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Tales of a therapist: Sophie Noske

Orthodontic therapist Sophie Noske from Ewell Orthodontics in Surrey describes her momentous and emotional journey to qualification I started my…

Orthodontics

Premium performance, ultimate comfort

Not only does the A-dec 500 dental chair provide your patients with more comfort than any dental chair available today,…

Private Practice

The next decade in dentistry – what can the profession expect?

Nigel Jones seeks the industry’s opinion on how the profession may change over the next 10 years and what they would…

Dentistry

Westminster City Council launches new video to help improve children’s oral health

Westminster City Council is launching a new oral health campaign aimed at children aged one to nine. The campaign includes a…

Oral health

Regular text messages could help beat oral cancer

Regular reminders, such as text messages, are an effective way of combating oral cancer, a new study has shown. The study…

Oral health

Rise of the technophiles: tech-savvy patients and the aesthetic dental team

Chris Barrow discusses how the rise of the well-informed, technology-savvy patient over the last decade has led to the evolution…

Aesthetic dentistry

How to shake off the stigma of salesmanship

Can you learn and develop sales skills? Louise Beddow explains how you’re already ‘selling’ to your patients. According to some…

Dentistry

Create your dream practice – part one

Proper communication can aid a practice looking to up its private production. Dr Derry Rogers and Dr John Renshaw explain…

Private Practice

The empowered principal: your mindset and potential

Neil Sikka looks at ways of changing your mindset to maximise your potential. The view you adopt of yourself profoundly…

Blog

Asda and Aldi ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16s

Asda and Aldi have joined Waitrose by banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 16 years old. Waitrose…

Oral health

Give patients notice of plans to go private, DDU advises

Dentists planning to leave the NHS and move to offering patients private treatment only are being given advice from the…

Private Practice

The Carillion effect

How does the Carillion collapse relate to NHS dentistry? Alun Rees explains. Carillion has gone. Another rude awakening from the easy delusions that ‘bigger…

Blog

Dental practice market grows by 12.3% in 2017

The dental practice market grew by 12.3% through 2017, according to the latest figures from Christie & Co. That is…

Dentistry

The importance of education

Lino Adolf, dental technician and managing director of the Academy of Digital Dentistry, talks candidly about the importance of education…

Laboratory

BACD partners with Snowbird Finance for new member benefits

The British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) is delighted to announce a brand new benefit for all its members. The…

Dentistry

Smile makeover ahead of time for delighted bridesmaid

Olumide Ojo describes how short-term orthodontics, bleaching and bonding restored function and aesthetics. A 24-year-old female patient came to see…

Orthodontics

Are dental practices ever full?

The profession should stop carrying out adult courses of treatment on the NHS if the epidemic in children’s oral health…

Blog

IT support – the right expertise at the right time

Have you ever thought of outsourcing your IT? Martin Chapman explains how to go about doing it. Outsourcing IT can…

Private Practice

Dental awards, why bother?

If you’ve thought about entering dental awards, but wondered if they’re worth your time, the British Lingual Orthodontic Society’s (BLOS)…

Orthodontics