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Nursing Matters – the worrying truth about baby food

This month, Gemma Forsythe discusses the importance of educating  patients on the sugar content of baby food. Action On Sugar…

Dental Nursing

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 10 December 2022

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… New parliamentary inquiry could save…

Dentistry

Woman finds dental implant in plane meal

A woman was left waiting for a response from British Airways after finding a loose dental implant in her plane…

Dentistry

Sustainability – small steps to make a big difference

Sustainability has become a hot topic over recent years. Practice Plan’s head of sales, Zoe Close, spoke to Wesleyan’s group…

Dentistry

Lensa and AI avatars in dentistry

Andy Acton considers the use of AI avatars in the dental profession and how it could leverage your social media…

AI & technology

New parliamentary inquiry could save NHS dentistry

‘The last best hope to save the service’: parliament has launched a new inquiry into the state of NHS dentistry…

Dentistry

Smoking levels drop as vaping increases, data reveals

The number of UK people smoking cigarettes has dropped to the lowest level on record – more people use e-cigarettes,…

Oral health

Isle of Wight dental crisis is ‘an appalling mess’, committee finds

As the Isle of Wight’s dental crisis worsens ‘day by day’, the Isle of Wight health and social care committee…

Dentistry

Decon Pete – closing your practice for Christmas: what to remember

With Christmas on the way, this month Decon Pete discusses everything you need to do before you close your practice.…

Dentistry

Dental Business Coach – is consumer confidence the real problem?

This month, Chris Barrow, the Dental Business Coach, discusses the challenge of consumer preference, and how to be louder in…

Private Practice

Ceramic crown for a complicated tooth fracture

Juergen Manhart and Hubert Schenk present a full ceramic crown case after a complicated fracture of an anterior tooth. In…

Laboratory

The 2022 Dental Industry Awards – the winners

Last week we celebrated excellence in the UK dental industry at the 2022 Dental Industry Awards. Take a look at…

Dentistry

‘The biggest problem at the moment is the registration of dental nurses’

Last week, it emerged that the government is in the process of improving the efficiency of international GDC registration. Following…

Dental Nursing

Have you identified these hidden risks to your practice’s finances?

Iain Stevenson, head of dental at Wesleyan Financial Services, shares two key areas that are often left vulnerable when it…

NHS to Private

Straight Talking Orthodontics – how does the festive season affect our teeth?

To kick off the festive season, this month Shivani Patel discusses festive drinks and what you should be informing your…

Dentistry

Changes to overseas registration – reaction from the profession

The dental profession reacts to the consultation outcomes on proposed changes to international GDC registration. The government is in the…

Dentistry

How much do you need to retire?

Simon Cosgrove, specialist dental financial adviser from Wesleyan Financial Services, answers the golden retirement planning question. As a financial adviser,…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 3 December 2022

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Overseas registration in dentistry to…

Dentistry

Dentistry Clinical Case Awards 2022 – the winners

We can finally reveal the full list of winners for the 2022 Dentistry Clinical Case Awards – have a look…

Clinical Dentistry