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Study day hosted by ONG for dental nurses and therapists

The Orthodontic National Group (ONG) has announced the date for its Spring study day next year. The event will take place on…

Orthodontics

Mouth cancer diagnosis – be safe not sorry

In support of Mouth Cancer Action Month, Sue N’Jie highlights the dentolegal risks of missing a mouth cancer diagnosis. Mouth…

Dentistry

What happened at the Digital Dentistry World Tour?

As Planmeca’s Digital Dentistry World Tour 2019 touched down in London, Seb Evans went along to find out why digital…

Dentistry

Lincolnshire hospitals going smoke free in 2020

A new ban for Lincolnshire hospitals will stop staff, patients and visitors from smoking on hospital grounds in 2020. From 6 January…

Dentistry

Back to the brilliant basics

Charlotte Lloyd reports back from the Practice Plan Brilliant Basics Workshop Tour 2019/2020. Kicking off its Brilliant Basics workshop tour…

Dentistry

The fluoride varnish taste test

Hussein Hassanali assesses the effectiveness and value of four preventive fluoride varnish applications for children. I don’t need to lay…

Dentistry

Artisan or entrepreneur?

Artisan or entrepreneur – what are modern-day dentists, Alun Rees questions. I enjoyed two thought-provoking conversations with dental technicians recently.…

Blog

Dental stress – the signs and symptoms

Jo Bowen discusses ways to deal with modern-day dental stress and signs to show when it’s all getting too much. Over the last…

Young Dentist

Slow Dentistry movement encourages dentists to change the way they practise

Slow Dentistry is a new movement looking to change the way people view their oral health. Launched last weekend, the Slow Dentistry…

Dentistry

The five reasons your patients say no to dental treatment

Richard Scarborough examines the reasons your patients say no to dental treatment, and how you can turn it around to…

Private Practice

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… Labour promises free…

Dentistry

Time to take stock and delegate

Catherine Rutland advocates communication and prioritisation and if things are getting on top of you – delegate. Sometimes I would…

Blog

Embracing opportunity with M-Brace Orthodontics

What started out from humble beginnings in rented space in established dental practices, is now the thriving M-Brace Orthodontics, which…

Orthodontics

Digital dental imaging increases tooth implant uptake

Implant dentist, Eimear O’Connell, explains how adding a 3D digital dental imaging unit to her CEREC workflow improved patient understanding and…

Dentistry

Invisalign Pop-Up opens in Westfield, Stratford

Align Technology has launched a new Invisalign Pop-Up, in Westfield Shopping Centre Stratford, east London. It hopes the pop-up experience will re-invent…

Orthodontics

Why I joined Portman Dental Care

Andy Sloan (picture far left) explains how his beliefs lead him to becoming business development director at Portman Dental Care.…

Dentistry

Using sugar-free chewing gum could improve oral health

Using sugar-free chewing gum could reduce dental caries and improve our oral health, Wrigley says. Its latest study claims chewing…

Oral health

Tif Qureshi wins Swedish prize for minimally invasive dentistry

UK dentist, Tif Qureshi, and his fellow IAS Academy instructor from Oslo, Erik Svendsrud, recently received the Sverker Prize. The…

Dentistry

Adults in England unable to get an NHS dental appointment

Around 1.45 million adults across England cannot get an NHS dental appointment, new analysis from the BBC shows. A further 2 million…

Dentistry