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ADHD in dentistry: managing deadline paralysis

Sarah McKimm draws on her personal experience with ADHD to advise dental professionals on navigating neurodiversity in both themselves and…

Dentistry

What do the latest NHS contract changes in Wales mean for dentists? 

Following the recent overhaul of the NHS dental contract in Wales, Louise Anderson joined Dentistry.co.uk editor Gaby Bissett to unpack…

NHS to Private

BDIA welcomes new president and vice president

The British Dental Industry Association (BDIA) announced the recent election of its new president and vice president at its annual…

Aesthetic dentistry

Orthodontic open days: converting visitors into patients

Open days are a great way to attract orthodontic patients – David Nelkin shares a systematic approach with eight simple…

Marketing

The advent of diagnostic testing in dentistry

Victoria Sampson explores diagnostic testing and how it can improve the patient journey. For nearly a century, our medical colleagues…

Dentistry

Protect your revenue, not just your reputation: the financial case for robust consent in dentistry

Join Biju Krishnan on Thursday 2 October at 7pm as he explains how the financial benefits of robust consent in…

Business

Urgent dental care incentive scheme launched by NHS

Providers will receive a payment on top of their annual contract value for additional courses of urgent treatment delivered under…

Dentistry

Childhood tooth decay hospitalisations rise in ‘public health emergency’

Tooth decay remains the most common cause of childhood hospital admissions, according to newly-published NHS England data. The figures show…

Dentistry

Campaign launched for government to fully fund NHS dental reform

A new campaign pushing for full funding for NHS dentistry has gained nearly 40,000 signatures in just three days. Launched…

Dentistry

GDC releases whistleblowing stats for 2024-25 

The General Dental Council (GDC) has released its annual whistleblowing report, showing the number of blue-on-blue referrals it received in…

Dentistry

From barista to business manager: modern leadership in dentistry

Patrycja Galonzka explains the intentional practice of modern leadership and how it has propelled her journey to manager of a…

Business

Beyond straight teeth: interdisciplinary and airway-driven aligner therapy

Join Drs Daniel Ramos and Simon Clavell-Bate on 1 October at 7pm as they discuss interdisciplinary and airway-driven aligner therapy.…

Orthodontics

Inappropriate behaviour from a colleague: how should I respond?

Sarah McKimm shares her advice for setting clear professional boundaries and managing inappropriate behaviour from a colleague. The scenario I’m…

Columnists

High-converting Invisalign open days: how to get 100% treatment uptake rates

Join David Nelkin and Alice Parkinson on 30 September at 7pm as they discuss how you can get 100% treatment…

Business

BSPD appoints new president

Oosh Devalia took over as president of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) at its Annual Scientific Conference this…

Dentistry

UDA system scrapped in Welsh dental contract reforms

A significant overhaul has been announced for the NHS dental contract in Wales, with a fresh focus on prevention and…

Dentistry

Contemporary management of carious and iatrogenic pulpal exposures

Join Ashish Soneji on 29 September at 7pm as he discusses contemporary management of carious and iatrogenic pulpal exposures. Caries…

Cosmetic Dentistry

Even tooth colour ‘more important to patients than white smile’

Having teeth that are the same colour was deemed more important to patients than a white smile in a new…

Aesthetic dentistry

Toothpaste tubes now recyclable across the UK

All toothpaste tubes sold nationwide will now be made of recyclable polyethylene as part of a sustainability drive led by…

Dentistry