Dentistry

Dental care professionals’ fees processed

The annual retention fees (ARF) of almost 53,000 dental care professionals (DCP) have now been processed. Over 93% of those…

Dentistry

Tooth enamel holds clues to future aircraft design

A new study has shown that the sophisticated structure of tooth enamel holds clues for aerospace engineers as they build…

Dentistry

Child protection training for dental staff

A new policy on dental neglect in children calls for all dental staff to have regular training in child protection.…

Dentistry

Dentistry to be hit by medical card move

Dentistry

Dental extractions on the rise in Stockport

Department of Health figures released to MP Andrew Stunell show a 60% increase in tooth extractions in Stockport since 2003.…

Dentistry

Dental access concern for disabled patients

Many Northamptonshire dentists cannot treat wheelchair users as their surgeries do not have the right equipment, according to a charity…

Dentistry

Dental technician cancels home raffle

A dental technician who tried an alternative tactic to sell his home and raise money for charity has had to…

Dentistry

Get online and get going with dental CPD

Dentistry

Hands up for mobile dental unit

Three schools in deprived areas of Scotland will benefit from once-a-week visits from a mobile dental unit. The dental unit…

Dentistry

Empty dentists’ chairs in Croydon

The credit crunch is being blamed for almost half the population in Croydon not visiting the dentist in at least…

Dentistry

IDA campaigns to ‘Stop the rot’

Dentistry

Dame digs pioneering dental development

A turf-cutting ceremony was recently held on the site for the new Portsmouth Dental Academy. This development will allow final…

Dentistry

Dental professor awarded Royal Society fellowship

Tom Lehner, professor of Basic and Applied Immunology from the Mucosal Immunology Unit at King’s College London Dental Institute, has…

Dentistry

Dental care professionals: maximise your mouse!

Recording continuing professional development hours is getting easier thanks to a new section on the General Dental Council’s website. GDC…

Dentistry

Mum’s invention battles kids’ bad dental hygiene

A mum-of-two has invented a two-in-one timer that she hopes will improve kids’ oral and hand hygiene. Rachel Stephens, of…

Dentistry

New tooth tech will fill the gap for longer

A dental expert has come up with an idea to extend the life of a tooth filling. The researcher at…

Dentistry

Hotting up

There is no shortage of significant paperwork to read on your summer holidays – if, indeed, you are taking any…

Dentistry

A dangerous spell for dentists

Pity the poor Inland Revenue (IR). The recession has hurt the finances of millions of people and tens of thousands…

Dentistry

Orthodontic pre-alignment before indirect cosmetic dentistry

In its early days, cosmetic dentistry was a dirty, heavy handed affair, but improving technology, refined techniques, public knowledge and…

Dentistry