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‘Our journey away from the NHS’

George Savva of Alexandra Dental Care, in Swandlincote, Derbyshire, was one of many unhappy dentists around the UK. He was…

NHS to Private

Two fifths of dentists say it will take ‘at least a year’ to clear COVID backlog

Around 40% of dentists report it will take 12 months or longer to tackle the backlog of patients at their…

Dentistry

Core strengths – practice managers

Catherine Rutland reminds us the amount of great work practice managers carry out to keep dental practices running smoothly. Keeping…

Dentistry

Top two tips that aid better dentistry: Sam Jethwa

Sam Jethwa presents two top tips that aid better dentistry. Tip 1: Flip the polishing disc Super simple one, but…

Private Practice

90 seconds with…Zoe Close

Zoe Close talks about how she fell into dentistry and what she thinks the future of the profession will look…

Dentistry

NHS chaos – nine million children missed out on dental treatment

Millions of young children missed out on an NHS dental appointment in the last 12 months. Official statistics expose a…

Dentistry

Dental nurse groped by patient during tooth extraction

A dental nurse was groped by a married patient in the middle of a procedure. The 49-year-old patient touched her…

Dental Nursing

The straight and narrow – the Brexit delay and difficulties sending to Europe

Emma Laing discusses the difficulties she is having sending materials abroad and the delays she is experiencing getting materials back…

Orthodontics

Fears free NHS prescriptions could raise to state pension age

Older people could face having to pay for NHS prescriptions as the government proposes increasing the qualifying age for free…

Dentistry

Low first aid knowledge among dentistry – what should we know and do?

First aid is immediate medical assistance given to a person who suffers from any kind of medical emergency. A wide…

Young Dentist

Dental care in Scotland now free for 18 to 25 year olds

More than half a million young people are now eligible for free NHS dental care in Scotland.  From today, around…

Dentistry Scotland

Breaking his way to being a better dentist

Shiraz Khan’s philosophy on dentistry, getting into breaking and the power of exercise when working in the profession. Taking up…

Young Dentist

A slow drilling osteotomy protocol

Aly Virani digs deeper into the evidence surrounding temperature changes on bone to examine why faster does not necessarily mean…

Implant dentistry

Orthodontic Technicians Association conference

The OTA conference is on the 30 September in Liverpool. Here are the details. The Orthodontic Technicians Association conference is…

Laboratory

Dentistry Reveals – A-dec’s Warrington showroom

Dentistry Reveals will pull back the curtain on some of the leading companies in the industry. Today John Timson walks…

Dentistry

Health experts set up rival body to Public Health England

More than 200 health professionals have banded together to launch a rival body to Public Health England (PHE).  Named Public…

Dentistry

Why Practice Plan’s regional support managers are experts in conversions

Practice Plan’s team of experienced regional support managers have taken hundreds of practices through the process of making the move…

NHS to Private

Implant insights – the price of implants

With so many brands around, Nilesh Parmar explains how to distinguish between different dental implant manufacturers. The implant dentistry market…

Implant dentistry

Being a dental student during COVID-19

Nikita Maini reveals what it’s been like being a dental student during the COVID-19 pandemic. With graduation looming in just…

Young Dentist