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Mouth cancer rates in UK hit record high

Mouth cancer rates in the UK have jumped by 64% since 2007, according to figures from the Oral Health Foundation. Last…

Oral health

Improving dental health and diet could help with treatment for psoriasis

Improving dental health and diet could help with the treatment for psoriasis, according to a study by American dermatologists. Psoriasis is…

Dentistry

Minimally invasive tooth extraction…a giant leap or fake news?

Due to popular demand Laramie Medical Solutions will be running its second course on minimally invasive tooth extraction and surgical extrusion…

Private Practice

Bring your dental website to life with video marketing and photos

Dental Design explains how video marketing can help boost your practice engagement. Personal photography boosts engagement – a point that…

Dentistry

Children skip brushing teeth on 20 occasions each month

British children skip brushing teeth an average of nine times each week, a new survey from Oral-B shows. As part…

Oral health

GDC investigation trying to ‘trick dentists’

Dental Protection is accusing a GDC investigation of undercover tactics to ‘trick dentists’ into wrong doing. Its concerns stem from a…

Dentistry

NHS dental contract reform: ‘something has got to happen urgently’

Eddie Crouch, vice chair of the BDA’s PEC, says dentists need action on NHS dental contract reform now. He says…

Dentistry

An unconventional path to becoming a digital dental laboratory

Steve Campbell of Nexus Dental Laboratory took an unconventional and surprisingly successful route to realise his digital dental laboratory dream.…

Laboratory

Professor Paul Tipton – an interview

In this video, Professor Paul Tipton from Tipton Training talks about his journey to success, the importance of having a…

Private Practice

Charity launches mouth cancer campaign

Campaigners and supporters joined The Oral Health Foundation at the Houses of Parliament yesterday as they launched this year’s Mouth Cancer…

Dentistry

Technology focus for Carestream Dental’s Summit

Carestream Dental is today (1st November) hosting its one-day Summit event, presenting its latest product and software innovations to dentists.…

Dentistry

Let us know your thoughts and you could win an Amazon Echo Dot

FMC is giving you the chance to win an Amazon Echo Dot, simply by filling in this short one-minute survey. We are committed…

Dentistry

Osteocare celebrates its 20-year anniversary

For an occasion like a 20th anniversary, one should do something memorable, and Osteocare certainly did. Implant company Osteocare chose…

Implant dentistry

Dentistry Awards 2019: the finalists

The wait is over! We reveal the entrants to make it onto The Dentistry Awards 2019 shortlist ahead of next…

Dentistry

Standards in Dentistry freely available online

The Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (FGDP(UK)) has launched Standards in Dentistry, now freely available online. Standards in Dentistry is a comprehensive…

Dentistry

Dental X-rays may potentially increase risk of thyroid cancer and meningioma

Repeated exposures to dental X-rays is associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer and meningioma. A team at the Brighton…

Dentistry

Risk factors of dental implant failure

Martin Wanendeya raises awareness of dental implant failures, so that practitioners can take steps to avoid them Dental implants are…

Implant dentistry

Effective time management in the dental practice

Alun Rees explains why effective time management is so important when running a dental practice. The practice of clinical dentistry demands…

Blog

BACD supports Smilestar to help improve oral health worldwide

The BACD explains how its charity work with Smilestar has helped disadvantaged communities and ex-Royal Marines. The British Association of Cosmetic…

Dentistry