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Avoid the penalty of poor recruitment paperwork
Practice owners who are not on top of their recruitment documentation are in danger of paying thousands of pounds in…
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Dental commissioning statistics update
The latest statistics on dental commissioning were released today by the Department of Health. All 151 Commissioners (PCTs and Care…
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Women are smiles better in battle of the sexes
Women are better than men when it comes to taking care of their teeth. That’s according new research published in…
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Smiling can make you healthy
The nation has been fixated with the royal wedding because it gave them something to feel happy about. Now that…
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TV host Holly has the Smile Factor
TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been named the British celebrity with the most welcoming smile. The survey, carried out as…
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Defunct dental programme ‘key to access hike’
The Department of Health (DH) is applauding the success of the now defunct Dental Access Programme (DAP) which it says…
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All change for Lansley’s dental address
Secretary of state for health, Andrew Lansley, will now address the 2011 British Dental Conference and Exhibition on Friday 20…
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‘Back to practice’ course proposed
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The corrosion of erosion
Oral-B’s new all-in-one Pro-Expert toothpaste – with its unique combination of polyphosphate and stabilised stannous fluoride – may help reduce…
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‘Centre of excellence’ status for dental institute
King’s College London Dental Institute has been recognised as the UK’s first Healthcare Centre of Excellence. The award was granted…
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Focus: Legionella management in dental practices
In 1985, 175 people were admitted to Stafford Hospital with symptoms similar to that of a severe chest infection. Of…
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How to avoid breaking braces on crusty bread
Risotto xoxo, all-day breakfast frittata and slip down slurp down pasta – these are just three of the recipes featured…
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Tough times, great smiles…
For many years, British dentists have been trained in well-founded and so-called ‘evidence’ based dentistry, in which research has been…
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NHS dentistry ‘improved at expense of quality’
New findings in a dental survey show that access to NHS dentistry has improved at the expense of quality. More than…
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Alison Lockyer quits GDC with ‘concerns’
Alison Lockyer has resigned as chair of the General Dental Council (GDC) and as a member of the Council amid…
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Synapse-free dentistry
Once upon a time, long before evidence-based dentistry, there was synapse-based dentistry. Some of you may remember it. A few…
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Community dentist assumes presidency of BDA
Dr Janet Clarke, clinical director of Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust Community Dental Service (CDS) and Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Birmingham…
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Clinical periodontology research grant up for grabs
The Alpha Omega Charitable Trust has created a memorial prize in honour of the late Dr John Zamet, the founding…
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Secondhand dental equipment for practice profit
Few principals would argue with the premise that increasing levels of business bureaucracy, as well as ever more stringent clinical…
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