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Toothbrushes get soft with new Hydrosonic
A sonic toothbrush that breaks the mould in toothbrush development was launched at Showcase yesterday (Thursday). Curaprox announced the UK…
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Mouth Cancer Action Month an opportunity
The Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign, dedicated to raising awareness of the killer disease, takes place throughout November. Run…
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Team is BDA GPS Practice of the Year
Osborne Dental has been named the BDA Good Practice Scheme Practice of the Year for 2011. The team from Jesmond,…
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The GDC committee’s sanctions not punitive?
…Could have fooled me! I have just seen a case arriving at the GDC against an RDN that carried out…
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Dental schools to get oral health funding
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is to support the Universities of Glasgow and Dundee with £132,000 to strengthen their collaboration…
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Power toothbrush gets The Gadget Show thumbs up
The Oral-B Triumph 5,000 toothbrush was recently ranked the number one power toothbrush by The Gadget Show. The products were…
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‘Phase down’ dental amalgam, says WHO
A World Health Organization (WHO) report suggests there should be a phasing down rather than a phasing out of amalgam.…
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Home whitening remains ‘le treatment du jour’
Philips Discus Dental will be exhibiting at the BSDHT Conference between 18-19 November 2011 in Bournemouth and will be positioned…
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Dentistry LIVE – the must-attend event of 2012
In 2012, Independent Seminars is staging a world-class, 48-session dentistry symposium that�s bigger and better than any other event seen…
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Heads up for a dental competition
Philips has launched a new multi pack format to help dental professionals assess the benefits of each of the brush…
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Free patient leaflets for dental practices
Following feedback from the profession, Oral-B developed a range of educational leaflets. The leaflets are not product-focused and instead explore…
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A passion for dentistry: Mhari Coxon
Dental hygienist Mhari Coxon has just been appointed senior professional relations manager at Philips Oral Healthcare UK. As the highest-ranking…
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Eh? What do you mean I can’t be seen?
With direct access at the forefront of many discussions at the moment, I thought I would take the opportunity to…
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Groupon deals prompt warning to dentists
The prevalence of discount deals – offered by companies such as Groupon and Living Social – has prompted the General…
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£600,000 for research in oral medicine
Dr Stefano Fedele and Professor Stephen Porter of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute have recently been awarded more than £600,000…
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Hypnosis courses for the dental team
The Institute of Hypnotherapy for Medical and Dental Practice (IHMDP) is running courses for dental professionals in dental hypnosis. These…
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Cigarette vending machines now illegal
New legislation is set to reduce under age smoking as the sale of tobacco products from vending machines in England…
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Local newspaper toasts NHS dentistry heroes
NHS dental teams were celebrated recently at an awards night organsied by a alocal newspaper. The Portsmouth News threw a…
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NHS cancer waiting times show improvement
Statistics published this month show that cancer waiting times have improved over the past year, despite a general growing pressure…
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