Dentistry

How volunteering for Operation Smile has changed the life of a dentist and her patients

When paediatric dentist Dr Dane Hoang first heard about Operation Smile she had no idea of the profound effect it…

Dentistry

Sponsored

A cautionary tale for keeping dental records

Recording negative actions as well as positive in your dental records is key, says Ian Gordon. All clinicians know the…

Dentistry

The power of communication in dentistry

Seb Evans reports from Practice Plan’s latest Workshop Tour where Barry Oulton discusses the importance of communication and how to…

Dentistry

The Dental Business Futurist – Is it just money down the drain?

Not knowing your return on investment for your marketing campaigns is throwing money down the drain, Chris Barrow says. Yet…

Dentistry

Core Strengths – embracing the good

We should celebrate how far we’ve come in the last year, Catherine Rutland says. At the moment I am frequently…

Dentistry

Dentistry’s 2021 round up

This year was another abnormal 12 months rocked by the pandemic. Here we sum up the year’s biggest headlines in…

Dentistry

Practise makes perfect – The 12 days of Christmas…

Nigel Jones suggests the public is more open to a core NHS service following the COVID pandemic than it was…

Dentistry

Driving home for Christmas – dental nurse surprised with plane ticket to see family

A dental nurse was gifted a surprise plane ticket by her colleagues to visit her family over Christmas. Kitija Jaksta,…

Dentistry

Case study – same-day smile makeover: a digital workflow

Filipe Amante presents a clinical case that follows a full digital workflow to restore a patient’s upper maxillary incisors. Cosmetic…

Dentistry

NHS targets increase to 85% in 2022 – the reaction

This week, chief dental officer Sara Hurley announced that NHS targets will increase to 85% from January.  And from April,…

Dentistry

BDIA Certificate: Introduction to Dentistry – give your non-clinical team the knowledge to help drive results

Darryl Moore explains how the BDIA Certificate: Introduction to Dentistry can help build your non-clinical team’s dental knowledge. Having a…

Dentistry

Sponsored

CDO Sara Hurley releases 2022 update for NHS dentistry

Chief dental officer Sara Hurley has unveiled the latest targets for NHS dental practices in the run up to Christmas. …

Dentistry

Mandatory vaccine for dental staff – for and against

One agrees and the other opposes – we hear from two dental professionals about how they view the Covid-19 vaccine…

Dentistry

Devon ‘worst affected’ by struggle to take on new NHS patients

Dentists in Devon have been forced to stop taking on new NHS patients, according to new findings. In its latest…

Dentistry

Did Covid-19 really lead to DIY dentistry?

DIY dentistry was one of the most significant outcomes of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to a new study…

Dentistry

A special thank you to the dental profession

Ahmad Nounu sends a thank you to the dental profession after the challenging year we’ve all just come through. These…

Dentistry

Recruitment crisis and contract reform – what Professor Bedi can teach us about his time as CDO

Professor Raman Bedi reflects on the crisis in NHS dentistry 20 years ago and his role as the chief dental…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Recovery of NHS…

Dentistry

Stevie Potter – a life in dentistry

We speak to Stevie Potter about her life in dentistry and how she balances that with life as a GB…

Dentistry