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The digital dentist – understanding occlusion

Dr Alif Moosajee (Aka The Smiling Dentist) tackles the topic of occlusion and why he thinks an understanding is crucial…

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… ‘Teeth are the…

Dentistry

Taking stock – how COVID-19 changed NHS dentistry

Johnny Minford looks at how COVID-19 may have changed NHS dentistry. Spring is a time of change for all sorts…

Private Practice

Call for ‘Armed Forces’ style campaign to encourage dental careers

A new report is calling for an ‘Armed Forces style’ campaign in a bid to recruit more healthcare workers. Neil…

Dentistry

Oral Health Summit – free one-day event on preventive dentistry

At our first ever Oral Health Summit, we will welcome world leading experts to deliver lectures on the best approaches…

Dentistry

Maintaining dental implants away from the dental practice

Dental implants are commonplace in dental practices across the UK. Maintaining them is of utmost importance to the dental team.…

Implant dentistry

The facial aesthetics expert – the signature lip enhancement

In this month’s Facial Expert column, Lara Watson covers lip enhancement and things to consider when carrying out the procedure.…

Aesthetic dentistry

Treatment of fine canals

Dickon Adams presents a case study focusing on severe pain in the UL6. Patient complaint The 43-year-old patient attended with…

Endodontics

What will the future of dentistry look like?

Dentistry reports back from Denplan’s policy roundtable discussion that aimed to shed light on the issues facing UK professionals. Denplan,…

Dentistry

GDC encourages vaccination as report reveals hesitancy among 23% of healthcare workers

Almost one quarter of healthcare workers are hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. This is according to the first results…

Dentistry

In the family – running a dental practice with your wife, brother and daughter

Dr Hussein Shaffie discusses what it is like working in a dental practice with his wife, brother and daughter –…

Dentistry

The oral microbiome: kickstarting the conversation

Join Maria Papavergos as she discusses the oral microbiome during a free webinar on Wednesday 5 May at 19:00. This…

Oral health

Aesthetic dentistry expert – aesthetic treatment options for closing a midline diastema

Patients often go through life wondering what they can do to close their midline diastema. There are several options for…

Aesthetic dentistry

Starting on the right foot for restorative solutions

There are many factors that contribute to the success of restorative solutions, says Alistair Mayoh. There are many factors that…

Laboratory

News and fake news – misinformation about the COVID vaccine

Kevin Lewis turns his attention to information, misinformation and disinformation. Time will tell whether Donald Trump will turn out to…

Dentistry

‘Teeth are the new boob job’ – experts see interest in oral care spike

Dental treatments have ‘become the new boob job’ as sales spike for at-home oral healthcare. And this increasing interest in…

Aesthetic dentistry

Post-COVID leadership in dentistry

Simon Gambold explores how effective leadership can help build a more productive practice and build a better patient experience. Much…

Private Practice

Four in five UK adults at higher risk of tooth decay

More than 45 million adults across Britain are at an increased risk of tooth decay, it has been revealed.  Research…

Oral health

The straight and narrow – direct-to-consumer orthodontics

Emma Laing discusses the direct-to-consumer orthodontic boom and encourages clinicians to highlight possible dangers to patients. We are in so…

Orthodontics