Dentistry

Sarah Wollaston criticises GDC’s defence of higher fees

Sarah Wollaston, who led an inquiry into the under-fire General Dental Council (GDC), has criticised its defence of much-higher fees. And…

Dentistry

Practice Plan and the Dentistry Show join forces

Practice Plan and the Dentistry Show are once again teaming up to bring The Business Skills Workshop Theatre back to…

Dentistry

Department of Health names prototype practices for NHS contract

The Department of Health has announced 62 pilot practices will become prototype practices for the NHS contract in England. These prototypes contain…

Dentistry

Private dental practice profits creep ahead of NHS

Private dental practice profits have crept ahead of NHS net profits for the first time in almost a decade. These…

Dentistry

Free patient information leaflets

The Association of Dental Implantology (ADI), the registered charity dedicated to educating the industry and patients about dental implants and…

Dentistry

Customer service over the phone what people want, research shows

Customer service quality in the UK is being undermined by an over-reliance on websites and emails. New research by Alldaypa questioned…

Dentistry

Tailor-made support

Practice consultant Louise Bone talks to Dentistry about her role in looking after DPAS Dental Plans’ clients across Scotland. Since…

Dentistry

Michael Watson reports on the new chair of the GDPC

Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen will be the 17th chairman of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) that I have known in the 30…

Dentistry

Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen elected new chair of the GDPC

Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen has been elected as the new chair of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC). The committee claims to represent…

Dentistry

Budget 2015 – good and bad news for dentists

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered the last budget of this parliament recently. Tax cuts Big tax cuts…

Dentistry

New partnership approach may hold key to easing admin burden

Over half of dentists (53%) consider a John Lewis-type of partnership an interesting alternative to principal or corporate dental practices.…

Dentistry

What if…

Nigel Jones contemplates the forthcoming general election, and considers the ‘what if’ scenarios for the dental industry. It’s going to…

Dentistry

Children embarrassed to smile because of their teeth

More than a third (35%) of children say they are embarrassed about their smile according to a new survey. The…

Dentistry

New programme offers increased opportunities to develop clinical academic careers

A brand new Integrated Clinical Academic (ICA) programme for non-medical healthcare professionals has launched recently. The programme, which is funded by Health Education…

Dentistry

The flat earth society

Kevin Lewis reviews the GDC’s appearance before the health select committee. The appearance of Evlynne Gilvarry and Bill Moyes, the…

Dentistry

Michael Watson reviews the dental contract rise of 1.34%

Last week, whilst the profession and the dental press were busy listening to and digesting the General Dental Council’s appearance…

Dentistry

Desmond D’Mello case: patients tested positive for hepatitis C

Five people treated by Dr Desmond D’Mello have been tested positive for hepatitis C. Hygiene concerns came to light when…

Dentistry

Plan for success with CAD/CAM technology

The open-interface-based CAD/CAM solutions introduce quality, cost-efficiency and precision to the daily workflow at dental clinics. Dan Burborough, marketing executive for…

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BDIA has launched its Dental Industry Manifesto

The BDIA has released its Dental Industry Manifesto, which sets out five key priorities for action for the next Government. The…

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