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Overcoming the fear of change

Practice Plan caught up with Peter Boolkah, one of the UK’s leading business coaches, to see what advice he could…

Dentistry Features

A healthy smile and fresh breath key to finding love

A healthy smile has been ranked as the physical attribute most likely to attract a new partner, according to new research…

Oral health

Laboratory Awards – last chance for free entry

Now is the time to start planning your submission to the Laboratory Awards 2016, as the recently extended special free…

Laboratory

Solution for patients with dentine hypersensitivity

Dental professionals with personal experience of dentine hypersensitivity who attended the recent Dentistry Show enjoyed some frozen yoghurt and took…

Products

BOS extends Against the odds deadline

The British Orthodontic Society’s annual Against the Odds award has extended its deadline for entries to 30 June 2016. This award…

Dentistry

Research-active staff numbers drop

The number of clinical academics on research and scholarship pathways has dropped according to the Dental Schools Council. Concerns have now…

Dentistry

Health minister backs HPV vaccination

A health minister has hinted that she backs giving all boys the HPV vaccine to cut rising rates of mouth…

Dentistry

Bone surgery extraction

Acteon shows you how to remove teeth using its Piezotome. For more information visit www.acteongroup.com/en/my-products/equipment/surgery/piezotome-solo-led.

Acteon

Sara Hurley tells it straight

After Sara Hurley’s latest talk at the Conference of Local Dental Committees, Michael Watson explains how dentistry is run in…

Dentistry

What makes you smile?

As part of National Smile Month, the Oral Health Foundation has gone on a mission to find out what is…

Oral health

All children should have access to a dentist

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) is supporting a call by the British Dental Association (BDA) for tooth decay…

Oral health

Dentists call on government to tackle child tooth decay crisis

Dentists attending the Local Dental Committees’ annual conference in Manchester (9-10 June) will call on the government to get to…

Oral health

Smile design laboratory

Sonia gives her experience using Knight Dental smile design laboratory. To find out more information please visit www.knightdentaldesign.co.uk.

Aesthetic dentistry

Introducing the new 430 Torque

Find out about the new 430 Torque from Stardental Instruments. To find out more information, visit www.dentalez.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0jEe55IU4g

Endodontics

What’s the strangest item you’ve flossed with?

Earrings, crisp packets and a pen knife were some of the more unusual items used to maintain our oral health. That’s…

Oral health

Mental fortitude

Does mental toughness help you accomplish your goals? Rahul Doshi says focus and power of the mind is the secret…

Private Features

Investment in dental health of diabetic patients could save NHS millions

Tackling the dental health of those suffering with diabetes has been found to create substantial savings in further medical treatments,…

Oral health

Dental hygienist moves mountains for mouth cancer awareness

Dental hygienist Gillian Fenwick has climbed Ben Nevis in a bid to raise awareness and valuable donations for mouth cancer.…

Oral health

Water fluoridation decisions can now be made at local level

An online toolkit from Public Health England (PHE) will now allow local authorities to choose to implement water fluoridation. Available…

Dentistry