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We want your thoughts

We are looking for members to join our editorial board who have strong opinions, use the dentistry.co.uk website and are…

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The GMC compared to the GDC

In his excellent contribution to the Dentistry debate on the General Dental Council (GDC), Eddie Crouch bemoaned the breakdown of…

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Your opinions on GDC reform

What sort of profession are we? If you believe the recent advert in the Daily Telegraph, which was placed by…

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African and Caribbean Dental Association

Serendipity is the best word to describe my emotion at hearing about a relatively new dental association that by nature…

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Make sure you’re registered

Dental care professionals (DCPs) must renew their GDC (General Dental Council) registration by the end of this month. With the…

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Why am I doing this again?

First of all, you may remember the Harvard quantitative methods online course I had to do? Well, I passed! Small…

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Summer Transfer Offer – worth exploring

Simon Reynolds, commercial director of Patient Plan Direct, explains: ‘We have teamed up with Tracy Stuart of NBS Training, one…

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Dentist to undertake gruelling charity challenge

Over the past few years Mark Ray, partner of Ravat & Ray Dental Care, has undertaken a number of bike…

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Finding the spark to your partnership

In order to provide the best possible orthodontic service to all your patients, it is important that you have the…

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Your opinions on GDC reform

I am sure many of my peers would agree that the current pressures on the junior dentist are substantial. After…

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The Counterfeit and Substandard Instruments and Devices Initiative

The Counterfeit and Substandard Instruments and Devices Initiative (CSIDI), an industry wide activity to: Promote awareness of the dangers of poor…

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Innovation shines through at dentistry symposium

The two-day symposium, held on 3 and 4 July in London, provided dental team members with the opportunity to hear leading speakers…

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Shocking hospital admission statistics

Figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre show that for the year beginning April 2013 more than 25,000…

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Dealing with hyperventilation in practice

Hyperventilation (panic attack) is breathing at an abnormally rapid rate while at rest. When we breathe in, there is only…

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Your opinions on GDC reform

When I first became secretary of Birmingham LDC (local dental committee) in 2005, one of my first responsibilities was to…

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Your opinions on GDC reform

The blame game rarely leads to solutions. The ARF (annual retention fee) hike shows that the GDC (General Dental Council)…

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Thought of the day

Today's dental oxymoron is 'ethics and law'. It was refreshing to hear dentists yesterday talk about ethics in such a…

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Up-to-date with AED regulations?

Being aware of the dangers and knowing how to cope with cardiac arrest could save someone’s life. Subject to common…

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Disappearing online

The ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Curia, 2014) found that search engine operators are data controllers…

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