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Are you struggling to fill your vacancies?

If you’re struggling to fill vacancies in your practice, Practice Plan is encouraging you to speak out by filling in…

Dentistry

Brits cancelling appointments due to fear of dentist

More than a quarter (26%) of Brits have cancelled or delayed a dental appointment due to fear of the dentist.…

Dentistry

Is your practice keeping up with the ‘David Attenborough effect’?

Patients are demanding practices start becoming environmentally responsible, Mark Topley says. I don’t often go food shopping, because in our…

Eco-dentistry

Jay Bowman to present lectures at British Orthodontic Conference

Delegates at this year’s British Orthodontic Conference can look forward to the esteemed orthodontist Jay Bowman from the US, covering…

Orthodontics

International distinguished scientist award for Dundee dental professor

Professor Graham Ogden from the University of Dundee has been awarded the 2019 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in oral medicine and pathology research,…

Dentistry

Make the most from your dentistry awards and reboot your love for dentistry

If you’re struggling to work out how to make the most out of winning a dental award, or you’re wondering…

Dentistry

Moments of truth

Building a successful dental practice means embracing ‘moments of truth’, Alun Rees says. I have just completed a year as an area…

Blog

How to change your dental practice name, without losing patients

Shaz Memon gives his four steps to changing the branding of your dental practice. There is so much more to choosing…

Private Practice

FGDP inaugurates new vice deans

Abhi Pal and Roshni Karia are the new vice deans of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) Abhi has represented…

Dentistry

Young women who smoke at higher risk of major heart attack

While smoking increases the likelihood of heart attack in both men and women of all ages, it has a much…

Dentistry

Alcohol sales drop after introduction of minimum unit pricing

The volume of alcohol sold in Scotland has fallen to its lowest levels since 1994, analysis shows. Scotland became the…

Oral health

NHS negativity is thwarting potential in dentistry

NHS dentistry might make some feel despondent, but don’t let it ruin your passion, says Nigel Jones. I have to…

Blog

Care homes aren’t giving residents oral health care needed

The Care Quality Commission says care homes aren’t doing enough to ensure residents get the oral health care they need.…

Oral health

Developing private treatment

Az Hyder explains how partnering with Dentex will help the development of Burgess & Hyder’s 12 practices, and how growing…

Private Practice

Read the small print

John Makin advises that it helps to have a clear picture of the types of products on offer when choosing…

Blog

Dentists vote for a minimum UDA value

Dentists unanimously call for a minimum UDA value of £25 at the Local Dental Committees’ (LDC) annual conference. Welsh colleagues…

Dentistry

Healthcare regulators encourage reflective practice

Healthcare regulators have joined forces to highlight the benefits of reflective practice among professionals in the healthcare sector. A joint…

Dentistry

New guidelines for denture adhesives launched

The Oral Health Foundation has published a new set of global science-based guidelines for denture adhesives The new recommendations have…

Dentistry

Dave Cottam elected new chair of the GDPC

Dave Cottam is the new chair of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) at the British Dental Association (BDA). He…

Dentistry