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New research – survival and sucess of dental implants
One of the largest long-term clinical studies on the survival and success of dental implants has recently been conducted at…
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Discounts for Denplan members
Denplan has a new initiative to use its consumer-facing brand to help drive patients into member practices – this time…
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Increase your practice income
Working in conjunction with its business partners, BoD will bring you informative presentations and discussions from industry experts such as…
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Confidence to smile
A female patient in her 20s came in for a consultation as she lacked the confidence to smile because she…
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‘Facebook’ cash boost for gum and heart study
Research into the links between oral health and heart health is to get a cash injection thanks to a new…
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Older men to keep an eye on oral health
Results of the study published in the Journal of Periodontology reveal men are more than four times as likely to…
Dentistry
Is your head in it?
The phrase ‘cloud computing’ has become increasingly more commonplace recently, to the point of being ‘trendy’. Tech companies now use…
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Taxman gets ‘personal’ with checks
Practices with spotless record keeping have nothing to fear when the new Single Compliance Process (SCP) is introduced by the…
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Dentist struck off for ‘patient confidentiality’ breaches
The allegations heard by the GDC’s Professional Conduct Committee are in connection with an incident that occurred in September 2011…
Dentistry
A new direction
Philips Sonicare and Philips Zoom are taking the ‘out with the old, in with the new’ saying to the nth…
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Dental technician is BAC(K)D!
Award-winning dental technician, Luke Barnett, has been re-elected to the Board of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry after a…
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Dentists as guinea pigs
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been slated by the House of Commons Health Committee. Committee Chair Stephen Dorrell MP…
Dentistry
GDC recruits Fitness to Practise panel
Advertisements outlining the formal application process will appear in the national and dental trade press in February 2013 to attract…
Dentistry
Diet fizzy drinks linked with depression
That’s according to a new study that also reveals drinking coffee may slightly lower the risk. The finding comes from…
Dentistry
Dentists ‘overlook’ dental erosion
The increasing prevalence of erosive tooth wear across all generations is often overlooked by general practitioners, according to a leading…
Dentistry
Pension clarity for training practices
New pensions guidance has been published by the NHSBSA, the National Health Service Business Services Authority. General confusion and variable…
Dentistry
Implant maintenance course for hygienists
Juliette Reeves, of Perio-Nutrition, is presenting a full-day hands-on masterclass for dental hygienists on Saturday 23 February 2013 at the…
Dentistry
‘Grey area’ of ethics cleaned up
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has produced an online learning module to help dental professionals get to grips with the…
Dentistry
Employment: Three big changes
In order to reduce the number of weak or nuisance claims at Employment Tribunals, the government has decided to introduce…
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