Archives

Free dental exhibition on oral health in London

A free exhibition titled ‘Heads up! Shining a light on innovations in oral health’ is open this December in London The…

Dentistry

Adopting a whole mouth health approach

Earlier this year, over 2,500 dental professionals from across Europe joined the #Colgatetalks Econference. Whole mouth health Econference These dental…

Oral health

GDC changing its emphasis

John Makin explains why the GDC’s changing emphasis is something the dental profession should welcome. Fortunately, relatively few dental professionals undergo a…

Blog

Brushing teeth three times a day could lead to a healthier heart

Brushing teeth three times a day could help boost your heart health, new research shows. Researchers looked at the height, weight, illness…

Oral health

Colgate and ODRT celebrate Robin Davies DCP Awards

A celebratory lunch for the 2019 recipients of the Robin Davies DCP Awards took place at Chandos House, London, attended…

Oral health

Longer hours needed to maintain same levels of dental pay

Three quarters (75%) of dentists feel they have to work longer hours to maintain the same levels of dental pay.…

Dentistry

Festive drinks contain ‘shocking’ amount of sugar

High street coffee chains are failing to reduce the sugar content of their festive drinks, a new survey shows. The…

Oral health

Laramie partners with Smilefast

Laramie Medical Solutions is proud to announce it is partnering with the Smilefast family providing simple and consistent smile makeovers. What…

Orthodontics

New dimensions: Dentex corporate debate challenges practice ownership assumptions

Dentex recently hosted a debate to help address some concerns principals may have when considering selling to a corporate. Conscious…

Private Practice

Number of children smoking continues to decline

The percentage of eight- to 15-year-old children smoking in England has dropped to 4%. That’s according to the latest Health Survey for England, which…

Oral health

Slow Dentistry launches in London

The new ‘Slow Dentistry’ initiative held its first UK event in London last month. Slow Dentistry is the brainchild of…

Dentistry

The danger with dental practice valuation averages

Alan Suggett outlines the dangers with an average dental practice valuation. Averages can be a difficult beast. For instance, which…

Dentistry

Improving the shape and colour of anterior teeth with ultra-translucent zirconia

Joanne Gracey walks through a patient wanting improvement in the shape and colour of their upper anterior teeth using ultra-translucent zirconia. The…

Aesthetic dentistry

Dentists tell government to drop raisins as school snacks

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) is calling on the government to stop giving out raisins as snacks. The…

Oral health

GDC launches strategy for the next three years – Right time. Right place. Right-touch

The GDC has announced its strategy for the next three years in Right time. Right place. Right-touch. The dental regulator consulted on its…

Dentistry

Introducing the Planmeca Compact I3

Small, swift and clever – the Planmeca Compact I3. Planmeca Compact I3 The dental unit switches from left to right…

Dentistry

King’s College London announces new dental therapy and hygiene course

King’s College London has launched a new dental therapy and hygiene undergraduate course. The faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences…

Dentistry

Say goodbye to chairside wire bending with Maintain

David Waring explains how Maintain can help save you and your patients time. Frustrated with the chairside retainer wire-bending process?…

Orthodontics

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… Time to end…

Dentistry