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Home teeth whitening company ‘misleadingly exaggerated’ with advert

A home teeth whitening kit company has come under fire for breaching a number of advertising codes on social media.…

Aesthetic dentistry

The lockdown diet: effects, and the role of the GDP

As patients start coming back to dental practices, Elizabeth Offen looks at how their oral health may have changed and…

Oral health

The lifestyle approach to oral health and wellbeing

The mouth is a window to the whole body. With people’s increased appetite for protecting their own health, we have…

Oral health

AGP, PPE, FFP3 – it’s all ACPs

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to ACPs, Martin Fallowfield says. Here he explains what they are. Many years…

Dentistry

Stars of Dentistry Online – Kevin Lewis: Dentolegal challenges – yesterday, today and tomorrow

Stars of Dentistry is back! We’re publishing some of our past Stars of Dentistry lectures on Dentistry Online, completely free.…

Dentistry

Prepare for a second COVID-19 wave, experts warn

The UK needs to start preparing for a new wave of COVID-19 infections to hit this winter, a new report…

Dentistry

Online Dentistry Show: Amit Patel – Post COVID: how do we manage our periodontal patients with technology and old skool methods

Coming this September, the Online Dentistry Show is putting on the very first virtual exhibition in UK dentistry with support…

Dentistry

How can dentists utilise a hygiene therapists’ full scope of practice?

Aneekha Dhaliwal urges dentists to use dental hygienist and therapists’ full scope of practice to help spread the workload. As…

Oral health

Revise Dental – innovative e-learning platform for dental students

Sumeet Sandhu introduces Revise Dental and explains what the group was set up for and what it hopes to offer…

Young Dentist

Regulators, COVID-19 and ARF payments – why I’ve left dentistry

Kate Hoddinott discusses the reasons behind her decision to leave dentistry and why the last few months were the final…

Dentistry

Preparing patients for their first appointments post-lockdown

Sherali Patel discusses ways hygienists and therapists can better prepare their patients for their first appointments post lockdown. Dentistry has…

Oral health

People with gum disease at higher risk of gastric cancer

People who suffer from gum disease have a higher risk of developing certain forms of cancer, a study suggests. Published…

Oral health

Marketing is not a victim of COVID-19

Chris Barrow explains why marketing your practice and services to potential new patients is so important now as we head…

Dentistry

The dentistry power couple

Dr Raj and Dr Kiran Juneja are a young dental couple from Berkshire who have exploded onto the dental scene.…

Aesthetic dentistry

Dentists handed pay rise in response to COVID-19 pandemic

Hospital and community dentists will receive a 2.8% pay rise in recognition of their ‘vital contribution’ to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Dentistry

Developing your brand: part one

When it comes to branding, Manrina Rhode explains why making an emotional connection with your target audience can help you…

Private Practice

How a bike accident almost ended my dental career

Dominic O’Hooley explains how he almost lost his right arm after a bike accident on the way into practice. A…

Dentistry

COVID-19 health worker death rates – where does the UK rank?

The UK has one of the highest numbers of COVID-19 health worker deaths in the world, it has been revealed.…

Dentistry

From pulling teeth to picking fruit; how COVID-19 affected my first year as an associate

Rosie Thomas shares her experience of how COVID-19 has affected her plans for her first year working as an associate…

Young Dentist