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Government pledges a smokefree future
A plan to halve the number of smokers in England was announced by the secretary of state for health, Andy…
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Dental CPD firm supports global oral health charity
A company providing CPD for dental professionals has teamed up with a dental charity to raise awareness of the problems…
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Changes needed to maintain Ireland’s dental education standards
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Mouth cancer lobby calls for new screening test
Mouth cancer campaigners are calling for the introduction of a new HPV test in Britain which would help diagnose mouth…
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Dentists get wired to Orthodontic Week
March sees the first ever National Orthodontic Week aimed at enlightening patients on the importance of straight teeth. It’s the…
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Stillborn baby’s death linked to mother’s gum disease
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Dentistry courses may face fees hike
Dentistry may be among the university courses facing a fees hike if the government follows new advice. Ministers have been…
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Stand up, speak up, shut up
We all have our own individual learning style and, when I went to work for a defence organisation some years…
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Preventive Practice of the Year 2009 announced
Young’s Dental Practice in Snaith, East Yorkshire, has been announced as the Preventive Practice of the Year 2009. Every year,…
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Dental attendance at an eight-year low
The number of Brits heading to the dentist has fallen markedly in the last year. A new survey suggests that…
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2009 – and all that
2009 was a turbulent year for the financial world on many levels. Economic forecasts, banking regulation and interest rates dominated…
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Gum disease injection underway
A vaccine is being developed that will treat periodontitis – and could be available to dentists if human trials are…
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Dental design experts clean up
A company aiding dental practices in their bid to create space for local decontamination units (LDUs) has cleaned up. Workplace…
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Dental technician launches one-stop denture shop
A dental technician has set up a one-stop-shop for patients in need of dentures. Mark Maley qualified as one of…
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Preventive dentistry cheaper than cure
Belt-tightening Brits who neglect their teeth in the hope of saving money risk a shocking rise in the price of…
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Dental nurse tutor scoops teacher award
Nicky Bartholomew, dental nurse tutor from the School of Professionals Complementary to Dentistry (SPCD), scooped Dental Care Professional Teacher of…
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Putting the ‘t’ in teamwork
Good team building and team planning means involving all team members in decisions wherever possible. This is particularly important because…
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An alternative to fluoride
For decades, oral healthcare has been focused on the effects of fluoride and how it prevents enamel demineralisation caused by…
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Snippets of Steele and toothpaste
I was recently interviewed for a regional television programme. Commenting on activity data, the journalist said: “Surely, the reduction in…
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