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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 22 April 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… There isn’t…

Dentistry

Beyond the Dental Lab – Chris Golze

We go Beyond the Dental Lab with Chris Golze to discuss what led him to become a dental technician, what…

Laboratory

Employment status changes – your questions answered

April marks the starting point of the implementation of new guidance for determining the employment status for tax in relation…

Dentistry

Natural dental aesthetics in easy reach with Voco Admira Fusion 5 composite

Voco’s new composite – Voco Admira Fusion 5 – makes shade taking a breeze for even the most challenging dentition. Shade…

Aesthetic dentistry

Swapping sugary drinks for coffee or water linked to fewer deaths in diabetic adults

Replacing sugary drinks with coffee, tea or water is linked to fewer deaths in adults with diabetes, say researchers. For…

Oral health

There isn’t a dental nurse shortage, and here’s why…

‘Practices should be looking at their dental nurses as an investment, not a cost for the practice’: dental nurse Rebecca…

Dental Nursing

Dental AI steps onto the world stage at IDS

IDS 2023 put the rapid development of dental AI on display to the international dental community, but how far can…

IDS 2023

The Secret Dentist: the NHS is devaluing dental professionals – part one

‘The monster we call the NHS has grown into an uncontrollable beast’: this month, The Secret Dentist discusses the NHS’s…

Dentistry

Hundreds of dentists only doing one NHS check up a year

The BDA has called new figures into NHS dentistry a ‘work of fiction’, warning that the reality is far worse…

Dentistry

Answering dentistry’s biggest questions

There are more questions than answers according to Johnny Nash’s 1972 top 10 hit. However, Practice Plan’s Dental Business Theatre…

Dentistry

Full arch digital workflow: how 3D printing full arches is now completely normal

Join Marcos White on Tuesday 25 April at 7pm as he discusses full arch digital workflow – sign up now.…

Dentistry

Sharon Showker wins Young Dentist Midlands

Young Dentist speaks to Sharon Showker about winning Young Dentist Midlands, and how to submit a winning entry. Congratulations on…

Young Dentist

One third of surveyed dental students ‘had severe depression during pandemic’

More than half of dental students in a newly-released study presented moderate or severe levels of depression. Results showed that…

Young Dentist

Digital workflows in restorative dentistry

Eoin O’Sullivan explains how digital workflows in restorative dentistry represent a paradigm shift in the way we provide complex restorative dentistry.…

Clinical Dentistry

Vaping ‘should be prescribed’ to reduce oral health risks, says dentist

Tests reveal that some vapes available in the UK that claim to be ‘nicotine-free’ actually contain the same level of…

Health & research

Aesthetic Dentistry Expert – the importance of aesthetic dentistry training

  ‘The more we learn, the less stressful our lives are’: Manrina Rhode discusses the importance of aesthetic dentistry training…

Aesthetic dentistry

Transitioning to private practice: it’s smiles all round

There’s ‘absolutely no reason’ to delay transitioning to private practice, says Nigel Suggett, dentist and practice owner in Seaham, County…

NHS to Private

Celebrating two years of Dentistry Gym

To celebrate two years of Dentistry Gym, Khalil Hussein looks back and provides his highlights. This article is to celebrate…

Dentistry

Cologne steals dental spotlight as IDS 2023 thrills

‘Energy, ambition, creativity and vision’: IDS 2023 ‘carried a sense of excitement’ in Cologne this March 12-18. The 2023 International…

IDS 2023