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One quarter of year six schoolchildren now obese, says NHS

Obesity rates among infants has soared by almost 5% in only one year, new statistics reveal.  Between 2019-20 and 2020-21,…

Dentistry

Instagram takeover – Zainab Al-Mukhtar with an introduction to ultrasound in facial aesthetics

Join Zainab Al-Mukhtar as she takes over Dentistry’s Instagram account all day today and covers facial aesthetics and complications. My…

Aesthetic dentistry

Why is recruitment tougher for NHS practices?

Sarah Barnard looks at the current recruitment crisis and how it differs between NHS, mixed practices, and fully private practices.…

Dentistry

Oral Health Awards – the 2021 winners

FMC announced the Oral Health Awards 2021 winners last Friday at a prestigious ceremony in Leonardo Royal London. With such…

Oral health

Discrimination and bias ‘may be getting worse’ in NHS, says report

Discrimination and unfair treatment is ‘evident’ within the NHS despite efforts to tackle it, a new report found. The findings…

Dentistry

The UK’s most sugary Christmas drinks revealed

The list of the UK’s most sugary Christmas drinks has been revealed, with some containing the equivalent of 15 sugar…

Oral health

We need to talk – employed or self employed?

Jane Lelean discusses the employment status of dentists and things associates need to stay aware of. There is so much…

Dentistry

A breath of fresh air – an overview of halitosis

Richard Horwitz and Bradley Lander present an overview of halitosis for the dental professional. Bad breath, otherwise known as halitosis or oral malodour,…

Oral health

Nursing matters – celebrating Dental Nurses Day this November

Gemma Forsythe details the delights of dental nursing and why the profession should stand proud this November.  There can be…

Dental Nursing

Dentistry podcast – Neil Carmichael on the future of dentistry

In the latest episode of Dentistry Podcast, we welcome Neil Carmichael to talk about the NHS contract and where dentistry…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Babies and toddlers…

Dentistry

Facial Aesthetics Review – knowing the risks of dermal fillers and anti-wrinkle injections

In a new column, Shilpa Jain reviews the latest trends in facial aesthetics. Here she examines two cases on Instagram…

Aesthetic dentistry

British Endodontic Society 2021 annual conference: ‘To treat or not to treat?’

Dentistry reports back from the latest BES annual conference and covers how the society helped the profession during the last…

Endodontics

Dentistry CPD: new this week – mimicking natural teeth

With thousands of dental professionals already registered to Dentistry CPD, now is the time to get involved. Best of all,…

Clinical Dentistry

Sustainability in dentistry – planning a more sustainable practice

In the second of a four-part series, Mark Topley explains how to plan a more sustainable approach to running your…

Dentistry

Toothless in Suffolk – activists take dental campaign national

A campaign pushing for ‘NHS dentistry for everyone’ has gone nationwide after activists were flooded with interest from different corners…

Dentistry

What does the new budget mean for dentistry?

Practice Plan area manager, Nicola Gresty, caught up with Wesleyan financial consultant Gareth Stainsby to talk about the recent budget…

NHS to Private

Understanding clinic to lab digital workflows

Join Mark Barry and Simon Bennet-Williams as they discuss the practice-lab workflow during a free webinar on 18 November at…

Laboratory

Immediate implant placement

Aly Virani presents a case report that utilises immediate implant placement for a satisfactory result. This patient was referred to…

Implant dentistry