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Season’s greetings from Henry Schein Dental

As the season of goodwill approaches, Henry Schein Dental is passing it on to its customers. Over the coming weeks…

Dentistry

GDC launches consultation on changes to the Fitness to Practise process

The General Dental Council (GDC) is consulting on a key change that, if approved, it claims will significantly improve its…

Dentistry

Dream big

The owners of Crown Dental Surgery share the secrets of their success. Back in 1992 Crown Dental Surgery, an NHS…

Oral health

The challenge of new patient acquisition

Software of Excellence discusses its findings from its recent white paper that reveals how the most successful practices attract new…

Dentistry

Trekking the length of India for charity

Many people do many extraordinary things in the name of charity, often the more extreme the feat, the more exposure…

Dentistry

It’s just an illusion

Nikunj Sondager takes a look at how cavities can often be made unnecessarily larger because of a false perception. Do…

Dentistry

Wanted: your thoughts on endodontic treatment

Dentists have until this Friday to complete the British Endodontic Society’s survey and share their experiences of delivering root canal treatment.…

Endodontics

Helping raise awareness of good oral health and the link to a healthy diet

A group of second year dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, with support from the Community…

Dentistry

How brochures could drive new patients through your door

Chloe Bradbury goes back to basics by discussing the benefits of a brochure and explaining how going digital can make…

Dentistry

BDA wants to break the link between income and oral health

The British Dental Association (BDA) has urged the Government to invest in prevention after new research has shown older people…

Dentistry

Ground-breaking implant course wows dentists

An implant course claiming to be the first implant and bone grafting course to run in collaboration with oral and…

Implant dentistry

The view from up there

Geoff Newman looks back on the history of dentistry and how things have changed since. On the whole, the dental…

Dentistry

Fear of the bill means over 40% of UK adults skip routine or necessary appointments

Millions of Brits are risking their health by avoiding necessary dentist or optician visits because they are worried about how…

Dentistry

A sensitive reception for disabled patients

Rachel Pointer discusses the importance of creating the right environment at your practice for disabled patients. There are 9.4 million…

Dentistry

BDA to support the dental profession in tackling antimicrobial resistance

The British Dental Association (BDA) has taken action in the battle to combat antimicrobial resistance in dentistry. The World Health Organization…

Dentistry

Practices made perfect

As a highly motivated manager of her husband’s successful practice, Nicki Rowland has the ideal credentials to replicate this model…

Dentistry

Michael Watson asks questions of the recent 22,000-patient recall

Last week’s media frenzy about the recall of 22,000 patients of a Nottingham dentist seen over a period of 30…

Dentistry

BDA calls for a blanket vaccination against HPV

The British Dental Association (BDA), as a member of the HPV Alliance, is urging the Joint Committee on Vaccination and…

Dentistry

Dealing with negative team members

Michael Bentley discusses how to deal with negative team members in your practice. One of the first things I smell…

Dentistry