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Workforce planning – the issue that won’t go away

Nigel Jones tackles the everlasting question of workforce planning in light of recent developments in the dental sector. From budgets…

NHS to Private

The final frontier? Why prevention must become dentistry’s collective mission 

Mastering prevention is dentistry’s next great challenge – but meeting it needs unity and inspiration, Cat Edney and Avi Banerjee tell…

Dentistry

Dentistry’s guide to dental photography with Sony

The importance of dental photography is well known. The real challenge is picking the right camera, and with so many…

Clinical Dentistry

Navigating a small space in dental practice design

Lucy Walker and Charlotte Malagoni explain how to overcome the challenges of a small space when designing a bijou dental…

Business

Dentistry’s 2025 news round up

What were the biggest dental headlines of 2025? From changes to the dental contract to a shake up of skilled…

Dentistry

How to go about becoming a mixed dental practice

Practice Plan regional support manager Amy Hansford suggests some things to consider when planning to become a mixed NHS and…

NHS to Private

Restoring confidence and smiles: becoming an award-winning CDT

This year’s Clinical Dental Technician of the Year, Matthew Varley, shares his journey into dentistry and the impact a CDT…

Laboratory

How Ironman made me a better dentist

When burnout struck, dentist Adam Govani found unexpected balance, focus and fulfilment through Ironman – one of the toughest endurance…

Dentistry

Is this the best time ever to be a dental technician?

Though 2025 has been a challenging year for dental labs, it may still be the best time to be a…

Columnists

Dental professionals – here’s why you are capable of more than you think

We speak with Michelle Carney about why dental teams need to care about neurodiversity – and how inclusive recruitment can…

Business

‘Scan everything’: using digital dentistry to elevate the patient journey 

Martina Hodgson speaks to Guy Hiscott about how digital dentistry is transforming patient trust, team engagement and practice efficiency. For Yorkshire dentist…

AI & technology

Navigating NHS contract changes in Wales

In this episode of The Business of Dentistry Podcast, Practice Plan dives into one of the most talked about dental…

NHS to Private

‘Devastating’: rebuilding life after a brain aneurysm as a dentist

Marium Riaz shares her experience with brain aneurysm, stroke and rediscovering her career path in dentistry in the aftermath. Dentistry…

Dentistry

GDC fails to meet standards for fitness to practise and equality

The General Dental Council (GDC) met 16 out of 18 Standards of Good Regulation in 2024/25, falling short on equality,…

Dentistry

Why cultural sensitivity matters in consent

Biju Krishnan explains the impact that differences in patient background can have on consent in dentistry, and why cultural sensitivity…

Dentistry

The ORE booking crisis: a broken system and a cruel lottery

Mohammed Ghafoor explains why the overseas registration exam (ORE) currently tests luck, not competence – and why this needs to…

Dentistry

Start 2026 with clarity: your 31-day January compliance reset

If you’re looking to go into 2026 feeling organised, confident and inspection-ready, the January Compliance Reset Planner is the solution.…

Dentistry

Will changes to the NHS dental contract succeed? The profession responds

The government has announced significant reforms of the NHS dental contract – experts from the dental profession, dental industry and…

Dentistry

Exclusive: reforms to dental contract are a ‘positive step’, says CDO

Chief dental officer (CDO) for England Jason Wong introduces the newly-announced changes to the NHS dental contract and the motivations…

Dentistry