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Getting started with intraoral scanning

Join Mark Barry on Tuesday 24 January at 7pm as he discusses getting started with intraoral scanning – sign up…

Dentistry

Welsh government is giving patients ‘false hope’, dentist says

‘NHS dentistry in Wales is on its knees’: Following ‘misleading’ claims from the Welsh government on the availability of NHS…

Dentistry

Skill mix guidance on use of dental therapists released by NHS England

NHS England has released new guidance regarding the utilisation of dental hygienists and dental therapists. This follows the ‘significant’ changes…

Dentistry

Emily Pittard on becoming a GDC education associate

We spoke to Emily Pittard, clinical dental technician and co-owner of Hive Dental Laboratory, about how she became a GDC…

Laboratory

The North of England Dentistry Show is back!

The 2023 North of England Dentistry is touching down at Manchester Central on Saturday 11 March 2023. Find out what’s…

Dentistry

CSR as an aid to recruitment and retention

Practice Plan head of sales, Zoe Close, talks to CSR expert and coach, Mark Topley, about the part CSR can…

NHS to Private

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 14 January 2023

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Rishi Sunak claims that UK…

Dentistry

Tricks and Tips from a TCO – why your practice needs a TCO

Tracie Barnett details why employing a treatment coordinator should be one of the first things you do in 2023. A…

Dentistry

Nursing Matters – get your patients involved this Flossuary!

This month Gemma Forsythe discusses how and why to get your patients involved with Flossuary, the 28 day flossing challenge,…

Dental Nursing

What’s it like being part of Practice Plan?

Practice Plan’s annual Workshop Tour is still weaving its way around the country and it’s garnering rave reviews. Dental colleagues…

Dentistry

Utilising a digital scanning DCP

Join Cat Edney on Thursday 19 January at 7pm as she discusses utilising a digital scanning DCP – sign up…

Dentistry

Poor pay is pushing talent out of NHS, says BDA

The UK government’s approach to pay is driving talent out of the NHS, according to the British Dental Association. This…

Dentistry

Surgery and medication advised for some children with obesity in US

New US guidelines say that children with obesity should be treated early – with options including medication and surgery. Released…

Dentistry

Guided surgery – making implant placement simpler

Join Nick Fahey on Wednesday 18 January at 7pm as he discusses guided surgery and making implant placement simpler –…

Implant dentistry

Rishi Sunak claim that UK has ‘more NHS dentists’ since new contract changes is a ‘grotesque misrepresentation’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the UK now has ‘more NHS dentists’ since the new NHS contract changes were introduced…

Dentistry

Dentist urges colleagues to call out dangerous dental trends on Tiktok

Dentist Shaadi Manouchehri has called out Tiktok trends which encourage people to carry out dangerous DIY dentistry, and suggests how…

Dentistry

Christmas charity trip to rural India brings joy for dentist and his family

A dentist and his family ditched Christmas in the UK for a life-changing trip to rural India to report on…

Dentistry

A partner who can share the workload

Sarah Barnard, regional support manager from Practice Plan, looks at three key things you should consider when selecting a plan…

Dentistry

Cost of living crisis – 15% avoid dentist due to cost of checks ups

As the cost of living crisis continues into 2023, the number of people who avoid the dentist due to the…

Dentistry