Dentistry

Minister lines up bespoke contract for NHS dentists

On 2 July Health Minister Michael McGimpsey revealed that negotiations had already started between the Department of Health and the…

Dentistry

New Dean for dental school at Queen’s

Paddy Johnston, a professor of oncology who is currently director of the world-renowned Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology…

Dentistry

Clawback amnesty proposal is refused

The British Dental Association has expressed its disappointment that the Department of Health will not consider waiving financial clawback for…

Dentistry

Colgate Oral Health Month

September is Colgate Oral Health Month, with the overall theme for 2007 being ‘Fighting together for better oral health’. Now…

Dentistry

Theme for CDS meeting revealed

Special Care Dentistry – from cradle to grave, is the theme of this year’s BDA Community Dental Services Group Annual,…

Dentistry

GDC responds over ORE transition

The General Dental Council has responded to comments raised by the Resident Dentists Group regarding changes to the International Qualifying…

Dentistry

Strategies for growing your cosmetic practice

Cosmetic dentistry has increased in popularity during the last few years. The development of new materials, products and technologies has…

Dentistry

Covering all bases

Far from providing limited career opportunities, dentistry has a wealth of different job avenues that recent graduates can explore. Of…

Dentistry

The heavy-body wash technique for impression taking

Implantology is now an established discipline in dentistry. It is beyond the experimental stage so that risks can now be…

Dentistry

Belfast homeless present oral health challenge

An assessment of the oral health needs of the single homeless population of north and west Belfast has identified significant…

Dentistry

High calibre candidates seek education elsewhere

According to a report issued this summer by the Higher Education Authority, every year Irish students travel to the United…

Dentistry

Cockcroft pleads for time

Chief Dental Officer for England Barry Cockcroft has given the new NHS contract the thumbs-up despite having lost 500 dentists…

Dentistry

BDA in amnesty call

The British Dental Association has called for an amnesty on financial clawback against dentists who completed a significant amount –…

Dentistry

Kevin Lewis column

Kevin Lewis reflects on the recent ministerial changes at the Department of Health.   Keen and eager   So now…

Dentistry

John Chope column

John Chope turns to etymology to explain how to avoid the clutches of the GDC professional conduct procedures. Are you…

Dentistry

NHS dental budgets face ‘further squeeze’

New figures have provided further evidence of the problems facing the government’s new contract, according to the British Dental Association.…

Dentistry

Career opportunities for the dental nurse

The good news is that there are plenty of career opportunities for dental nurses. In my experience, dental nurses have…

Dentistry

Stop telling your children to brush their teeth!

‘Have you brushed your teeth, Billy?’ comes the irritated parental voice. A kind of pregnant silence follows. The question comes…

Dentistry

Oral infection and premature babies

Premature infant births are on the increase. In an editorial published in the British Medical Journal (21 April 2006), Professor…

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