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Dentistry’s guide to financial planning for dentists

Financial planning for dentists is crucial for everyone in the profession. Today’s dentists have to be more than healthcare practitioners.…

Dentistry

Maximising success when selling your dental practice

Selling a dental practice requires careful planning – Ads Thanki offers his top tips to optimise your exit and maximise…

Business

Is your dental practice prepared for cyberattacks?

Arun Mehra explains why it is essential for dental practice owners to have a strategy to protect their digital information…

AI & technology

New training places for whole dental team ‘vital’ for profession’s future

As calls are made for the expansion of training places in dentistry, we spoke with leading dental experts on what…

Dentistry

Care minister fails to commit to ‘decisive break’ with UDA system

The minister of state for care did not promise a ‘decisive break’ with the current UDA system – but said a…

NHS in crisis

Dentistry Live: increasing the effectiveness of root canal treatments

Join Dr William Holme on Thursday 12 June at 7pm for his live demonstration of how to increase the effectiveness…

Endodontics

Harassment in dentistry: what it looks like and how to handle it

Leo Briggs, deputy head at the Dental Defence Union (DDU), and Dan Carder, content consultant at Peninsula Business Services, discuss…

Dentistry

Private practice principals in Scotland see ‘big drop’ in net profits

Private practices in Scotland saw a big drop in average net profit per principal – down more than £30,000 in…

Business

Mental illness may transmit between newlyweds through oral bacteria

Newlyweds’ anxiety, depression and insomnia levels become more similar due to sharing of oral bacteria, a new study has found.…

Dentistry

How much do orthodontic therapists earn?

Chrystal Sharp outlines how the earning potential of orthodontic therapists varies across the country and within the profession. The earning…

Dentistry

Dentistry’s guide to selling a dental practice

Best way to sell a dental practice Selling a dental practice can be a major life event. The business you…

Dentistry

Why compliance is a business benefit in dentistry

Pat Langley shares some tips on reframing and redefining compliance to make it work for you and your colleagues. ‘Compliance…

Business

One in five people use mouthwash instead of toothbrushing

Half of adults are cutting corners in their oral hygiene routine according to new research, with one fifth opting for…

Dentistry

Harrods to open dental practice inside store

A dental clinic is set to open inside the world-renowned department store Harrods – the first dental group to do…

Private Practice

Dental schools urge government to expand training places

Increase UK training places in dentistry and dental hygiene to help secure long-term sustainability of NHS dentistry, the government has…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry – who’s leaving whom?

‘It does feel like the stigma around leaving the NHS is in the past now; it feels more like the…

NHS to Private

Recruitment in dentistry isn’t hard – if you’re doing it right

Is your recruitment process set up to succeed? Del Kahya shares how to remove the headache of recruiting in dentistry.…

Business

Why being a treatment coordinator is more than just a scan

Leanna Best details how a skilled treatment coordinator can elevate patient understanding to build business growth. Effective communication builds trust,…

Dentistry

I need time off dentistry but I don’t know how to ask for it

When burnout hits, asking for time off can seem daunting – Sarah McKimm shares why speaking up matters and how…

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