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MP voices dentists’ concerns
Sir Paul Beresford MP for Mole Valley successfully secured an adjournment debate on Wednesday 23 May 2007 in the House…
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Oasis Healthcare takeover
A number of organisations have confirmed that the dental corporate group Oasis Healthcare has been offered a takeover bid worth…
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Supplier’s response to single-use endo tools
Following on from recent comments by the Chief Dental Officer, Dr Barry Cockcroft, that ‘root canal instruments should not be…
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Behavioural change management in periodontal care
Behavioural change has to occur in two arenas for it to work. The first is in the minds of the…
Dentistry
UDA’s – How low will you go?
The value of a UDA varies significantly from dentist to dentist and although the BDA league table of average UDA…
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Zafar voted as new AOG president
The Anglo-Asian Odontological Group (AOG) recently voted in Dr Nadeem Zafar as their new President for 2007-2008. Dr Zafar said,…
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Kevin Lewis replies to letter
Peter Clark writes to Kevin Lewis about practice expenses and how the contracts may not weigh up. Dear Kevin, Methinks…
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Cool, calm and collected
A large part of preparing for your finals is dealing with patients – after all, in just a few months…
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Armed forces dentistry on the march
Access to dentistry for members of the armed forces is improving, government figures suggest. The number of uniformed dentists employed…
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Creating mental focus
In my empirical opinion, one of the most important components of creating great endodontic results is applying an unconditional mental…
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Investment risk: like the toss of a coin
Investment risk can be hard to define. For most people risk is the possibility that they will lose money on…
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Dentists need to ‘connect locally’
Dentists were urged to become involved in local development plans and influence the local commissioning agenda at this year’s British…
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CV embellisher banned for a year
A dentist who lied about his clinical experience on his CV has been banned from practising for a year. Vishwadev…
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Video Interview: George Manolescue
While at the BDA Conference on Friday last week, George Manolescue (Managing Director of Dental Business Solutions) takes a few…
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Warning over shared toothbrushes
The majority of Britons would be happy to let someone else use their toothbrush, according to a recent UK survey.…
Dentistry
China’s toothpaste controversy
China is investigating claims that toothpaste contaminated with a potentially lethal chemical has been exported to Central America. The Dominican…
Dentistry
Carlisle crisis is over
New figures have revealed that Carlisle’s 23,000-strong waiting list for an NHS dental place has finally been cleared. Since the…
Dentistry
Chocolate alternative to fluoride?
An extract of cocoa powder that occurs naturally in chocolates and teas might be an effective natural alternative to fluoride…
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New BDA President
Dr Josef Rich OBE will be installed as the 120th President of the British Dental Association (BDA) today. The installation…
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