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‘I grew my patient numbers by 60%’

Lesley Morgan-Barlow, practice manager at Synergy Dental & Implant Centre, discusses the impact of having a practice-branded membership plan from…

Private Practice

Bupa Dental Care acquires 13 new practices

  Bupa Dental Care has acquired 13 new practices across the UK and Republic of Ireland, taking the business’ national…

Dentistry

Mechanical endodontic files – essential for root canal treatment

Kreena Patel looks at the instrumentation and techniques making endodontics more practical, predictable and cost-effective in daily practice. As an…

Endodontics

Glasgow HQ move for Scottish dental group

The Clyde Munro Dental Group has moved to showpiece headquarters in Glasgow city centre to accommodate ambitious expansion plans The move…

Dentistry

Managing patient expectations

As patients asking dental professionals for specific treatment protocols rises, Derek Hamilton explores how to balance patient expectations with best…

Dentistry

Tackling high sugar content in baby food

A nutritional survey of baby food on sale in Europe has shown that a high proportion of products contain high sugar levels…

Dentistry

Sugary drinks and fruit drinks linked to increased cancer risk

Drinking 100ml of sugary drinks every day could increase cancer risks by 18%, a recent study shows. A French study looked…

Oral health

No server, no hassle

Love it or hate it – IT, software and hardware are all essential elements of running a successful dental practice,…

Dentistry

Speculate to accumulate

Amsel & Wilkins LLP has serviced its community for more than 50 years, and places part of the success down…

Dentistry

CBCT assessment of dental trauma

CT Dent presents a case where 3D imaging was used to identify the extent of hidden incisal trauma. This dentoalveolar…

Endodontics

‘Visionary document’ on standards for restorative dentistry published

NHS England is publishing new standards for restorative dentistry, which it hopes will serve as a handbook for dental commissioners. The standards…

Dentistry

How high quality practices weaken their brand by using the word ‘free’

Dental marketing expert, Shaz Memon, shares nine ways to offer complimentary care to your patients. ‘Free’ is a hugely powerful and…

Dentistry

Future opportunities

Ambitious young associate dentist, Kamran Ahmed, tells Dentistry.co.uk how his practice partnering with Dentex is offering career development opportunities. As soon…

Aesthetic dentistry

When whitening strikes!

Michael Farrow discusses the dentist’s role in highlighting the dangers of amateur teeth whitening and the importance of educating patients…

Dentistry

Government plans to eliminate smoking from Britain by 2030

The government is planning on eliminating smoking from Britain under leaked plans published in the Daily Mail. Tobacco companies will be…

Oral health

GDC looking for views on the future of CPD

The General Dental Council (GDC) is seeking registrants’ views on the future of professional learning and development in dentistry. The…

Dentistry

A new look for Dental Directory – with the same great services

Dental Directory has had an update – find out what is now on offer. For more information visit www.dental-directory.co.uk.

Dentistry

50 years of the British Fluoridation Society

Alan Johnson, a leading advocate of water fluoridation and a former health secretary spoke at a dinner in Edgbaston this…

Dentistry

Align Technology hosts second annual European Growth Summit

The industry’s largest clear aligner clinical education event came together with leading Invisalign trained dentists from around Europe. Align Technology’s…

Orthodontics