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Forming good habits in independence
Julie Deverick talks about what dental professionals can do to improve the oral health of students before they discover bad…
Dentistry
Charity event to honour dentist Anoop Maini draws in 100+ walkers
More than 120 people took part in a charity walk to honour dentist Anoop Maini, who tragically passed away recently. Money…
Dentistry
Minimally invasive approach achieves aesthetic result
Ash Soneji, Best Young Dentist South West at the Dentistry Awards 2018, describes how he uses resin infiltration and direct…
Dentistry
Vaping helps more than 70,000 quit smoking
The number of people vaping in Britain has jumped by 12.5% in the last year, reaching 3.6 million. Action on…
Oral health
Gum disease linked to high blood pressure
People with periodontitis have a greater likelihood of high blood pressure (hypertension), according to a recent study published by scientists…
Dentistry
Kevin Green joins Snowbird Finance
Snowbird Finance Ltd are pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Green as business development director. Kevin brings with him…
Dentistry
The psychology of habits and oral hygiene
Fitting interdental cleaning into patients’ lifestyles is the key to forming good habits, Barry Oulton says. As dental professionals will know, interdental…
Oral health
Talking tax: changes, benefits and news
Sophie Kwiatkowski provides a snapshot of some of the updates announced for the 2019/20 tax year. Although you may be…
Dentistry
Sugar tax works 10 times better than voluntary challenges, figures show
Sugar levels in drinks covered by the sugar tax have dropped 10 times faster than foods outside the levy. Public Health England…
Oral health
Business and charity tips
Mark Topley talks to Ben Wilkes about how businesses can get the most out of working with charities. For more…
Blog
Importance of a reliable sectional matrix
Young dentist, Laura Beresford Pratt, explains why once she’d tried Palodent V3, she couldn’t go back to using any other…
Products
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Cornwall patients waiting…
Dentistry
Designed to Smile celebrates 10 years improving children’s oral health
Designed to Smile, the Welsh oral health scheme aimed at improving children’s oral health, is celebrating its 10th birthday. Since its…
Oral health
The three-second Power Cure
Ivoclar Vivadent introduces its Bluephase Power Cure, which can cure in three seconds. For more information visit www.ivoclarvivadent.co.uk/en-uk/specials/bluephase-powercure-appt.
Aesthetic dentistry
Root canal treatment: fear of litigation
Damian Panchal lists some of the things to consider to avoid litigation when undertaking endodontic treatment. Involving your patient With…
Young Dentist
Cornwall patients waiting a year for NHS dental appointment
Patients in Penzance are waiting 12 months for the next available NHS dental appointment. Cornwall Live reports check ups cancelled by text with…
Dentistry
Alerting patients about DIY orthodontics
The BOS is announcing a partnership between itself and the Oral Health Foundation today at the British Orthodontic Conference (BOC). The BOS…
Orthodontics
Simplyhealth is revamping its Denplan brand
Denplan is revamping under the new brand name of ‘Denplan, part of Simplyhealth’. As part of its brand refresh, Simplyhealth is…
Private Practice
Fixing together a full set of denture adhesive guidelines
Nigel Carter summarises the ‘long overdue’ publication of denture adhesive guidelines and why dentists should be encouraged to advise their…
Oral health
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