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New plans for water fluoridation – reaction from the profession

Calls are being made for better investment to support the government’s latest water fluoridation plans. In a new white paper,…

Oral health

A post-qualification guide for dental hygienists and therapists

Just graduated as a dental hygienist and therapist? Soha Rashid covers the things you need to know before stepping into…

Dentistry

College of General Dentistry: what it can do for technicians

Nairn Wilson, honorary founding president of the College of General Dentistry, explains what this new organisation is planning for technicians.…

Laboratory

How I did it – The Cosmetic Dental Gallery

Hartej Matharu has transformed this practice into an award-winning state-of-the-art environment facilitating optimum treatment and patient care. The practice Cosmetic…

Private Practice

90 seconds with…Shilpa Jain

Shilpa Jain explains why she got into dentistry and how it is the perfect combination of working with new people,…

Aesthetic dentistry

‘Feeling overwhelmed is completely natural’ – my top tips for trainee dental nurses

Grace Burridge discusses her top tips, guidance and advice for trainee and aspiring dental nurses. The world of dentistry is…

Dental Nursing

UK fails to make list of countries paying highest salaries for dentists

Dentists in the United States earn around five times the salary of dentists in the UK, it has been revealed. …

Dentistry

Moving from NHS to private – how to get your finances in order

Senior area manager for Wesleyan Financial Services, Stuart Garlick, and Practice Plan’s Zoe Close share their top financial considerations when…

NHS to Private

Is your retirement dream just that?

Michael Copeland and Aaron Prested will discuss the importance of retirement planning in dentistry on Thursday 18 February. Wesleyan Financial…

Dentistry

Chatting with the chairman – part two: an interview with Captain Steve Hawkins

In this two-part interview, Diana Spencer talks to Professor Simon Wright and Captain Steve Hawkins ahead of their lecture for…

Dentistry

Dental practices should withhold associates’ full pay, BDA suggests

Dental practices should pay associates at a lower rate until the NHS fulfils practices’ full contract value, the BDA says.…

Dentistry

CQC log jam creating ‘significant’ delays in dental practice sales

Dentists are experiencing significant delays of between 16-20 weeks in registration changes at the CQC. In a letter to the…

Dentistry

Trendy diets and their impact on oral health

With patients trying a new diet this year, Surina Sehgal explores what the possible implications are to their oral health.…

Oral health

The hygienist’s blog – five ways to boost your practice income using your hygienist’s skillset

Claire Berry explores some of the avenues a hygienist can go down to help boost the income of dental practices.…

Oral health

Building more financial reliability in 2021

Richard Scarborough and Michael Copeland share ways to put your practice on a sound economic setting as the new year…

Implant dentistry

‘Setting us up to fail’ – further push for government to abandon dental targets

Dentist pushes for government to make changes to NHS contract targets for dentistry after weeks of no action. Speaking on…

Dentistry

Health secretary to take control of water fluoridation schemes

Power over water fluoridation will be taken away from local councils and handed to central government under new plans. In…

Oral health

Digital monitoring in the lockdown generation

Join Marcos White discussing digital monitoring in the lockdown generation in a free webinar on Tuesday 16 February. Since returning…

Orthodontics

Online Dentistry Show – everything you need to know about buying a dental practice

Join Sarah Jarvis as she talks delegates through how to purchase a dental practice at this year’s Online Dentistry Show.…

Private Practice