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Improving confidence in NHS dentistry

Simon Thackeray reflects on what the latest NHS Confidence Monitor survey results reveal about the career prospects for those working…

Dentistry Features

Life as a dentist in the Royal Army Dental Corps

Captain Dobie says if you want a dental career where you’ll learn more and do more than you ever thought possible,…

Young Dentist

Golfers step up to the Moveit4smiles challenge

Moveit4smiles has helped raise £2,000 in aid of Mouth Cancer Action Month as part of its pedometer challenge. The mouth…

Oral health

Are corporate bodies good for dentistry?

After Bupa agreed to acquire Oasis Dental Care recently, Michael Watson questions whether corporates will be good for dentistry. Last…

Dentistry

Bupa set to acquire Oasis Dental Care in £835 million takeover

Bupa is set to acquire Oasis Dental Care, previously owned by Bridgepoint, in an £835 million takeover. Oasis runs 380…

Dentistry

Practice design checklist

Stuart Clark outlines what to bear in mind when designing a dental practice. Designing a dental practice can be a…

Private Practice

Stronger action needed on sugar

Stronger action is needed to reduce the consumption of sugar from fizzy drinks, the FGDP(UK) has announced. This comes after…

Oral health

GDC showing improvements in its performance

The General Dental Council (GDC) has improved its performance over the last year after ‘significant efforts’. That’s according to the latest…

Dentistry

Taking the plunge

Gary Anders, managing director of DPAS Dental Plans, offers reassurance to dentists considering a move to private practice. Whilst the…

Private Practice

Dentists reminded to renew their GDC registration

The General Dental Council is reminding all dentists to renew their registration before midnight 31 December 2016. Renewals can be…

Dentistry

New Smartbase CAD/CAM abutments

Implant Direct’s Smartbase CAD/CAM abutments combine superior aesthetics for your patient and more freedom of choice for your restorations and…

Implant dentistry

Will Hull City Council fluoridate its water?

We must all hope plans to fluoridate water in Hull go ahead, Michael Watson says. Hull City Council is looking…

Dentistry

Race to the top

Learn more about how your practice can benefit from the power of digital communication with Software of Excellence’s Patient Marketing…

Dentistry

Gaining new perspectives and connections

Taking place over 18-19 November, this year’s Oral Health Conference, hosted by the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy…

Oral health

Updated implant dentistry training standards available to download

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP UK) has published a new edition of its Training Standards for Implant Dentistry,…

Implant dentistry

Finding the right candidate

Luke Arnold, recruitment manager at Dental Elite, gives his top tips for conducting a successful job interview When recruiting for…

Private Features

Against the Odds award winner announced

The winner of the British Orthodontic Society’s Against the Odds award has been announced as 15-year-old Katharine Highfield. Held annually,…

Orthodontics

Young dentist ‘rising star’ of endodontics

Satnam Singh Virdee, a restorative dental core trainee at Cardiff Dental Hospital, has won the Young Dentist Endodontic Award 2016.…

Endodontics

Postgraduate Restorative dentistry agreement between FGDP (UK) and PUPSD

Dentists with a Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP)UK diploma in Restorative dentistry can join the Plymouth University Peninsula School…

Young Dentist