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How to get started in implant dentistry

Jessica Maguire delves into implant dentistry, and explains what you need to know to get into the discipline. Implant dentistry…

Dentistry

Don’t let your good intentions go to waste

Mark Topley explores how you can capitalise on your corporate social responsibility efforts to best effect. ‘We did an event…

Dentistry

Dental check-ups among young children fell by 50% in 2020

Millions of children could face years of dental decay as figures show those attending check-ups dropped by 50% during the…

Oral health

Dentistry Cribs – Elleven Dental Wellness

We’re back in London this month visiting Shivani and Sameer Patel’s award-winning Elleven Dental Wellness. Found at number 11 Devonshire…

Orthodontics

Dental students offered £10,000 to switch universities

Students who were awarded a place on an oversubscribed dental degree are being offered £10,000 to switch to a different…

Young Dentist

Cosmetic corner – should dermal fillers become prescription-only medicines (POMs)?

Nafisa Mughal explores the ‘Wild West’ of the cosmetic industry and hints that changes might be on the horizon. In…

Aesthetic dentistry

Efficient extraction of wisdom teeth

Kunal Shah and Sunkanmi Oladeji Olaore demonstrate how integral the W&H Implantmed Plus surgical unit was to the successful extraction…

Dentistry

Top two tips that aid better dentistry: Martina Hodgson

Martina Hodgson presents two top tips that aid better dentistry. Tip one: spend at least a small part of everyday…

Private Practice

Dentistry podcast – Cat Edney and Lauren Long on the benefits of dental therapists

This week we welcome two guests onto the Dentistry podcast who discuss why dental therapists are crucial to a good…

Oral health

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… More than 3,000…

Dentistry

Immediate implant loading backed by digital workflows

Jessica Maguire looks into incorporating a digital workflow in implant dentistry, and explains why there’s no time like the present.…

Implant dentistry

The Marketing Expert – the ultimate dental SEO guide

In his first Marketing Expert column, Shaz Memon provides the ultimate dental SEO guide, breaking down SEO for dental practices.…

Dentistry

Nursing matters – you can’t pour from an empty cup

Gemma Forsythe talks about the pressures of nursing and why dental nurses need to take time out for themselves during…

Dental Nursing

Dentistry Census – the most comprehensive UK dental survey

Have you got 10 minutes to fill out the first Dentistry Census, the most comprehensive survey in UK dentistry? Simply…

Dentistry

More than 3,000 DCPs did not re-register in 2020

Thousands of DCPs were voluntarily scrapped from the register or chose not to renew in 2020, it has emerged. According…

Dentistry

Dental foundation training during a COVID year

Puja Jalota shares her experiences of being a foundation dentist during the COVID-19 pandemic and describes how study days, coursework…

Dentistry

Farsley Dental on joining the Dentex group

Julian English spoke to Jon Swarbrigg and Victoria Crowley, the enthusiastic leaders of Farsley Dental in Yorkshire, about their experience…

Private Practice

Number of employed UK dental practitioners increasing

Last year saw an increase in the number of employed dental practitioners when compared to 2019, it has emerged. According…

Dentistry

90 seconds with…Claire Frisby

This week Claire Frisby speaks to us about why she first got into dentistry and what her plans are for…

Dental Nursing