Dentistry

NHS Modernisation Bill: patient records to be centralised across health and care services

A single patient record will avoid people having to repeat dental and medical information to different NHS providers under the…

Dentistry

Why antibiotics often fail in peri-implantitis treatment

Researchers have identified a specific immune mechanism that could help explain why peri-implantitis treatment with antibiotics often fails, pointing to…

Dentistry

Dentist suspended for self-prescribing drugs using patients’ names

A dentist has been handed a 12-month suspension by the General Dental Council (GDC) after a criminal conviction for fraud…

Dentistry

Burnout, balance and building a brand: lessons from the Singing Dentist 

We hear from dentist, creator and social media personality Milad Shadrooh – better known to millions online as The Singing…

Business

Dentistry’s Next Top Digital Dentist: training and support 

Sheena Tanna, Dentistry’s Next Top Digital Dentist winner, shares the training that she’s undertaken as part of the journey and how it has helped the…

AI & technology

A dental workforce warning from South Africa

A regulatory body sitting on a bottleneck. A workforce that trains, qualifies, then finds the door to progression closed. A…

Dentistry

The double life of a dentist and TV presenter

Trishala Lakhani’s BBC documentary on ‘Turkey Teeth’ was the most watched by 16-25-year-olds in 2022 – she explains how she…

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Beyond indemnity – how Dental Protection goes further to protect members

Archana Naik, dentolegal consultant at Dental Protection, explains how her indemnity provider helped her navigate a patient complaint when she…

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CQC framework dubbed ‘likely to fail’ by internal audit

Due to ‘fundamental weaknesses’ in its governance, risk management and control framework, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) internal auditors concluded…

Dentistry

The enhanced Voyager III Plus – a 30-year favourite just got better

Belmont has unveiled its upgraded Voyager III Plus ambidextrous treatment centre, featuring enhancements that further boost practitioner efficiency and elevate…

Dentistry

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New research shows over half of young children admit to fibbing about brushing their teeth

More than half of young children in the UK admit to fibbing to parents about brushing their teeth, according to…

Dentistry

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Dentist and rugby player Liz Crake aids England’s Six Nations triumph

Dentist and professional rugby player Liz Crake helped England to another Grand Slam title with victory over France on Sunday.…

Dentistry

What would dentistry look like under a Reform Party government?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged a reform of the dental contract when coming to power but with bruising local election…

Dentistry

Local dental hero selected for Team GB Lionesses at ball hockey world championship

Paige Brooks from Sunderland has been selected to represent Team GB Lionesses at the Legends Ball Hockey World Championships 2026,…

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Is this medieval skeleton’s golden bridge history’s first set of grillz?

A gold ligature found on the teeth of a Scottish man who lived in roughly the 16th century has been…

Dentistry

Seeing through the dentist’s eyes: teaching and treating in Liberia

Admetec shares the story of James Hunter, who provides essential treatment for patients with severe dental disease and trauma in…

Dentistry

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Change a life at the checkout: Savers supports Operation Smile UK

This May and June, Savers is supporting cleft condition charity Operation Smile UK to change a life in seconds –…

Dentistry

UDAs up by 48% on Isle of Wight as new dental reforms announced

New measures have been finalised to increase appointment availability, expand urgent care access and strengthen long-term dental services across the…

Dentistry

Neanderthal tooth shows signs of invasive dentistry 59,000 years ago

Long before dental chairs, waiting rooms or local anaesthetic, a Neanderthal in Siberia was sitting very still while someone drilled…

Dentistry