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NHS dental practice values plummet in last quarter

New figures reveal that NHS practice values plummeted in the last quarter as the UK experienced its third lockdown. This…

Dentistry

Dentistry Gym – prevent neck and back pain

This week, Khalil Hussein explores the links between breathing mechanics and neck and back pain in clinicians, as well as…

Dentistry

Scotland scraps plan to introduce activity targets for dental practices requiring financial support

The government in Scotland has abandoned plans to introduce activity targets to guarantee practices get financial support.  Tom Ferris, the…

Dentistry Scotland

The Dental Lab Expert – digital tooth grinding

With a growing number of splints to avoid tooth grinding, Ashley Byrne explores how dental labs can make designing the…

Laboratory

Oral healthcare experiment sent into space for dental research

Bundles of oral healthcare devices have been sent into space as part of an on-board experiment. In collaboration with the…

Oral health

Social media and dentistry – the biggest thing to happen to our profession since the invention of the radiograph

On the 13 July Nilesh Parmar will be discussing how Social Media is the biggest thing to hit Dentistry since…

Dentistry

Dentistry beyond COVID: teledentistry

Paul Abrahams considers the advantages of teledentistry, outside of the obvious health and safety benefits. In the wake of the…

Dentistry

A dental student’s guide to…luting cements

In this month’s student’s guide, Hannah Hook explores luting cements, their uses and the pros and cons to the different…

Young Dentist

Is ‘gender equality’ the new sexism?

Neel Kothari discusses gender equality in dentistry and why the dental boards should be based on competency. Recently the BDJ…

Dentistry

Water fluoridation – silver bullet or another nail in the coffin?

Water fluoridation is not the silver bullet many make it out to be and could create more problems than it…

Oral health

Temporary suspension on patient signature requirement extended

Patients will not have to sign dental forms until the 31 August 2021, it has been announced. The government has…

Dentistry

Why ‘work smart, not hard’ dentists are using AI to increase their cases without increasing their time

Julie Dale will explain how AI can help dentists without increasing workload during a free webinar on Tuesday 6 July…

Private Practice

Smooth, high gloss result for composite resin restorations

Nadeem Younis presents a proven step-by-step protocol for finishing and polishing direct composite resin restorations, with beneficial results for aesthetics,…

Aesthetic dentistry

Dentistry podcast – Simon Gambold on team engagement

Simon Gambold offers up his top tips for team engagement in the latest episode of the Dentistry podcast series. In…

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… CQC now requires…

Dentistry

Gender imbalance exists among speakers at recent dental conferences, report finds

New findings confirm that gender imbalance exists in speakers invited to present at dental conferences. In a fresh report into…

Dentistry

The facial aesthetics expert – the biggest event in the aesthetics calendar

Lara Watson launches the AUCC and explains why she’s launching the conference and what’s included during the day. COVID has…

Aesthetic dentistry

COVID-19 – contract reform in Wales delayed until 2022

NHS dentistry in Wales will not return to the UDA system as part of its recovery plan into 2022, the…

Dentistry

Live to Smile podcast launches focusing on wellness and health

We speak to Megan Fairhall about her new Live to Smile podcast and find out what it’s all about and…

Oral health