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Overseas registration backlog increases by 35%

Figures reveal the waiting list backlog for the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) has increased by 35% compared to last year.…

Dentistry

Why should you Walk and Talk for dentistry?

Practices and dental leaders have banded together to Walk and Talk for mental health throughout the month of May. This…

Dentistry

Only 7% in north of England say they can afford private treatment

Two fifths of those living in the UK continue to find it difficult to book an NHS dental appointment.  This…

Dentistry

Decon Pete – the squat practice equipment you will need

Decon Pete shares the most important squat practice equipment to purchase, such as washer disinfectors and autoclaves. This month I…

Dentistry

The Green Hygienist – your hygiene department could help drive a greener practice

Lottie Manahan reveals how putting time and effort into hygiene can lead to a greener practice.  The whole team has…

Oral health

Dentistry and the metaverse

Jeff Sherer discusses the ins and outs of the metaverse and how there’s a place for dentistry in it.  What…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 6 May 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… More than 2,000…

Dentistry

Child refugees in London to receive dental treatment from charity

Child refugees will receive free oral health screenings in London this weekend thanks to a dental charity. The Dental Wellness…

Oral health

Humm – revolutionising finance in dentistry

PJ Byrne, the CEO for Humm in the UK and Ireland, talks us through who Humm is and how it…

Dentistry

BSDHT backs government’s fight over Kellogg’s high-sugar legal case

Kellogg’s hit the headlines this week. The BBC and other media outlets report the cereal maker has started legal proceedings…

Oral health

Dentists should log BMI of children, say health experts

Dentists and their teams should log the BMI of child patients when they attend the practice. This is a suggestion…

Oral health

Dentistry Scotland Show – designing the perfect smile using orthodontics

The Dentistry Scotland Show is your chance to hear from Josh Rowley as he designs the perfect smile using orthodontics.…

Orthodontics

Implant Insights – is implant dentistry the answer to the balance between work-life and mum-life?

Morven McCauley explores the difficulties of balancing work-life with the pressures of being a mum and explains how implant dentistry…

Implant dentistry

Going beyond for your patients

Join Keely Thorne as she explains how to provide great patient experience during a free webinar at 19:00 on 12…

Orthodontics

Dental Practice Accelerator – deadline extended: get your entries in!

Due to unprecedented requests, we’re extending the deadline to enter the Dental Practice Accelerator competition. You have until the 31…

Private Practice

Sugar overload – 80% of seven-year-olds exceed daily limit

Four in five seven-year-olds are consuming excessive levels of sugar, according to a new study. The research reveals that at…

Oral health

Are dentists obsolete in clear aligner treatments?

Dan Shaffer and Wayne Hirschowitz will discuss streamlining dentists’ time with aligner treatment during a webinar on 4 May at…

Orthodontics

What it is like treating patients at a refugee camp

Baris Alhan talks through his experience volunteering at a refugee camp in Greece and what it taught him about dentistry. …

Young Dentist

The Dental Lab Expert – company culture isn’t just a buzz word

Ashley Byrne explains how he has built a company culture in his dental lab and why other labs need to…

Laboratory