Dentistry

Your opinions on GDC reform

Kevin Lewis and myself shared a platform with David Geddes and John Tiernan in 1989 at a meeting of 600…

Dentistry

CPD Dentistry UK

Join the hundreds of peers gathering for this popular UK CPD event at the ILEC Conference Centre, London. Get 7.5…

Dentistry

Could your patient be the next face of Invisalign?

Invisalign has changed the lives of over two and a half million people, and so it believes these people should…

Dentistry

Protecting your pregnant patients

Pregnant patients are extremely vulnerable, and practitioners must support them in maintaining a good oral care regime.  Many expectant mothers…

Dentistry

Divorcing dentists

Many dental practitioners have a business in partnership with others. This has many advantages such as the sharing of liabilities,…

Dentistry

Evidence-base lacking for tooth brushing

The research, published in the British Dental Journal, highlights how the methods recommended by toothpaste companies differs from that recommended…

Dentistry

Marking a complaint

I have said it before and no doubt I shall say it again. When I am dissatisfied with a restaurant…

Dentistry

Last minute extension to respond to legal challenge

The General Dental Council (GDC) has requested a last minute extension to respond to a legal challenge set by the…

Dentistry

Being active could be bad for your teeth

The study, published recently in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports and carried out by the School of…

Dentistry

Your opinions on GDC reform

Well done to Dentistry for initiating the GDC reform campaign. It has come too late, but better now than never.…

Dentistry

Protecting your patients and staff

Radiation is often a term that comes with many unsavoury and dramatic connotations. From recent 20th century history to popular…

Dentistry

Time is money

What can dentists learn from opticians? Opticians know if there is a correlation between the length of the examination appointment…

Dentistry

Combining dentistry with physiotherapy for successful treatment of TMD

A collaboration between dentist Charles Crawford and physiotherapist Cathleen Lancelott-Redfern enabled boxer James Stanley to return to the ring after…

Dentistry

Attract more patients – Ten top marketing tips

Marketing is a hot topic in the dental industry. Practices are becoming more competitive and, as a result, they are…

Dentistry

Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’roll

Sex The human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the group of viruses that affect the skin and the moist membranes…

Dentistry

New evidence reveals crisis of confidence in GDC

A British Dental Association (BDA) survey has revealed a growing crisis of confidence among dentists in their professional regulator –…

Dentistry

Online shoppers have a sweet tooth

This total is a 28.4% year-on-year growth compared with last year. The internet now makes up 3% of sales in…

Dentistry

Ministry of Defence fit for action

It is not often one gets the chance to work from a blank slate. But A-dec and Wright Cottrell were…

Dentistry

Cutting-edge dental hospital opens in London

The Queen Mary University of London’s (QMUL’s) new dental school, based in the new Royal London Dental Hospital opened its…

Dentistry