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An interview with Gina Vega

Gina Vega talks to us about her career in dentistry, her proudest accomplishments and how she unwinds outside of work.…

Private Practice

COVID-19 – dental school installs isolation pods to improve clinical work

Isolation pods have been installed for dental students in a bid to aid practical learning in the face of COVID-19. …

Dentistry

COVID-19 – NHS dentistry in Wales operating at one fifth of pre-pandemic levels

New estimates reveal that NHS dentistry in Wales is operating at just over one fifth of pre-pandemic levels. As a…

Dentistry

Selling with integrity

What do you think of when you hear the word ‘salesperson’? For many healthcare professionals, ‘sales’ is a dirty word.…

Dentistry

Plaque management in practice and at home

Alison Edisbury will talk about plaque management in practice and at home in a free webinar at 19:00 on 15…

Oral health

An obituary to Alexander Barr Littlejohn

In February our industry saw the loss of a true inspirational and innovative leaders. Alex Littlejohn pushed the boundaries of…

Laboratory

Fresh approach keeps Stoke smiling

A patient awareness campaign that aims to highlight the importance of looking after teeth is celebrating three years of success…

Dentistry

Secrets to success with Amira Ogunleye

Jana Denzel speaks to Dr Amira Ogunleye about the importance of mentorship, struggles in her career, playing the balancing game…

Aesthetic dentistry

Pleas for Scottish election candidates to tackle oral health inequalities

Pleas for promises to tackle oral health inequalities are being made to the candidates standing in the Scottish election.  The…

Oral health

The importance of early intervention for gum health

Join Nicola West as she explains the importance of early intervention for gum health on Wednesday 14 April at 19:00.…

Oral health

Chatting with the chairman – part five: an interview with David Bloom

David Bloom talks to Diana Spencer about his career in dentistry, any regrets he has and any advice he would…

Aesthetic dentistry

GDC acted ‘unlawfully’ using undercover operations

The General Dental Council (GDC) acted unlawfully by using undercover operations without reasonable justification. The dental regulator has admitted to…

Laboratory

COVID vaccination effort is the shot in the arm we all need

Eddie Scher reflects on his career, and his experience as a part-time volunteer against COVID-19.  At the time of writing,…

Implant dentistry

The importance of maintaining and improving the oral health of our patients

Victoria Sampson is kick starting a series of webinars discussing how to improve patients’ oral health on Tuesday 13 April…

Oral health

Dentistry’s Boom Time – Gina Vega

Gina Vega explains how communication with your patients is vital to take advantage of a possible boom time in dentistry.…

Private Practice

New Itero Element Plus series – the next generation of scanners and imaging systems

Align Technology recently announced the availability of the Itero Element Plus Series. It expands the company’s portfolio of Itero Element…

Orthodontics

What can 2020 teach us?

John Makin reflects on how we can still learn important lessons from a difficult 2020. Many dental professionals are used…

Dentistry

Opportunities in dentistry – the current conversations

Reflecting on 2020, Paul Harris shares a number of discussions that may resonate with those in the dental industry. As…

Dentistry

The endo expert – saving compromised teeth part one: endodontics and deep margin elevation

In this month’s instalment of the endo expert, Kreena Patel discusses a case using deep margin elevation (DME).  Subgingival margins…

Endodontics