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BDA planning legal action over NHS deductions

The British Dental Association (BDA) is planning legal action over NHS England’s deductions from patient charge revenue. The association has…

Dentistry

Get in on the Instagram act

A picture paints a thousand words, which is why you shouldn’t ignore photo-sharing app Instagram says Amy Rose-Jones With over…

Private Features

Oral-B launches Dental Hygiene Heroes campaign

Oral-B has launched its ‘Dental Hygiene Heroes’ campaign to recognise and elevate the role played by hygienists in oral health…

Oral health

New challenges

Dental hygienist Helen Minnery reports back from this year’s International Symposium on Dental Hygiene in Basel, Switzerland. The 20th International…

Oral health

Greece ranked top country in Europe for dentists

Greece has come out as the top country to live and work in for dentists, according to a new study. Totallymoney.com…

Dentistry

Your Dentistry Awards winners for 2016

The red carpet was rolled and the champagne was poured – ready to celebrate all that is great in dentistry.…

Dentistry

Morale levels in dentistry drop

Morale amongst self-employed primary care dentists in the UK has fallen, according to NHS Digital. A survey has found that…

Dentistry

British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry takes on the Mannequin Challenge

This year’s British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) Annual Conference saw delegates take part in the latest video trend to go…

Aesthetic dentistry

Was it something they said?

Kevin Lewis runs through some soundbites from 2016. What kind of a year was that, then? In a year that…

Blog

A joint journey

Leigh Oliver, clinical manager at Identics Dental Practice Maidstone, talks about the benefits that dental plans have brought to their…

Private Practice

Are you in control?

Andrew Hepburn, Primespeak business manager for Software of Excellence, discusses how understanding patient behaviour can give dentists an ethical perspective…

Private Features

Making the prototype dental contracts work

We could be in a position where the new dental contract will only be offered to dentists who can make…

Dentistry

A perfect dental portfolio

Shiraz Khan equips the reader with the understanding of what a portfolio entails and what aspects will contribute to a…

Young Dentist

BACD raises money for a good cause

British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) members have raised almost £2,000 for the Dental Wellness Trust. The money has been raised…

Aesthetic dentistry

A strong show of support for mouth cancer action

Mouth Cancer Action Month 2016 might be over for another year, but there’s still more to be done to tackle…

Oral health

New Stars of Dentistry speaker will help you lose the bad apples

Gary Zelesky, author of the best-seller The Passion Centered Person, is the latest speaker to be announced for the Dentistry…

Dentistry

Donate your old dental books to help Ethiopian dentists and students

Jessica Wilkes-Reading, from Wesleyan’s corporate reponsibility (CR), who is also its charity co-ordinator, is heading to Ethiopia to see for…

Dentistry

Denplan Previser Patient Assessment

DEPPA (Denplan Previser Patient Assessment) is the UK’s only independently validated dental quality assurance programme. It features an easy to…

Private Practice

Bespoke indemnity cover for dental hygienists and therapists launched

The British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) has launched BSDHT Indemnity, a new insurance policy developed especially for dental hygienists…

Oral health