Archives

The benefits of a rejuvenating retreat

This month, Rhona Eskander discusses her yearly ritual of escaping to a fasting sanctuary – could a rejuvenating retreat improve…

Columnists

Everyone’s a winner: hiring an associate CDT

Craig Broughton explains the many benefits of hiring an associate clinical dental technician (CDT) for the practice, the patients, and…

Laboratory

NHS Dentistry Select Committee Report – no time to waste

‘They are in for a rude awakening’ – Nigel Jones shares his thoughts on the NHS Dentistry Select Committee Report. As…

NHS to Private

Walking the walk for mouth cancer awareness

The Mouth Cancer Foundation’s annual 10km awareness walk returns this September – learn how you can get involved. The Mouth…

Oral health

Dismantling the stigma of aesthetic treatments

The power of choice: Sheila Nguyen, Ahmed El Muntstar and Sallie Berkerey dive into the topic of women’s experiences with…

Aesthetic dentistry

Your guide to the Irish Dentistry Show

The Irish Dentistry Show returns to Dublin on 9 September – and this year’s show is larger than ever before!…

Dentistry

Kevin Lewis – an exercise in recycling

Kevin Lewis discovers that, in NHS dentistry, new ideas and new solutions appear to be in very short supply. The…

Columnists

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 26 August 2023

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

Dentistry

Register for Align’s Growing Smiles Masterclass 2023

Learn more about how to optimise Invisalign treatment for children and teen patients at Align’s Growing Smiles Masterclass 2023. Join…

Orthodontics

Labs, technicians and CDTs: enter the 2023 Dentistry Awards now!

Calling all lab owners, dental technicians and CDTs: the entry deadline for the 2023 Dentistry Awards is fast approaching. Returning…

Laboratory

BDA hospital trainee members vote to strike

The British Dental Association (BDA) has revealed that hospital dental trainees across 15 NHS trusts have voted to strike against…

Dentistry

E-cigarettes highly likely to lead to teen tobacco smoking

A new survey has shown that adolescent vape users are at a greater risk of smoking cigarettes as teenagers.  In…

Dentistry

Teeth capable of preserving antibodies for centuries, study finds

A new study has found that teeth could preserve antibodies for hundreds of years, allowing scientists to better understand the…

Dentistry

How practice team members can maintain their mental fitness

Les Jones talks to Fiona Ellwood and Laura Hannon about mental wellness and how it can be maintained within the…

Dentistry

GDC calls for DCPs to meet CPD deadline

With more than 2,000 yet to do so, the General Dental Council (GDC) has called for dental care professionals (DCPs)…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry may not fully recover, BDA warns

Following the NHS Dental Statistics 2022/23 published today, the British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that there is no prospect…

Dentistry

Beware of language barriers, dental tourists warned

People are being warned of the dangers that language barriers could hold when traveling abroad for dental treatment. This is…

Dentistry

Sweetened drinks may increase risk of liver cancer and fatal liver disease

Sugar-sweetened beverages can contribute to liver problems, increasing the risk of liver cancer and fatal liver disease. This is according…

Health & research

How do you decide which toothbrush to recommend?

Ever wondered how your fellow dental professionals choose which electric toothbrush to endorse? We’re buzzing with excitement to find out!…

Dentistry