancer a chance of survival. Doctors and scientists in Canada began testing the tool last September as part of a five-year study on 400 patients who are suffering from cancer that has afflicted their tongue or other parts of the mouth. The medics…
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Belmore Dental Clinic in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, was established almost eight years ago – and last year achieved outstanding success at the Dentistry Awards, winning the overall Best Team UK. On the night, held at the Athena in Leicester, the clinic’s Rory McEnhill, who qualified in 2001, picked up the award for Best Young Dentist…
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A device that emits a blue light is giving patients with oral cancer a chance of survival. Doctors and scientists in Canada began testing the tool last September as part of a five-year study on 400 patients who are suffering from cancer that has afflicted their tongue or other parts of the mouth. The medics…
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Is my diet affecting my health? Am I drinking too much? Am I active enough? Getting personalised health information, whether to address specific concerns or just see how you are faring, can be tricky. But from today, it will be much easier to check how healthy you are using a free, revamped tool on the…
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UK children are pocketing a whopping £16 million every year thanks to the generosity of the tooth fairy. A new survey by the British Dental Health Foundation has calculated that the tooth fairy is leaving more than £16.5 million each year under the pillows of children in exchange for their milk teeth. The survey has…
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