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Will Edlin – “Patients told me they understood why we did it”

Practice Plan shares the story of dentist Will Edlin, whose concerns around losing patients when transitioning to private practice turned…

NHS to Private

Puppies and pizza – keeping the lab team content

Sarah Jordan discusses the small adjustments her lab made to promote happiness and wellbeing at work among the team. Hi!…

Laboratory

Low calorie diets ‘safe’ for obese teens if monitored, experts suggest

Short-term ‘crash diets’ can be safe for teenagers with obesity if they are closely monitored by a dietician, experts have…

Health & research

Three in five call for dentists to be paid more for NHS work

Two thirds of the public believe NHS dental services to be in crisis, with the majority wanting more government investment…

Dentistry

Links between mental and physical health in dentistry

Luke Hutchings looks at how we can use the links between mental and physical health to improve our wellbeing. There…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 16 March 2024

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Only 15%…

Dentistry

The 2024 North of England Dentistry Show – ‘one of the best’

‘I’d definitely advise coming along’: The 2024 North of England Dentistry took place last weekend. Missed out? Find out what…

Dentistry

Connecting orthodontics and wellbeing

Saba Qureshi discusses how orthodontic treatment impacts patient wellbeing and whether it differs for each type of treatment. It has…

Dentistry

Dental practice Accelerator: the hurdles

The Dental Practice Accelerator programme is full steam ahead for winner Hannan Saleem and his practice – but what challenges lie ahead?…

Dentistry

Immediate versus delayed implants – the decision making tree

Join Imi Nasser on Wednesday 20 March as he discusses immediate versus delayed implants – the decision making tree. The…

Dentistry

BMI not best method for measuring childhood obesity, study suggests

Alternative methods should be used to measure childhood obesity, according to researchers, who say Body Mass Index (BMI) can ‘misidentify…

Dentistry

Volunteering for oral health in Tanzania

Taylor and Elise, two dental nurses about to embark on a volunteering trip to Tanzania, discuss the work they will…

Dental Nursing

Sign up now to the UK Dentistry Golf Championship!

FMC is delighted to be hosting the second UK Dentistry Golf Championship this coming summer. Taking place on Thursday 27…

Dentistry

Getting back into saving – why now is the time

Dental specialist financial adviser Aaron Prested from Wesleyan Financial Services highlights why saving and investing for the future is important…

Finance & accounting

NHS dentistry ‘in its final days’ in Northern Ireland

The dental profession has appealed to the government in Northern Ireland to roll out urgent changes, including implementing the payment…

Dentistry

Only 15% dental practices are fully NHS, data shows

Only 15% of dental practices are fully NHS, according to new statistics, while three in five dentists work 30 hours…

Dentistry

Dentistry pays tribute to Dr Stephen Jacobs

Dr Stephen Jacobs, one of the pioneers of the UK’s implant dentistry community, has passed away.  The dental community has…

Dentistry

Experts call for action on racial bias in healthcare technology

Regulations for approval of medical and dental devices will change based on new research which found bias against ethnic minorities,…

Dentistry

Consistency – the key to building a successful brand

Simon Chard explains how consistent work can transform your business in the first of two parts on why consistency is…

Columnists