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How to take the best clinical photography

Orthodontic therapist Adriana Bosianek explains all the factors that need to be considered when taking clinical photographs. Clinical photography is…

Orthodontics

How to enhance your patient journey with patient finance

Eleanor Young talks about how removing financial barriers and having crucial conversations with patients may lead to a better patient…

Implant dentistry

Benefit of finding meaning in the pandemic

Mahrukh Khwaja discusses how dental professionals can use benefit finding exercises to make them feel happier. As lockdown eases in…

Dentistry

Dental inequalities – statistics expose north-south divide

Dental health inequalities expose a significant north-south divide that is likely to worsen due to the pandemic.  This is according…

Oral health

The secret dentist – remember who you are

The Secret Dentist urges us to remember that you are a healthcare professional and make sure you crave the right…

Dentistry

Decon leadership – get qualified

Laura Edger will cover decontamination leadership and how to get qualified during a free webinar on Tuesday 4 May at…

Dentistry

Orthodontic treatment of class lll malocclusion using a fully customised lingual appliance

Stephanie Oiknine presents a case study where she treated a class lll malocclusion on a mild skeletal lll base and…

Orthodontics

Managing challenging patients during the pandemic

Martin Wanendeya delves into the research behind an increase in assaults on healthcare professionals since the beginning of the COVID-19…

Dentistry

Opposition leader warns of dangers linked to SNP’s pledge to scrap NHS dental charges

An opposition leader has warned of the dangers associated with scrapping NHS dental charges in Scotland.  SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon…

Dentistry Scotland

Brown bear undergoes root canal treatment for abscess

A brown bear suffering from toothache underwent a root canal treatment to remove a painful abscess.  The four-year-old European brown…

Oral health

Implant insights – screw versus cement retained implant restorations

In this month’s implant insights column, Nilesh Parmar compares cement retained implants with screw retained implants. There has always been…

Implant dentistry

Home sweet home – domiciliary care for vulnerable dental patients

Debbie Ganguli answers some questions about providing appropriate, effective care for vulnerable patients in a domiciliary setting. As healthcare professionals,…

Oral health

Autism – a short reminder for young GDPs

Clare Hutchison provides a succinct reminder of autism with tips on how to deal with autistic patients in the surgery.…

Young Dentist

The Dentistry Awards – Hawa Azhar

After scooping Best Therapist UK at The Dentistry Awards, we speak to Hawa Azhar about the awards and how they’re…

Oral health

We want to hear your thoughts on mouthwash

FMC would like to know your thoughts on mouthwash and if, and how, it features in your patient recommendations. As…

Oral health

The importance of skin treatments in facial aesthetics

Multi-award-winning practice manager, Joanna Koussertari, explains the importance of treating the skin. I have been involved in facial aesthetics for…

Aesthetic dentistry

How I did it – Reena Wadia on setting up her own referral periodontics practice

Specialist periodontist, Reena Wadia, tells us how she created RW Perio referral periodontics practice. The practice RW Perio 75 Harley…

Private Practice

Dentistry podcast – Gareth Jones on Everesting

Gareth Jones discusses his 22-hour run where he ascended a height equivalent to Mount Everest to raise funds for charity. …

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… ‘Absolutely shocking’ –…

Dentistry