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Dentistry Gym – sitting and the importance of movement

In this class, Khalil Hussein works on building some of the principles he has been talking about in previous Dentistry…

Dentistry

Uncovering dental caries – the importance of remineralisation and demineralisation

Allison Dooley and Nick Coller discuss the importance of remineralisation and demineralisation in the caries process. Dental caries is a…

Oral health

How I did it – Joanna Knox from Pure Dental Hygiene

Dental hygienist and practice principal, Joanne Knox, explains how she came to open Pure Dental Hygiene, her hygiene-only practice in…

Private Practice

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… No dental practices…

Dentistry

Dentures: managing unilateral posterior crossbites

Rizwaan Chaudhry discusses dentures and the importance of accepting subtle imperfections to get a positive final result. Posterior crossbite is…

Dentistry

Dentistry and medicine university places set to increase by more than 9,000 for 2021

The government is increasing the cap on the number of students undertaking medicine and dentistry at university. This move comes…

Young Dentist

The endo expert – saving compromised teeth part two: single-visit crown lengthening and endodontics: a new concept

In the second part of the series, Kreena Patel and Amit Patel look at different methods to save compromised teeth.…

Endodontics

Long COVID: implications for employers

Anna Bithrey discusses long COVID, assessing how the illness is classified and the key considerations for employees and employers. According…

Dentistry

Get intimate with your accountant

Nathan Poole and Linda Giles of Ross Brooke Dental (RBD) explain why it’s imperative to form a strong bond with…

Private Practice

90 seconds with…Michael Copeland

Michael Copeland talks to us about his life in dentistry and how he plans to retire in the coming years.…

Dentistry

Specialists in paediatric dentistry ‘should be trebled’ to meet UK demands

The UK is significantly lacking specialists in paediatric dentistry, it has been suggested. In a new report into the dental…

Dentistry

Mothers’ mental health impacts children’s oral hygiene

The mental health of mothers can impact the toothbrushing habits in children, it has emerged. Postpartum depression or a lack…

Oral health

Digital dentistry – is it time to forget traditional methods?

With digital dentistry integrating into every part of dental labs, is now the time to go all in? Nick Bryer…

Laboratory

Tackling burnout through positive psychology

Catherine Rutland speaks to Mahrukh Khwaja about working with dental professionals on enhancing the wellbeing of the profession. Never has…

Dentistry

Jay Majevadia – a life in dentistry

Jay Majevadia speaks about his journey into dental school and the sacrifices his parents went through to get him there.…

Young Dentist

Scotland appoints three new deputy chief dental officers

Scotland is appointing three new deputy chief dental officers, it has been revealed. The division of the chief dental officer…

Dentistry Scotland

A dental student’s guide to…resin cements

Following on from last months ‘A dental student’s guide to…luting cements’, this article will focus on their adhesive counterpart, resin…

Young Dentist

Achieving natural-looking results in the aesthetic zone

Martin Wanendeya describes the restoration of a lateral incisor using an innovative conometric friction retention concept. A 37-year-old male patient…

Implant dentistry

Reach your potential in 2022 at DTS

DTS returns next year, and the forum is a new feature. Here’s the story of this new event and great…

Laboratory