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September is Colgate Oral Health Month
This September the British Dental Association and Colgate are partnering to raise awareness of the importance of family oral health.…
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Child protection website gets makeover
The programme is supported by COPDEND (The Committee of Postgraduate Dental Deans and Directors). In the seven years since the…
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Direct access events hailed a success
Following the General Dental Council’s decision to remove the barrier to direct Aaccess, according to Kevin O’Brien, Chair of the…
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Getting to know Sheila
Business of Dentistry Events have lined up another fantastic event, with Sheila Scott and Michael Bentley set to take to…
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Get media savvy
After the recent success of their inaugural social media event entitled ‘The Ultimate Social Media Workshop’, Business of Dentistry Events…
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Workshop Tour 2013
Every year, dental practices up and down the country eagerly await the announcement of who’ll be topping the bill on…
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Earnings figures show dentists’ pockets hit
Figures published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) underline the scale of the continuing financial challenge…
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GA clinic treats first dental phobic patient
Like one in four people in the UK, 66-year-old David Slack from Huddersfield suffers from odontophobia; a fear of the…
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BBC studios to be a dental school
The partners behind the first integrated, stand-alone dental hospital and dental school to be built in the UK for almost…
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Give free oral cancer checks
The Mouth Cancer Foundation is urging dental practices across the UK to sign up to give members of the public…
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Jargon-free contract update welcomed
The Department of Health has issued an online publication: Dental Contract Reform Programme Early Findings: Opportunity to give feedback. It…
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Website clarifies grey area of whitening
Under the guidance of the Tooth Whitening Information Group, a new website – www.safetoothwhitening.org – aims to educate and inform…
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Unleash potential through direct access
Direct access was introduced from 1 May 2013 for GDC registered dental hygienists and therapists. Patients can now visit dental…
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Wesleyan acquires Practice Plan
Practice Plan, the leading provider of practice-branded dental membership plans, has today been acquired by Wesleyan Assurance Society. This will…
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Ban lifted on HIV-positive dentists
The ban on HIV-positive dentists practising dentistry is to be lifted from April 2014, the government announced today (Thursday).…
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Doing it the right way
On Saturday 28 September, Dental Maintenance Plan (DMP) and Dentabyte Ltd will be co-hosting an event, featuring celebrated guest speakers…
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Prepare to be gobsmacked
Yorkshire-based theatre company Amerrycan Productions introduces Gobsmell; a quirky, screwball comedy musical about a failing NHS dental practice, the wily…
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Beware of fake dental devices
The importation and sale of counterfeit medical products is a significant issue for the dental industry and the BDTA urges…
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Employees stick with dental plans
In a recent survey conducted by Dental Plan, 63% of employees without a dental plan saying they would consider one…
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