Dentistry

Don’t let election delay improvements for hygienists and therapists

Dental Protection applauds the decision made by the Committee on Human Medicines of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency…

Dentistry

New dental access indicator being rolled out

Implementation of the new dental access indicator is going ahead, following the completion of successful trials with 12 PCTs last…

Dentistry

Don’t give up the day job

No sooner had I talked up the electoral candidacy of the recently qualified Italian hygienist Nicole Minetti, than it all…

Dentistry

Having a midlife crisis?

This is likely to be a time of life that has the greatest expense, high mortgage liabilities, practice loans to…

Dentistry

News review: Dental students voice off

Ministers have recently been advised they should consider an increase in tuition fees for undergraduates taking courses such as law…

Dentistry

Applications invited for HSE Achievement Awards

Dentistry

Where the head rests

Frequently during my career as a dental hygienist I have thought to myself – who designs these chairs? Since this…

Dentistry

The importance of leadership

Last month we explored the notion that dental practice principals must assume a number of different roles, including those of…

Dentistry

Dealing with stress in the 21st century

Ask the average man in the street for his opinion as to whether or not dentists experience stress, and your…

Dentistry

Tackling teenage smoking

The development of adolescents (typically ages 12 to 18 years old) is expected to include predictable physical, social and mental…

Dentistry

The value of common sense

In last month’s Outlook I presented the first five of Lee Cockerill’s strategies from his book, Disney, Creating Magic. The…

Dentistry

Back to school

So why bother taking the quiz? With the loss of the dental benefit scheme in the last Budget and a…

Dentistry

New dimensions

My day begins as soon as I wake up, really. I am definitely a morning person and my brain engages…

Dentistry

‘Dentists increasingly see themselves as a business’

I tend to find myself at my most productive in the first two hours after getting in to work, and…

Dentistry

Recession blamed for upsurge in teeth grinding

A growing number of patients are suffering with bruxism due to stresses brought on by the recession. That’s according to…

Dentistry

Alert over zinc in denture adhesives

A company has taken steps to warn consumers of potential health risks associated with long-term excessive use of denture adhesives…

Dentistry

British Association of Dental Nurses announces ‘sad loss’ of founder

The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) has announced the death of Madeleine (Bunty) Lee, nee Winter, the Association’s founder…

Dentistry

GSK issues denture adhesives zinc warning

Dentistry

Reward points scheme from TePe acts a thank you to dentists

Dental practices have the chance to collect reward points in a new scheme from the UK suppliers of TePe. As…

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