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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

Business structures – is changing to a limited company a more tax efficient way?

Would changing to a limited company benefit you and your business? Sophie Kwiatkowski presents some key factors for associate dentists to consider.…

Private Practice

Helping the BDA Benevolent Fund deliver Christmas

As the festive period approaches, Ros Keeton, chairman of the BDA Benevolent Fund, shares how the charity helps in times…

Dentistry

The BDA launches its manifesto for oral health

The BDA is calling on all parties in the general election to stop ignoring oral health in overall health policies. It is asking for…

Dentistry

When should an NHS dental patient be paying for treatment?

After Labour announces it will remove check-up costs for the NHS dental patient, Michael Watson gives his thoughts on the…

Blog

Planmeca Romexis – the complete dental implant workflow

With Planmeca Romexis dentists can combine 3D data, plan implants, design guides and 3D print guides. How Romexis works Firstly…

Implant dentistry

Successful splint therapy for TMD and bruxism

Barry Oulton introduces his course on splint therapy for TMD and bruxism. He explains what the full-day’s training involves and…

Private Practice

Fighting antibiotic resistance during World Antibiotic Awareness Week

Taking place between 18 to 24 November, World Antibiotic Awareness Week is set to highlight the issue of antibiotic resistance.…

Dentistry