Dentistry

Dentists warn Dáil Committee of Medical Card patients’ suffering

Dentistry

Dental laser company cuts staff

A dental laser company has announced it is cutting staff and will be implementing cost-cutting measures in an effort to…

Dentistry

Botox approved for the prevention of chronic migraine

Botox has been approved as a preventive treatment for chronic migraine by the UK drugs regulator. It follows a trial…

Dentistry

HSE fails to quash dentists’ injunction

Dentistry

Renowned dentists teach ‘Records for Excellence’

Leading US clinical speakers David Newkirk and William Bo Bruce are in the UK in November at the invitation of…

Dentistry

Free dental products for people giving up smoking

Dentists in Kent are offering free dental products to patients who complete the NHS stop smoking course. NHS Eastern and…

Dentistry

Tooth whitening may improve oral health of elderly

A tooth-bleaching agent may improve the oral health of elderly and special needs patients. That’s according to US dentists who…

Dentistry

Winston Churchill’s false teeth up for auction

A set of dentures, belonging to Winston Churchill, have gone on sale – and are expected to fetch £5,000. The…

Dentistry

Funding suspension must be reversed, says BDA Northern Ireland

Dentistry

Spotlight on the International Symposium on Dental Hygiene

Delegates at this month’s International Symposium on Dental Hygiene were encouraged to rethink the systemic link between periodontal diseases and…

Dentistry

Essential CPD all in one day

CPD Essentials is a seminar that promises to deliver the GDC’s annual requirement of verifiable CPD in the five core…

Dentistry

Dentists in giant burgers alert

Dentists in Taiwan have warned fast food chains to drop over-sized hamburgers from their menus because so many people are…

Dentistry

Tory MP dentist to chair government dentistry group

Sir Paul Beresford MP has been elected as the new chair of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for dentistry. The…

Dentistry

The Colgate essentials for Oral Health Month

September sees the launch of the 2010 Colgate Oral Health Month and this year the theme is ‘Discover three essentials…

Dentistry

New gadget to relax anxious dental patients

A new device to ease patient anxiety in the dentist’s chair has been introduced to UK dental practices. US neuroscientists…

Dentistry

Applications invited for Specialist Certificate in Health Promotion (Oral Health) course

Dentistry

Celebrity dentist’s head shave gets him in the record books

A celebrity cosmetic dentist has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records for most ‘money raised for a…

Dentistry

GDC has rethink on direct access to hygiene treatments

The General Dental Council (GDC) is considering the viability of restrictions that force patients to see a dentist before getting…

Dentistry

Dental healthcare is child’s play

A project to promote children’s oral health care through play has been expanded by the charity Action for Sick Children.…

Dentistry