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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… HPV vaccine to…

Dentistry

Dental Valuer and Sales Agent Of The Year 2018

‘It’s both reassuring and rewarding when others recognise your commitment and achievements’, this was Lis Hughes’ first thought when Frank…

Dentistry

Five ways to take the heat off your summer tax bill

For many self-employed dentists, the rising costs of running a dental practice has led to greater concerns over paying their…

Dentistry

Children eating five times more sugar in summer months

Children are eating five times their recommended daily sugar allowance during summer, new figures show. The poll, carried out by…

Oral health

The profession’s thoughts on the business side of dentistry

Aileen Boyle gives an insight into how the dental profession is feeling about the business side of dentistry. The UK’s…

Private Practice

The importance of cases like GDC and Pate

Matthew Hill explains why the GDC and Pate case was so important to go to fitness to practise. The determination in the…

Blog

What is the Private Dentistry Show?

The Private Dentistry Show will be a fantastic one-day event held on Saturday 15 September 2018. The Private Dentistry Show…

Private Practice

Building a future: Dentex panel discussion at Stars of Dentistry asks what co-ownership means for UK dentists

The question – or questions – on everyone’s lips were answered at Stars of Dentistry last month when Dentex hosted…

Private Practice

HPV vaccine to be extended to boys

The HPV vaccine will be extended to all teenage boys and girls, to help protect them against deadly cancers. Since…

Dentistry

Amalgam fillings don’t need replacing, DDU warns

New mercury restrictions don’t mean amalgam fillings need replacing, the Dental Defence Union (DDU) has warned. EU regulations that came…

Dentistry

The Biomaterialstore

Intra oral plaster? Watch the video to find out more. New to the UK market an innovative solution to improving…

Implant dentistry

A simpler and automated way to switch plan provider

Switching dental plan patients from one provider to another is about to become a whole lot simpler and automated, without…

Private Practice

Oh, what a circus!

The GDC is showing little common sense with the Gordon Pate case, Alun Rees says. Every registrant present and past…

Blog

Digital dentures with Dr Cooper

In the past, Dr Valerie Cooper of Miami Valley Prosthodontics relied on volunteer help to make digital dentures for her…

Private Practice

The A-dec 300 dental chair

Stylish and compact, the A-dec 300 fits both small spaces and conservative budgets. It combines a robust design, great access…

Dentistry

Most Brits dangerously underestimate sugar content in energy drinks

Two in three British adults dangerously underestimate the amount of sugar in energy drinks, a new poll has revealed. The…

Oral health

BDA challenges Jeremy Hunt to invest in prevention

The British Dental Association (BDA) has challenged Jeremy Hunt to put prevention at the heart of any NHS spending pledges.…

Dentistry

The delicate art of etching

Optident explains why Ultra-Etch works so well. ‘I am a self-proclaimed “bondodontist.” I use Ultra-Etch almost every time I sit down to…

Aesthetic dentistry

Five key benefits of using Theracem CA!

Here, Optident explores BISCO’s latest trusted product, Theracem CA; examining five key benefits of its use in practice. With a variety of…

Aesthetic dentistry