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Staying vigilant against COVID-19

Pat Langley issues a personal reminder for dental practices amid a new COVID-19 variant. As someone who recently navigated a…

Dentistry

How to handle bullying in the dental practice

Sarah Buxton, of Buxton Coates Solicitors, talks through the ins and outs of bullying in the dental practice this Anti-Bullying…

Team management

Dentistry Live: non-surgical treatment of peri-implant disease

Join Karen Walker on Thursday 21 November at 7pm for a live broadcast of non-surgical treatment of peri-implant disease. Tune…

Dentistry

NHS to offer ‘stop smoking’ pill to help people quit

The NHS will offer a ‘stop smoking’ pill to thousands of people in England who are trying to quit the…

Dentistry

World Diabetes Day 2024: linking gum disease and diabetes 

As we mark World Diabetes Day, experts are highlighting the connection between gum disease and diabetes. The European Federation of…

Health & research

Dental unit waterlines treatment and management – regulations update

Join Laura Edgar on Wednesday 20 November at 7pm as she discusses the regulations update to dental unit waterlines treatment…

Dentistry

Anti-bullying: what can dental professionals do to help?

We share some top tips to help dental practitioners recognise the signs of bullying and what they can do to…

Dentistry

World Kindness Day: why is kindness a key skill for clinicians?

This World Kindness Day, Manrina Rhode discusses why being kind and supportive is a crucial part of a clinician’s day-to-day…

Aesthetic dentistry

Annual mouth cancer cases reach 10,000 in the UK

Annual cases of mouth cancer diagnosed in the UK have risen to 10,825 according to newly-released data, up from 8,864…

Dentistry

Exploring chairside dentistry: your options, your solutions explained

Join Marcos White on Tuesday 19 November as he discusses exploring chairside dentistry: your options, your solutions explained. This webinar…

AI & technology

The Private Dentistry Awards 2024 – the winners

FMC is delighted to present the 2024 Private Dentistry Award winners and highly commended – congratulations to all who made it.…

Dentistry

‘Mewing’ dentist struck off after claiming treatment can expand the brain

A dentist has been struck off after offering ‘inappropriate and misleading’ treatment recommendations, prompting warnings from orthodontic experts. The dentist…

Dentistry

Oral care brand Pärla calls for crowdfunding investment

Dental professionals will have an exclusive opportunity to invest in sustainable oral care brand Pärla as it launches its first…

Business

Berry-flavoured vapes may be more dangerous than those without flavour

Berry-flavoured vapes can weaken the lungs’ natural defences, new research suggests, prompting warnings over the types of flavours used for…

Health & research

A quiet lab is a troubled lab – and it’s not about the money

‘Quiet times are inevitable, but they don’t have to be your downfall’: Ashley Byrne discusses the dangers of a quiet…

Columnists

Anti-Bullying Week 2024: how dentistry is making a difference

As Anti-Bullying Week kicks off today, new research, shared by BOS at The British Orthodontic Conference (BOC) in Birmingham, reveals…

Orthodontics

Moving to private practice: how the community react?

Ian Mills explains why his initial concerns about how the local community would perceive his practice’s transition from NHS to…

NHS to Private

Designing a practice that puts patients first

Elizabeth Eilertsen explains how she opened a practice that aims to put patients at ease. My associate life was being…

Dentistry

Are good relationships with patients the key to success?

Barry Oulton explains how to transform patient care through dynamic and effective communication, even with tight schedules. Since launching The…

Business