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

Nasal spray could ease dental fears

An experimental nasal spray can provide maxillary dental anesthesia equivalent to a lidocaine injection, new studies show. The phase 2…

Dentistry

New chief executive for MHRA

The Department of Health has today announced the appointment of Dr Ian Hudson as chief executive of the Medicines and…

Dentistry

Pointing to success

As ‘Talking Points’ in dentistry celebrated its 28th year of excellence in learning, the popular lecture series attracted over 3000…

Dentistry

Enter Dental Showcase prize draw

The UK’s biggest dental exhibition has announced an exciting prize draw for those who register for BDTA Dental Showcase 2013…

Dentistry

The appliance of science

After many years of being on the sticky end of some bad press, chewing gum may just have come of…

Dentistry

Dentist defrauded NHS of £99k

A dentist has been struck off by the General Dental Council (GDC) following a public hearing into claims of dishonest…

Dentistry

Oral-B sponsoring Dental Showcase

Oral-B is the gold sponsor of the 2013 BDTA Dental Showcase. Jane Kidson of Oral-B professional business said: ‘We’re extremely…

Dentistry

Website launched for Dental Showcase

The BDTA Dental Showcase is an opportunity to see the very latest technology, gain insight on the latest thinking, purchase…

Dentistry

Diploma of Primary Care Dentistry

The Diploma has been approved by the Dental Council and the examination has been developed in collaboration with the Irish…

Dentistry

Dentistry horizon scanning exercise

In order for the GDC to carry out our role safely and effectively, it’s important twe don’t just look at…

Dentistry

Drink milk after breakfast to halt plaque

A new study has found that drinking a glass of milk after breakfast significantly reduces the build-up of plaque. Results…

Dentistry

Dentistry needs ‘cultural change’

Patients are becoming increasingly selective and a sea change in attitude means the under 30s are much more like to…

Dentistry

Poor oral health harming UK economy

Over 415,000 employees took time off work last year due to dental problems, meaning an estimated £36.6 million was lost…

Dentistry

Method in NHS charges?

George Osborne’s spending review for 2015/16 was the major political story of the week. NHS funding continues to be ring-fenced,…

Dentistry

Win with BDTA Dental Showcase

Members of the dental team who register for British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) Dental Showcase 2013 before the end of…

Dentistry

Bupa Dental Plan access for SMEs

Previously only accessible to larger businesses and individual policies, the plan will now cover routine dental care carried out at…

Dentistry

Record highs for dental schools staffing

Figures published today by the Dental Schools Council show a promising increase in overall staffing numbers to the highest recorded…

Dentistry

Time-saving digital prosthetics

New technology from Dentsply Implants provides implant-supported CAD/CAM bars for partial or complete, fixed or removable prostheses. The state-of-the-art suprastructures…

Dentistry