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How Brexit might affect the provision of dentistry

Should Britain exit the EU? We spoke to a panel of profession leaders at Dentistry magazines’s Dental Politics: The Big…

Dentistry

GDC door is well and truly open

The new management team at the GDC should be given time, Michael Watson says. The Conference of Local Dental Committees…

Dentistry

From Mowgli to molars: Jungle Book star has dental ambition

  Neel Sethi, the young star of Disney’s recently released The Jungle Book, has revealed his desire to become a dentist when…

Celebrity News

Changing the headlines

With everybody talking about the alarming figures for children’s oral health recently, Seb Evans went along to the first BSPD…

Oral health

Drinking very hot beverages could increase cancer risk

A new report from the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has found that consuming very hot drinks…

Oral health

Sale and purchase

Jonathan Tyson summarises all the points to consider when you are negotiating the sale or purchase of a dental practice…

Private Features

Health, justice and the BDA

Sophie Bracken talks to Judith Husband about GDC regulation, her long relationship with the BDA, dentistry at Her Majesty’s pleasure…

Dentistry

Time to redesign?

A new patient’s first impression of your practice is likely to be your website. Amy Rose-Jones asks if it’s time…

Private Features

Typical toothbrushing times for Brits discovered

Research conducted by the Oral Health Foundation has uncovered the most likely times we are to brush our teeth. More…

Oral health

Dentistry 16: Stars of Dentistry – an event like no other

It was billed as an event like no other and Dentistry 16: Stars of Dentistry met the challenge in style. Welcoming…

Dentistry

GDC ‘Terminator’ gets new target in sights

Dental technicians will now require statutory indemnity, a move Luke Barnett doesn’t agree with.Just when I thought that they couldn’t…

Blog

Swimming against the tide

The current commissioning model for the NHS has become part of the problem, Kevin Lewis says. This column is like…

Dentistry

A motivated team gets results

Rebecca Morris, practice consultant for DPAS Dental Plans, talks about how a motivated team can lead to a really successful…

Private Practice

Take a dental tour of Indonesia and earn CPD

Are you adventurous? Are you curious about other cultures? Have you ever thought about combing a holiday to an exotic…

Dentistry

New names added to FGDP(UK) board

The FGDP(UK) has added five new members to its board, including its first overseas representative. Elections for the seats were held…

Dentistry

NHS uncertainty continues to crush professional confidence

A group of key opinion leaders recently met to explore the results of Practice Plan’s NHS Confidence Monitor in greater…

Dentistry Features

New imaging device to aid early oral cancer diagnosis

A new clinical imaging instrument to aid early mouth cancer diagnosis has been developed by a research group at King’s…

Oral health

Women in dentistry – all change for 2020

With figures suggesting that over half of all dentists in the UK will be female by 2020, Johnny Minford considers…

Dentistry

Decayed teeth could stop you getting your dream job

Decayed teeth or bad breath could hinder chances of employment according to a new survey. The survey, carried out by…

Dentistry