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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

Decon Pete – recommissioning new or existing equipment

From treatment centres to ultrasonic baths, this month Decon Pete breaks down the steps you need to take to recommission…

Dentistry

Welsh government releases ‘misleading’ patient data

After stating that 112,000 additional dental appointments will be available this financial year, the BDA has urged the Welsh government…

Dentistry

Are dentists really ‘growing more optimistic’ over NHS contract reforms?

A new report suggest that dentists are ‘growing more optimistic’ over potential NHS contract reforms – while 70% of the…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 7 January 2023

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Children’s oral health in England…

Dentistry

Toothless in England urge patients to speak out ahead of government inquiry

A campaign group pushing for improved NHS dental services are encouraging people to share their stories ahead of a government…

Dentistry

Lab in the Limelight – The Hive Dental Laboratory

The Hive Dental Laboratory is this month’s lab in the limelight! We spoke to co-owners Emily and Eleanor Pittard about…

Laboratory

Children’s oral health in England is ‘national disgrace’, says head of royal college

The poor state of children’s oral health highlights the widening inequalities in child health across England. This is according to…

Oral health

Dental Business Coach – easter eggs, holidays and how times have changed

As we enter a new year, Chris Barrow reflects on the simpler times of dental practice marketing and the reality…

Private Practice

Target for smoke-free England by 2030 ‘will be missed by nearly a decade’

The current target for a smoke free England by 2030 will take an extra 10 years to achieve, according to…

Oral health

‘Words will be nothing without actions’ – GDC hosts Dental Leadership Network

Tamara Milanovic attended the General Dental Council’s Dental Leadership Network event to find out what leaders in the profession think…

Dentistry

The Green Hygienist – recycling symbols decoded

Is a greener practice one of your New Year’s resolutions for 2023? This month the Green Hygienist, Lottie Manahan, breaks…

Dentistry

Dentistry’s 2022 round up

NHS contract changes, investigations into the state of NHS dentistry, three Prime Ministers – 2022 saw a lot of change…

Dentistry

Winning Dental Laboratory of the Year

Ceramic Designs Laboratory won Dental Laboratory of the Year at this year’s Dentistry Awards. We spoke to Jon Dolding, clinical…

Laboratory

Nigel Jones’s review of 2022 and what we can expect going forward

We caught up with Nigel Jones, sales and marketing director at Practice Plan, who looks back over 2022 and reveals…

NHS to Private

How to support patients living with Parkinson’s

We spoke to Rowan Wathes, associate director at Parkinson’s UK, about what the commonly misunderstood condition really is and how…

Dentistry

There’s no avoiding discomfort

Nigel Jones considers the word ‘depaysement’ and what this might mean in the context of dentistry.  Relatively recently, I’ve come…

NHS to Private