Dentistry

The NHS contract: talking points, part 2

Here, Kevin Lewis offers his view We may not yet have entered the new world, but dentists in England and,…

Dentistry

Dentists slam direct access decision

A meeting of the British Dental Association’s (BDA’s) General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) on Friday 10 May voted unanimously in…

Dentistry

How well are you running your business?

Dental practices often have little knowledge of their competitors internal working arrangements or profitability; however, it’s only by knowing how…

Dentistry

Henry Schein Angels ‘MoonWalk’ for charity

Henry’s Angels, a group of volunteers from Henry Schein UK, supported the MoonWalk London this weekend (Saturday 11 May). The…

Dentistry

Predictive high tech to revolutionise healthcare

Personalised computer models predicting how diseases will affect individual patients according to their lifestyle, medical condition and physical make-up could…

Dentistry

The NHS contract: talking points, part 1

We have heard many times from health minister Earl Howe and from the department of health that the new contract…

Dentistry

Good news travels fast

The process we call PR is happening all around us, all the time. Any and all communication results in others…

Dentistry

Miles more Smiles

Dr Kim Taylor, who recently won a prestigious MyFaceMyBody award, will be joining Private Dentistry’s Best Dental Practice UK 2012,…

Dentistry

The Laboratory Awards 2013

In March, Laboratory magazine revealed its new image for 2013 – a glossy, modern and brighter look for the UK’s…

Dentistry

Is the future over before it has begun?

Earlier this year, Chancellor George Osbourne reiterated the government's intention to implement a new type of employment contract by 1…

Dentistry

Dentists told to ‘go compare’

The government is to urge all dentists to join a 'comparison website' – amid concerns they are falling behind doctors…

Dentistry

Dental caries ‘a national disgrace’

Dentist Barry McGonigle, the new BDA president, described the continuing problem of preventable disease ‘as a national disgrace’ as he…

Dentistry

A new hole or a deeper hole?

When we amble around the corridors of any dental exhibition, or sit in a conference auditorium or seminar room for…

Dentistry

Dental date move

The start date for Dental Foundation and Dental Core Training will be moving to early September to improve supervision of…

Dentistry

Dental practice design: Get Inn!

The project Dental INN has been designed by the architect Peter Stasek as a dental facility in form of a therapy-lounge…

Dentistry

Gum disease awareness campaign launches

New research in the field of periodontology suggests that there are links between healthy gums and general wellbeing, including systemic…

Dentistry

Experts warn over needlestick risk

The new EU Directive on needlestick safety that aims to crack down on the one million needlestick injuries each year…

Dentistry

NHS contract awaits start date

The department of health (DH) was asked for progress on the shake-up, as it prepared to launch the second wave…

Dentistry

Barriers to direct access come down

At a meeting on 28 March 2013 the General Dental Council (GDC) voted to remove its barrier to direct access…

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