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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 9 September 2023

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

Dentistry

Breaking down NHS conversion barriers

Join Les Jones, Zoe Close and Anju Jairath on Thursday 14 September as he discusses breaking down NHS conversion barriers…

Business

Dental technician records CD for charity

Simon Whitehouse explains how he went from springs to sings to release a CD in support of two dental charities. I…

Dentistry

Dental marketeer premieres charity documentary No Water Land

  Dental marketer and philanthropist Shaz Memon has released a documentary illuminating the work of his charity Wells On Wheels.…

Dentistry

Mobile dental bus could relieve dental access pressure in Isle of Wight

A mobile dental bus could help the current dental crisis on the Isle of Wight, according to health bosses. The…

Dentistry

Last chance to register for the 2023 Private Dentistry Awards

The deadline for registering for the 2023 Private Dentistry Awards is just three days away. Find out everything you need…

Private Practice

Dealing with pay rise demands – from drama to empowerment

This month Chris Barrow, the Dental Business Coach, discusses the best way to respond to pay rise demands. My August…

Business

Worldwide cancer cases in under 50s ‘up almost 80% in three decades’

The number of under 50s being diagnosed with cancer worldwide has risen by nearly 80% in three decades. This is…

Dentistry

So easy a prosthodontist can do it: modern materials for treating the edentulous arch

Join Miles Cone on Wednesday 13 September at 7pm as he discusses the modern materials for treating the edentulous arch…

Clinical Dentistry

Government ‘effectively said it cannot afford NHS dentistry’, says BDA

The government has ‘effectively told the profession it cannot afford NHS dentistry’ as it prepares to impose an approach to…

Dentistry

Last chance to register for the 2023 Dentistry Awards

This is the last chance to register for the 2023 Dentistry Awards – find out everything you need to know…

Dentistry

The cookbook tackling the oral health crisis

Linda Greenwall spills the beans on the story behind her new cookbook, Food Memories, and how it is tackling the…

Dentistry

Financial support to make dental studies more accessible

Eligible students on a range of health courses, such as dental and medical, will be able to claim 50% more…

Dentistry

Free mental health webinar to mark World Suicide Prevention Day

Dental team members are invited to register now with Psynergy Mental Health to attend a free webinar this September. Marking…

Dentistry

A practitioner’s guide to endodontic retreatment

Join Satnam Virdee on Tuesday 12 September 2023 as his presents a practitioner’s guide to endodontic retreatment – sign up…

Clinical Dentistry

NHS England starts prescribing weight-loss jab Wegovy

The weight-loss drug Wegovy is now being prescribed by the NHS in England as part of its weight management strategy…

Dentistry

‘The new normal’ – patients queue at 4am for NHS dental care

Patients are queuing at 4am in a desperate attempt to access NHS dental care – a scene that the profession…

Dentistry

What is Zero Gravity? – helping dental students from low-income families

Zero Gravity helps UK students from low-income families secure places at top universities. We hear from its founder, Joe Seddon,…

Young Dentist

GDC launches pilot to ‘improve timeliness’ of fitness to practise processes

The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a pilot to ‘improve proportionality and timeliness’ of fitness to practise processes. Announced…

Dentistry