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BDA accuses Northern Ireland government of backtracking on contract

The BDA has accused the Northern Ireland government of backtracking on an agreement to modernise contracts for community dentists. After seven…

Dentistry

Care home residents should be helped to brush their teeth twice a day, says NICE

A draft quality standard to improve oral health in care homes and hospitals has been published today (6 January 2017)…

Oral health

Children consume half their recommended sugar intake at breakfast

Children consume half their daily recommended sugar intake before they start school, Public Health England has claimed. On average children…

Oral health

New guidance issued on patient consent for anaesthesia

The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) has issued new guidance on patient consent for anaesthesia. The…

Implant dentistry

Top tips for the ortho-dentist

Thomas Sealey offers his top tips for GDPs building an ortho-dentist practice with complete and invisible tooth alignment solutions. The…

Orthodontics

Royal College of Surgeons aims to combat ‘cake culture’

The Faculty of Dental Surgery has said eating cake and biscuits at work is fuelling poor oral health and obesity. Professor…

Oral health

Watch the highlights from the S4S Dental Laboratory open day here

S4S Dental Laboratory host the grand opening of its new lab, welcoming along its good friend, Dr Milad Shadrooh, to cut…

Dentistry

Is the Daily Telegraph letter really supporting the profession?

We should be supporting the work NHS dentists do, not making wild suggestions like those published recently in the Daily Telegraph, Michael…

Blog

NHS dentistry ‘catastrophically failing the public’

NHS dentistry is ‘catastrophically failing the public’, a letter published in The Telegraph has claimed. The letter, co-written by five specialists…

Dentistry

An award-winning dental and laboratory refurbishment team at your service

Find out why Hague Dental Supplies are FMC’s Customer Service Provider of the Year 2016 for the second year in a…

Laboratory

A decade in Dentale

Dentale training clinics are celebrating a decade since being established in 2007. The training clinics offer a wider portfolio for…

Implant dentistry

Sugar tax could reduce cases of tooth decay by 270,000

The sugar tax could help reduce tooth decay by around 270,000 cases every year, a new study has shown. The…

Oral health

New research standards set on tooth loss

A huge success and leap forward for dental science, this year’s Perio Workshop outcomes were the result of a significant…

Oral health

The beauty of dentistry

Find out about the beauty of dentistry with Belmont. For more information visit belmontdental.co.uk.

Private Practice

Member of the Order of the British Empire for Plymouth dental academic and clinician

Professor Liz Kay, foundation dean of Peninsula Dental School at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD), has…

Young Dentist

Survey reveals top reasons why Brits avoid the dentist

A survey has revealed that 25% of Brits have attempted a home remedy rather than visiting the dentist with a…

Oral health

Grab your free Pro White Denture patient samples

Steradent is giving you the chance to get 100 free patient samples of its Pro White Denture cleaning tablets. All…

Dentistry

Federation of European dental regulators backs UK position on tooth whitening

The organisation that brings together all European dental regulators is backing the United Kingdom’s legal position on tooth whitening and…

Aesthetic dentistry

All cleft surgery to take place from one site in Scotland

Cleft lip procedures will now take place at one site for patients across Scotland, Health Secretary Shona Robison has said.…

Dentistry