Dentistry

Early findings from the dental contract reform engagement exercise

The Department of Health conducted a dental contract reform engagement exercise this summer to test elements of a registration and capitation model…

Dentistry

Dentistry Scotland Awards – the winners and the highly commended

Find out who were the winners and the highly commended at the Dentistry Scotland Awards. Glasgow was the host to the…

Dentistry

Could your practice go paperless?

Software of Excellence highlights the benefits to your practice when going paperless. Opting to go paperless is a common aspiration…

Dentistry

Practice opening hours over the Christmas holiday

Over a month ago the area team (AT) of NHS England wrote to dental practices about maintaining services over the…

Dentistry

Bringing clean art to London’s Southbank Centre

Today Philips Sonicare unveils a world first at London’s Southbank Centre; a reverse graffiti artwork created solely using Philips Sonicare…

Dentistry

How to prevent tooth damage over the festive period

Even we health professionals enjoy a little extra food and drink over the festive period, but we would be remiss…

Dentistry

Dentists missing out on IT

Dentists have missed out on ambitious plans to make using the rest of the NHS as simple as online banking…

Dentistry

Smile design and the pink hybrid restoration: the prosthetic solution for ridge deficiency

Christian Coachman, Marcelo A Calamita and Eric Van Dooren present a realistic and practical treatment plan. Part one: background, case…

Dentistry

Dealing with online comments

 John Makin explains how you can handle negative online comments. An increasing number of patients are turning to websites such…

Dentistry

The search for a new dental contract

Michael Watson explains how the current dental contract could be made to work, and why it currently isn’t. Long before Harry…

Dentistry

The NHS evolution and your options

Nigel Jones discusses NHS dentistry, its evolution and what it could mean for NHS practitioners and their options for the…

Dentistry

Scottish dental company ‘proud’ to win eco award

The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) has been awarded the prestigious Carbon Trust Standard for its success…

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Dentists face critical NHS pension decision

Thousands of dentists who qualified before 2008 have just a few months to decide which NHS pension scheme will be…

Dentistry

The buck stops there

Kevin Lewis looks at the current scapegoats in dentistry and how the news broke about the dentist who allegedly breached…

Dentistry

GDC reminds registrants about counterfeit dental equipment

The General Dental Council (GDC) is reminding all its registrants of the need to ensure they follow the appropriate procedures…

Dentistry

Dental organisations say access to water fluoridation is a postcode lottery

The British Dental Association (BDA) has echoed concerns expressed by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) that limited access to water…

Dentistry

BSPD speaks out against ‘regressive’ fluoridation tactics

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has announced its support for fluoridation of water as a public health measure…

Dentistry

Diabetes – Michael Watson’s perspective as a patient

Last Monday I spent an away day at a football stadium to educate myself in managing my type two diabetes. Organised…

Dentistry

One-to-one training

Luke Barnett discusses the benefits of one-to-one training. How do most people learn new skills in the most effective manner?…

Dentistry