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Rising number of patients seek an NHS dentist
A rising number of adult and child patients see an NHS dentist, but only the north of England shows an…
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Online marketing – the time is now
According to a study published in the British Dental Journal, only 35% of dental practices have a working practice website…
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BDA to explore its options
Mick Armstrong, chair of the British Dental Association’s Principal Executive Committee, said: 'The GDC (General Dental Council) has decided to…
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GDC responds to the BDA’s threat of a judicial review
The British Dental Association (BDA) wrote to the General Dental Council (GDC) on the 24 July 2014, threatening to bring…
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Elleven’s colourful charity run
To date the team at Elleven has raised a total of £3,865. The team included clinicians, nurses and reception staff…
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Improve your chairside manner
The design capabilities of today’s digital software means dentists are now able to meet the functional needs and aesthetic desires…
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Surge in claims against dental professionals
In its annual report for 2013, the Medical Defence Union, the parent company of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), revealed…
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Sugar’s attack on dental health – a worldwide problem
The founder and principal dentist of the Stephen Dental Practice in London, Neil Stephen, recently flew out to St Lucia…
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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…
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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…
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Divorcing dentists
Many dental practitioners have a business in partnership with others. This has many advantages such as the sharing of liabilities,…
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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…
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Marking a complaint
I have said it before and no doubt I shall say it again. When I am dissatisfied with a restaurant…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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