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Men twice as likely to develop oral cancer

Men are twice as likely to develop oral cancer as women, new figures from Cancer Research UK show. Around 5,300…

Oral health

Call for free dental care for oral cancer patients

The Oral Health Foundation is calling for free dental care for all oral cancer patients. These calls come after a study…

Oral health

Legal challenge against NHS England suspended

The legal challenge against NHS England for the procurement of £1/2 billion of orthodontic services has been suspended. The challenge…

Orthodontics

One in five Brits visit the dentist only when there’s a problem with their teeth

Almost one in five (18%) Brits only visit the dentist when they think they have a problem with their teeth.…

Oral health

Lost dentures costing the NHS £1 million

Around 9,500 dentures are lost in NHS hospitals around England every year, costing the NHS about £1 million. That’s according to a…

Dentistry

What can the NHS provide under the latest Budget?

With the latest budget leaving little available for NHS dentistry, what effect would spending cuts have on treatments, Michael Watson…

Blog

Whitening without whitening – does it really work?

Gina Revitt takes a look at the different whitening techniques used by patients today. It’s 2017, nobody has patience and…

Aesthetic dentistry

Standards for implant dentistry get an update

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has announced it will be updating its standards on implant dentistry. Led by…

Implant dentistry

It’s all about the service

Dave Stone explains his experience of moving over to Ismile. Dentistry.co.uk: What is Ismile? Dave Stone (DS): Ismile is a…

Dentistry

The perfect climate for change

You spend your working life advising patients on how to alter their dental habits, but how good are you when…

Dentistry

The myth of the dental entrepreneur

It takes more than buying a dental practice to be able to call yourself an entrepreneur, Alun Rees says. In…

Blog

BOS welcomes revised format for CPD

The revised format for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which comes into force from January 2018 is welcomed by the British…

Orthodontics

Dealing with difficult patients

In every orthodontic practice there are a small number of patients or their relatives whose behaviour can test your reserves…

Orthodontics

Don’t coast into retirement

Practice Plan’s Richard Scarborough argues for a focused approach on growing your private patient numbers as you approach retirement For…

Private Practice

Asthma increases chances of suffering from gum disease

Asthma sufferers are 18.8% more likely to suffer from gum disease, new research has found. The research, which looked at…

Oral health

Are ethical dentists underclaiming on the NHS?

The ambiguous wording of the NHS contract could leave many dentists underclaiming to err on the side of caution, Neel Kothari…

Blog

Business bites – ‘how long will my practice take to sell?’

Simon Hughes explains why practice sales transaction times can vary. This is a question every principal reasonably asks when considering…

Dentistry

Bad breath the number one reason for no second date

Bad breath is the number one reason people would be put off asking somebody on a second date, new research…

Oral health

Giving something back

Janice Charlton looks at the benefits that adopting a policy of corporate social responsibility can have for small businesses. The…

Private Practice