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Learning to say no

Saying no can be quite empowering and can stop you from crashing, says Catherine Rutland. I was advised recently by…

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Giving your patients the best journey from the very start

Les Jones explores ways to attract patients and begin building trust before they even visit the practice. Most people think…

Dentistry

Stress at work – the risk to practice owners

It is a good idea to have an anti-stress policy explaining your attitude to stress in the workplace, Sarah Buxton…

Dentistry

How patient finance has changed our practice

Dr Jonathan Allsopp, practice owner and principal dentist at Allsopp Smiles in Walsall, explains the difference offering patient finance has…

Private Practice

Create the life you want working in dentistry

Mahmood Mawjee explains how to go out and get the life you dream of working in dentistry. Hear more from…

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Dental care commissioning standard for diabetics

NHS England and NHS Improvement have published a standardised framework for the local commissioning of dental services for people with…

Dentistry

Stress causing UK workers to binge on sugary treats

A quarter of Brits (28%) binge on sugary foods when stressed out at work, a new study shows. Office workers…

Dentistry

Hitting goals and taking the lead at your practice

Yasmin Downie offers a guide to practice owners and their teams on how to achieve their goals and realise their…

Dentistry

Setting the scene

Harry Singh explores how dentists and their teams can step up their game to help patients achieve better smiles in…

Dentistry

Getting equipped for success

Nick Olive provides some – possibly less thought of – advice to consider when choosing the right equipment for your…

Dentistry

Common origin shared by teeth and fish could bring regeneration potential closer

A common origin shared by teeth and taste buds in a fish that has regenerative abilities has been identified by…

Dentistry

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…

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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