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Sugar tax backed by the Welsh Government

The Welsh Government has become the first parliament to back moves for a 20% sugar tax on sugary drinks. Although…

Dentistry

New powers for the GDC

The General Dental Council has been given the go-ahead to make changes to its fitness to practise proceedings, Sophie Bracken…

Dentistry

Beam clinch business award

A Dundee orthodontic practice, which prides itself on transforming smiles, has been hailed the ‘Services Business of the Year’. Beam…

Orthodontics

Introducing the winners of The Dentistry Awards 2015

Returning for a spectacular 10th year in a row, The Dentistry Awards 2015 proved the perfect occasion to celebrate everything…

Dentistry

Ian Brack appointed as interim chief executive and registrar at the GDC

Ian Brack has been appointed as interim chief executive and registrar of the General Dental Council (GDC). He will join…

Dentistry

Gwendoline Christie hounded for GoT spoilers during root canal

Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie cannot escape plot-spoiling questions from avid fans of the HBO fantasy series – even when she…

Celebrity News

Changes in the practice manager role

Michael Bentley discusses how the role of a practice manager has changed and developed over the last 20 years I…

Private Features

Food Standards Scotland calls for a curb on addiction to sugar

Food Standards Scotland has published a reminder of the need to curb our addiction to sugar. This latest reminder comes…

Dentistry

Supporting the introduction of a sugar tax

Dentistry.co.uk pledges its support for the introduction of a sugar tax, says Sophie Bracken. Regardless of arguments for and against…

Dentistry

Time-limited contracts slammed

Dentists’ leaders have attacked George Osborne’s plans for ‘time-limited’ contracts and demanded urgent talks. The British Dental Association (BDA) reacted…

Dentistry

Walking in a Wimpole wonderland

Kevin Lewis reflects on a year of mixed fortunes. As we approach the end of another frenetic year, it is…

Dentistry

Parents looking for sugar-free options

Almost half of parents would prefer to give their children sugar-free sweets, according to a new survey. The online survey,…

Oral health

The Dental Industry Awards 2015

The first Dental Industry Awards took place on the 13 November at the Marriott, Regents Park. The concept has been…

Dentistry

‘Brave and bold action’ on sugar backed by dentists

Fresh calls have been made for the Government to show leadership on marketing, taxation and reformulation of products containing added sugar.…

Dentistry

Official launch of charity Good Deed toothbrushes at House of Lords

The Dental Wellness Trust has launched its range of Good Deed toothbrushes to improve the oral health of disadvantaged people.…

Aesthetic dentistry

Kevin Lewis steps down from Dental Protection

Kevin Lewis has announced he will be stepping down as dental director at Dental Protection in 2016. The author of Dentistry magazine’s…

Dentistry

The Dentistry Scotland Awards

On a glamorous night in Glasgow, we announced the winners of the Dentistry Scotland Awards. The 6 November was the…

Dentistry

The fear of failure

In dentistry – more often than not – we focus on our successes rather than our failures. We have this…

Young Dentist

Cognitive behavioural therapy could help overcome dental phobia

CBT could help patients with dental phobia overcome their fear, according to new research from King’s College London. The findings…

Dentistry