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What’s wrong with UDAs?

NHS England needs to tell dentists exactly what it wants for its UDAs, Michael Watson believes. What’s wrong with UDAs…

Dentistry

Warning over mothers sharing their spoons with toddlers

Mothers should be alerted to the risks of sharing spoons with toddlers, dental teams have been warned. The British Association…

Oral health

Coming back for more

Dan Durie of Intentor explains how to improve customer satisfaction and sell 40-50% more private treatments Extensive research across hundreds…

Orthodontics

‘Don’t fuel dental anxiety’ says BDA

The British Dental Association (BDA) has commented on recent dental anxiety news stories affecting the dental profession. Recently a string…

Dentistry

People unaware cleft lip and/or palate condition is hereditary

Many people with cleft lip and/or palate condition are unaware that it is a hereditary condition. A new study, titled ‘Starting…

Dentistry

Sharon Osbourne loses her tooth live on air

Sharon Osbourne caused a stir when she lost her tooth live on air during a filming of The Talk. ‘Oh…

Celebrity News

Biggest concern for dental professionals is false complaints

Dental professionals are most concerned about patients looking to falsely complain and seek legal and financial compensation. A new study,…

Dentistry

Smash hit

Chris Barrow explains how to ensure your marketing hits the right notes and isn’t a one hit wonder Regardless of…

Private Practice

Patients are lying about flossing habits to their dentist

More than a quarter of patients admit to lying about flossing habits to their dentists, according to a new survey.…

Oral health

BDA says ‘we’ll need more than gestures to end UK sugar addiction’

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed moves by some retailers to remove ‘high sugar’ items from sale. The BDA…

Dentistry

What the shooting of Cecil the lion can teach dentists

Michael Watson covers the recent story about a dentist killing Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. Perhaps if the lion hadn’t…

Dentistry

Fourteen facts you need to know about oral health

The British Dental Health Foundation has released a few interesting facts about oral health in Britain. Below are 14 facts…

Oral health

Dentistry’s guide to protecting the future of your practice

Dentistry and Denplan have joined forces to release a new guide aiming to help those thinking of moving from NHS…

Dentistry

ADI Dental Implant Placement Guidelines

The Association of Dental Implantology (ADI) now offers its dental implant protocols free of charge to all ADI members. Formally…

Implant dentistry

Profile: Dr Richard Cure

A former student of Dr Richard Cure’s, Runa Mowla-Copley had the pleasure of interviewing the man himself. Dr Cure is…

Orthodontics

A lifetime of plaque management

Running a successful dental business relies heavily on a practising dentist’s ability to build a patient list for the duration…

Dentistry

Developing a PDP

Hussein Hassanali says find your own path and create a PDP unique to you. While many articles focus on clinical…

Young Dentist

End to pay progression for NHS dentists

Dentists’ leaders are seeking urgent answers after the Health Secretary announced plans to axe annual pay progression – criticising it…

Dentistry

Countering the news headlines

Dentistry has been making headlines in the national news for all the wrong reasons this summer. First there was a…

Dentistry