Dentistry

Dentistry gets ‘personal’ in new report

Following the government’s decision to roll out Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), Denplan has sponsored a report undertaken by 2020 Health…

Dentistry

Dentists get lessons in child protection

A child protection course highly regarded by paediatricians and A&E doctors is to be offered to specialist paediatric dentists in…

Dentistry

Relaunch of voco.com

Voco has an online presence that’s now suitable for all devices. From now the company homepage voco.com will be online with a…

Dentistry

Oral health team enlightens ortho practices

During orthodontic treatment – whether with fixed appliances or aligners – patients are at heightened risk of dental caries and…

Dentistry

Celebrate your therapists or hygienist

Isn’t it time you recognised your hygienist or therapist for their outstanding effort and commitment? All you need to do…

Dentistry

Outsourcing: a solution for NHS dentistry?

Those of you with shares in G4S or Serco will have noticed a rather alarming drop in their value last…

Dentistry

News analysis: Winners and losers of FT

Last year, 35 newly qualified dentists from UK universities failed to win a place on dental Foundation Training (formerly known…

Dentistry

NHS contract ‘must make business sense’

Speaking at a Westminster reception, health minister Lord Howe said the shake-up would only go ahead once it made 'business'…

Dentistry

Higher cancer risk for single male smokers

New research published in The Lancet has found that men who smoke and are not married or living with a…

Dentistry

Government fail to improve UK health

This comes after today’s announcement from the Department of Health that standardised plain packaging of tobacco will be put on…

Dentistry

Pupils get to grips with oral health

Year four pupils from Glen Park Primary School and Year three pupils at Boringdon Primary School in Plymouth have got…

Dentistry

Keep calm and gain your CPD

Almost 40,000 dental care professionals (DCPs) come to the end of their first five year cycle of continuing professional development…

Dentistry

Drumming up money for charity

A team of 35 drummers are continuing with their world record attempt for the ‘longest marathon drumming by a team’…

Dentistry

Dbg membership

A good membership organisation will be able to give dental professionals both immediate and ongoing benefits.  They should be able…

Dentistry

New CPD offering from Wrigley

A timely launch for those 40,000 or so dental care professionals still yet to achieve their minimum requirement of compulsory…

Dentistry

Fixed-teeth-in-a-day

United Smile Centres are completely dedicated to providing an outstanding referral service for all full-arch rehabilitation cases. Using its exciting…

Dentistry

Put a smile on someone’s face

The National Smile Transformation competition, offering the chance for one person to undergo a complete smile makeover free of charge,…

Dentistry

News analyisis: GDC – could do better

Every year the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) publishes a report on the performance reviews it…

Dentistry

Cosmetic dentistry review welcomed

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) has welcomed the possibility of a review of cosmetic dentistry. Sir Bruce Keogh’s…

Dentistry