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Half of adults in England not visiting an NHS dentist

Almost half (48.3%) of adults in England haven’t seen an NHS dentist in the last two years, figures from NHS Digital…

Dentistry

Kick-start your future abroad

Do you want to start your future career in the healthcare field with a new skillset and broader knowledge of…

Young Dentist

Get 28% off the Adhese Universal Vivapen

Why choose the Adhese Universal Vivapen? The Adhese Universal Vivapen allows simple ‘click’ activation, which dispenses the exact amount of…

Dentistry

Learn surgical and restorative implant dentistry

Applications are being invited for a part-time, one day a month, hospital-based postgraduate certificate course in implant starting on 16…

Implant dentistry

Catch The Singing Dentist at Showcase

The Singing Dentist joins the line-up of Practice Plan‘s Business Skills Theatre speakers at this year’s BDIA Dental Showcase. Practice…

Dentistry

Realising my vision

The ‘Smiling Dentist’ Dr Alif Moosajee describes his journey to provide top quality dental treatment at his practice, Oakdale Dental…

Private Practice

Media coverage of flossing debate ‘highly misleading’, says European Federation of Periodontology

The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) believes that recent media coverage on the efficacy or otherwise of flossing has been…

Oral health

Chewing sugarfree gum could help oral hygiene maintenance

Chewing sugarfree gum after eating or drinking is a valuable tool that can help support oral hygiene when patients don’t have…

Oral Health Features

GDC launches new scheme to encourage local resolution

The General Dental Council (GDC) has introduced a new process of dealing with complaints, encouraging local resolution. Following a pilot…

Dentistry

Chief dental officer reveals plans for Smile4life

Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for NHS England, announced plans for the Smile4life programme at the recent Health and Care…

Oral health

Profession calls for more positive messages about NHS dentistry

NHS dentistry should be conveyed more positively in the national press, according to the latest NHS Confidence Monitor survey results. Dental professionals…

Dentistry

The importance of loupes

Kajal Shah says loupes can help improve poor posture. Loupes in dentistry help to provide enhanced visibility and thus accuracy…

Young Dentist

The changing face of dentistry

The future of dentistry will move responsibility away from the associates to the contract holders, Michael Watson says. Last week NHS…

Dentistry

Capturing a snapshot of the dental profession

The FGDP(UK) is hoping to capture a current snapshot of the dental profession this October, as it undertakes an ambitious initiative…

Dentistry

Dishonest dentists and dental care professionals treated too harshly

Dishonest dentists and dental care professionals are being too harshly treated by regulators, a new report has claimed. The report, Dishonest…

Dentistry

Pop-up events to explore the oral cavity

Running from 19 September until 30 November, Mouthy: into the orifice will be exploring the oral cavity with pop-up events and installations from Science…

Oral health

Aesthetic Dentistry Awards 2017 open for entries

The Aesthetic Dentistry Awards 2017 are now open for entries! Created to recognise excellence in the delivery of aesthetic dentistry…

Aesthetic dentistry

CCR Expo to unite surgical and non-surgical communities

CCR Expo – the UK’s largest medical aesthetic exhibition – is coming to London Olympia over 6-7 October. Supported by…

Aesthetic dentistry

The role of dental hygienists and therapists

Michaela O’Neill, president of the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) asks are hygienists and therapists playing a…

Private Features