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Lab Business Coach – top tips for improving your lab

In his first Lab Business Coach column, Mark Oborn explains how some people like to see the big picture, whilst…

Laboratory

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… ‘Failed systems’ –…

Dentistry

Reducing plaque bacteria and managing biofilm

Clinical Dentistry magazine explores how an essential oils mouthwash, when used as an adjunct, may help to reduce plaque bacteria…

Oral health

Free NHS dentistry – practices in Scotland given 24 hours to prepare

Dental practices in Scotland have been given just 24 working hours to prepare for free NHS provision.  Today, the Scottish…

Dentistry Scotland

NHS to private conversions gather momentum as the government gets stuck between a rock and a hard place

Practice Plan’s sales and marketing director, Nigel Jones, looks at the gathering momentum in NHS to private conversions and the…

NHS to Private

Mental health – review suggests little or no evidence of research into wellbeing of dental nurses

Little or no research has been carried out into the mental health of dental nurses, a report shows. While there…

Dental Nursing

Dyson – ‘everyone feels a bit safer’ in the dental surgery

We speak to Kreena Patel about Dyson HEPA Cool purifier and the impact it is having on her surgery, patients…

Dentistry

Unlock your online potential – maximising your digital marketing efforts

Tim Cameron-Kitchen presents five ways dentists can maximise their digital marketing efforts. Some dentists may already be successful without the…

Implant dentistry

How it all began for digital dentistry

Awesome Technology tells the story of digital dentistry, 3D printing and scanning. With all the hype about digital dentistry in…

Laboratory

Afghanistan: dentist pleas for UK help after house destroyed by Taliban

An Afghan dentist has described scenes of people ‘beaten like animals’ – and has turned to the UK for help.…

Dentistry

‘Failed systems’ – no change in earnings for dentists in England

Self-employed dentists in England saw no change to their taxable income in 2019/20, new data reveals.  The figure remained at…

Dentistry

What is the optimal time for face coverings to mitigate transmission?

Respirator masks have been hailed the go-to face covering to mitigate COVID-19. Researchers at the University of Surrey recommend the…

Dentistry

A letter to my younger self – Judith Husband

Judith Husband continues the series – A letter to my younger self. She talks about the importance of embracing new…

Dentistry

Dental experiment conducted in space returns safely to earth

Packs of oral health devices that were rocketed into space as part of an experiment into oral biofilms have been…

Oral health

Dentistry CPD delivers more than 15,000 hours of CPD

Dentistry CPD numbers are continuing to grow with more than 15,000 hours completed in just the first few weeks. To…

Clinical Dentistry

WHO calls for better use of dental nurses and hygienists to address oral health needs

Global dental training generally focuses on specialised dentists rather than dental nurses, therapists, hygienists and assistants, according to the World…

Dental Nursing

What do I do if my patients ask if I am vaccinated?

With more than 40 million now fully vaccinated, the UK is well on the way to protecting itself from COVID-19…

Dentistry

Why targets are wrong and NHS change can’t happen without significant investment

Nigel Jones, Practice Plan’s head of sales, caught up with Eddie Crouch, the BDA’s Principal Executive Committee chair, to talk…

NHS to Private

Vicarious liability – a view from the other side

We speak to David Corless-Smith from the Dental Law Partnership about the recent vicarious liability case with Dental Protection. Can…

Dentistry