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Consumer centricity, customer experience and future expectations

Shopping and consumer behaviourist Ken Hughes, investigates the concept of modern-day consumerism and how digital influences are shaping patient expectations and…

Dentistry

Staying in control of your practice

Sophie Kwiatkowski explains why cloud accounting is changing day-to-day bookkeeping and accounts. As a practice owner, monitoring the performance of…

Dentistry

Contractual friction burns

John Makin on how to temper the fallout when a relationship between practice and associate turns sour. Dentists have traditionally…

Blog

Championing progress

Dentistry.co.uk reports back from the Henry Schein Dental Innovation Symposium, where practice transformation was top of the bill. It promised…

Dentistry

Attaining dental nirvana

Dr Bashar Al-Naher gives us a glimpse into his upcoming lecture at the London Dentistry Show. I am delighted to…

Dentistry

Half of Brits feel poor oral health would negatively affect their work

More than half (58%) of Brits feel having bad teeth would negatively affect their confidence at work. Women were more…

Oral health

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… Around 40% of…

Dentistry

Faculty of Dental Surgery calls on schools to go sugar free

The Faculty of Dental Surgery is urging school dinners in England to go sugar free. It hopes this will help combat high tooth decay rates…

Oral health

Uniting to find a solution

Representatives from the dental and care sectors met at the British Dental Association to discuss the findings of the Care Quality…

Dentistry

Reaching a new audience

The first Cardiff Dentistry Show saw hundreds of attendees flock to Wales’ capital to learn what’s new in the industry…

Dentistry

The same difference

Kevin Lewis warns how commoditisation is the greatest threat to the future of UK dentistry and we are unsure where…

Blog

Vitamin D during pregnancy could improve children’s oral health

Taking large doses of vitamin D during pregnancy could improve the oral health of children. A clinical trial split 600 women into…

Oral health

Is the dental industry really doing enough in the war on plastic?

Anna Olczak calls on dentists to lead the fight with dentistry’s reliance on single-use plastics. Like me, most of the dentists I know…

Eco-dentistry

Are you up to date?

This article explores the options dental professionals have in order to remain current when it comes to the latest evidential…

Oral health

Wine tops the poll as the nation’s favourite drink

A glass of wine has topped the poll as the UK’s favourite alcoholic beverage, according to a Yougov poll. The…

Oral health

Around 40% of claims costs are for treatment started more than a decade ago

Almost 40% of costs for dental claims made in 2018 relate to cases where treatment started 10 or more years…

Dentistry

The easier route to endodontic success

Jon Cowie talks about the advantages of reciprocating file systems over hand files. As a specialist endodontist I work primarily…

Endodontics

Everyone deserves a summer they can smile about

Do your patients’ summer preparation regimes include protection against teeth sensitivity? Your patients plan their summer activities and holidays well…

Oral health

McDonald’s receives opposition to opening new restaurant in Cardiff

McDonald’s is receiving opposition to plans to open a 24-hour restaurant and drive-through 200 metres away from a school. A school head teacher…

Oral health