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Counterfeit dental products on the rise
The claim has come about as a counterfeit product for drilling and cleaning teeth shattered whilst being used on a…
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Private Dentistry Conference 2014
Focusing on ‘current concepts in private dentistry’ lectures will run from 09:30 to 17:30 with registration opening at 08:30. The…
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Recovering money paid to practices must wait whilst data is confirmed
An exercise to recover money allegedly paid to dental practices because of bureaucratic errors by the Scottish Government should be…
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NHS statistics
The latest statistics regarding the number of patients seen by NHS dentists up to quarter 3 (Q3) and the NHS…
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Safeguard half of the population against cancer with vaccination
HPV Action (HPVA) have finalised a petition calling on health secretary Jeremy Hunt MP to introduce the vaccination, a move…
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Motivational health coaching is more effective
The recent study, by the University of Copenhagen and published in Clinical Oral Investigations, shows that diabetics could be more susceptible…
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Success for dentists who challenged UDA allocations
Since 2006 NHS dentists have been paid according to how many UDAs they undertake, the UDA rate was designed to…
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Guard against valentine’s advances
Valentine’s Day may prompt someone with amorous feelings for a dental professional to take things a stage further, perhaps sending…
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Dental industry helps Crisis at Christmas
The charity provides food, shelter, advice and healthcare services and aims to provide companionship and support to tackle loneliness and…
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Pilot extensions
The Department of Health has announced that the 90 dental pilots will be extended until March 2015. It has also…
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Dental pilots extended for a further year
The dental pilots are trialing a new prevention based NHS contract for dentists. Barry Cockroft, chief dental officer at the…
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Dentists complete their CPD cycles
Anyone who failed to pay on time, but still wants to work as a dentist in the UK will now…
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Please be upstanding…
The second annual Dental Hygiene & Therapy awards took place on 24 January and were even bigger and better than…
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Care needed in reducing student numbers
A reduction in the number of places to study dentistry at institutions in England must be managed carefully and its…
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Pendulum swings
It was 55 years ago that I was applying to dental schools for admission. I tell you this not to…
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Will you go that extra s-mile?
‘500 miles for 500 smiles’ passes through 32 different locations from Christina’s first dental practice in Kirriemuir, Scotland, to her…
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Doing anything on 21 Feb?
At 12:30, on 21 February, I guess most of you will be doing something useful, like seeing patients. But having…
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Clearance for HIV positive professionals
Dental Protection have annouced its delight that the Department of Health (DoH) have launched a system of health clearance for…
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Running towards Glasgow 2014
Morag McLarty is hoping to run the 1500m race and is currently less than a second away from reaching the…
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