Dentistry

Treeline Dental Group’s BIG Community Challenge raises £1,000 for Dentaid

Treeline Dental Group has once again demonstrated its commitment to community spirit, teamwork and social responsibility through its BIG Community…

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A-level results day: dental school acceptances hit all-time high

Around 12,550 candidates have been accepted onto dentistry and medicine courses this A-level results day (13 August), a 28% increase…

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What to do if you miss the grades to study dentistry

A-level results day is this week! If you missed the grades to study dentistry at university, Dakshita Goli explains your…

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Studying dentistry abroad: what one UK student’s route says about dental school capacity 

When Eshaa Hafeez narrowly missed her dentistry offer, she began looking at other routes into the profession, eventually choosing to study dentistry…

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James Frith appointed as dental minister: here’s everything you need to know

Three weeks into Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s term, the government has announced that James Frith will take on responsibility for…

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Painless techniques: the promise of comfortable dentistry

Charl du Toit explains why he lets the technology do the talking when it comes to meeting patient expectations for…

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New photoimmunotherapy technique targets periodontitis while preserving good bacteria

A near-infrared photoimmunotherapy technique first developed for cancer treatment has been adapted to selectively target periodontitis without a detrimental impact…

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Is your polar bear personality responsible for your career in dentistry?

This week in dentistry, research found that the ‘polar bear’ personality type is most common in dentistry, more than 500,000…

Dentistry

Are new dental school places a realistic answer to the workforce crisis?

Nigel Jones offers his views on the recent announcement of 50 new dental school places to be divided between the…

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Ageism in dentistry: are we treating elderly patients or our assumptions about them?

‘Given their age’ is an excuse we’ve all heard many times – Sharif Islam debunks some of the ageism that…

Dentistry

How an art project led to the world’s first instant tooth sensitivity gel

Niall Kent explains how an unexpected discovery inspired him to develop a novel tooth sensitivity gel which provides relief on…

Dentistry

Dentist erased after ‘Hollywood smile’ patient harmed

A dentist has been erased after a patient seeking ‘Hollywood smile’ treatment was left with failing crowns and bridges, poorly…

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No health without oral health, the message from Bupa’s Dental Health is Live

What if a dental appointment could tell patients more about their heart, their genes and their future health than their…

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How Budding Black Dentists is widening access to specialist careers

Around 100 aspiring dentists, dental students, early-career clinicians, specialists and educators gathered at the Royal College of Surgeons in July…

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Dental nurse erased for stealing practice funds

A dental nurse has been erased from the General Dental Council (GDC) register after a committee found she stole approximately…

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Could ticketing experts solve ORE booking bottlenecks?

We hear from two online queueing specialists on what the General Dental Council (GDC) can learn from commercial ticketing software…

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Dentists’ taxable income rises across UK, with Scotland nearing £100,000

Self-employed dentists with some NHS or health service work saw taxable income rise significantly across all four UK nations in…

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AI scribes guidance: what it means for dental practices

It has been another busy week across the dental sector. Take a look at our snapshot of this week’s industry…

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Dentistry Top 50 2026 revealed

The wait is over. The Dentistry Top 50 2026 has arrived, celebrating the people whose work, leadership and ideas are…

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