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More than a fifth of UK workers avoid dentist for ‘fear of pain’

A fear of pain and financial worries put off British workers from visiting the dentist, a survey has revealed.  More…

Dentistry

Boring websites lose patients

Shaz Memon gives his quick tips to keeping your dental website informative, engaging and entertaining. Not all of us are…

Dentistry

Diamond is still a dentist’s best friend

A recent customer survey reinforces why Diamond Carve is the ideal alternative to amalgam, Kemdent explains. Kemdent recently conducted a…

Aesthetic dentistry

Spike in number of dentists using live chat and telephone answering

More UK dentists are opting for telephone answering and live chat services to handle high patient demand. Figures reveal a…

Dentistry

Practice organisation: Jan Mühlfeit says don’t worry be happy!

Jan Mühlfeit asks whether happiness truly follows success – or whether a positive outlook is the starting point for everything.…

Aesthetic dentistry

How I did it – with Dr Alison Simpson

 Dr Alison Simpson explains how she launched Trinity Dental in Rothwell, Northants with the help of a good team around…

Private Practice

Being an NHS dentist, is it really worth it?

Wondering whether to go private or NHS? Bethany Rushworth gives a realistic insight into what life is like working as…

Young Dentist

Looking forward to a brighter future within dentistry

Michael Watson puts the century’s difficult teenage years behind him and looks with optimism for the future and the hopeful…

Dentistry

Future – proofing the profession

Andrea Ubhi explains how the Inspiring Women in Dentistry conference came about, its aims and ambitions, and how it will…

Dentistry

British Orthodontic Society welcomes GDC’s stance on teledentistry

The British Orthodontic Society has cautiously welcomed the GDC’s statement earlier this week on ‘direct-to-consumer orthodontics’. In its statement, the…

Orthodontics

Government eases pressure on face mask shortage

The UK government will unlock stocks of face masks to ease the pressure on supply problems facing UK dentistry. It…

Dentistry

Getting started in facial aesthetics with the Botulinum Toxin Club

With the demand for facial aesthetics growing, Young Dentist caught up with Louise Pierre, to find out her motivation for…

Young Dentist

What to do when acquiring a dental practice

Thomas Coates explains all the factors you must consider when acquiring a dental practice. I’m often approached by dentists wanting…

Private Practice

90 seconds with…Nilesh Parmar

We find out a little more about Nilesh Parmar and his life in dentistry. More about Nilesh Parmar In 2004,…

Implant dentistry

Instagram for Dentists – the ultimate review

Julian English reviews Shaz Memon’s new book, Instagram for Dentists. They say the first bite is with the eye. When Instagram…

Dentistry

The hygienist’s blog – changing the way we work

Claire Berry explains how she realised her potential as a hygienist and started to grow and invest in her business.…

Oral health

The Future of Dentistry Summit 2020

Guy Hiscott reports back from the first ever Future of Dentistry Summit, where the opportunities and challenges facing the profession…

Dentistry

Are your patients suffering in silence?

Fifty per cent of patients suffering from dentine hypersensitivity don’t report their pain (Colgate Palmolive date on file). There are…

Oral health

Research update: facial thread lifting

Aesthetic Dentistry Today explores the latest research on facial thread lifting. These abstracts have been compiled from a search on…

Aesthetic dentistry