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GDC decides to increase dentists’ ARF by 55% after ‘careful analysis’ of consultation

The council of the General Dental Council (GDC) has today agreed to increase its annual retention fee (ARF) for dentists to…

Dentistry

The dawn of the digital age and lingual systems

Dentistry reports on Robbie Lawson’s lecture on digital set-ups and lingual techniques that he delivered at the British Orthodontic Conference.…

Dentistry

Roman Britain had healthier gums than people today

People living in Roman Britain had healthier gums than people today a new study has shown. A team at King’s…

Dentistry

New chair of the board of the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) announced

Dental nurse training manager, Marie Parker, has been appointed chair of the board of the National Examining Board for Dental…

Dentistry

The Damon Bracket system

Runa Mowla-Copley interviews Dwight Damon about the development of the Damon Bracket system. Dr Dwight Damon (pictured above) is, in…

Orthodontics

The BDA gives six reasons to reject the GDC’s tabled proposals for an ARF hike

The British Dental Association (BDA) has written to the General Dental Council (GDC) to call on it to reject all…

Dentistry

New software sheds light on dental bleaching

The dental bleaching company Wy10 International has launched an ‘intelligent’ prescribing system for tooth whitening that promises to take the…

Aesthetic dentistry

Light curing: do we underestimate the importance of our light source?

Nik Sethi discusses modern-day light curing problems. Composite resin restorations have long been the clinician’s treatment of choice for conservative…

Dentistry

An opportunity to brush up on your skills and learn more about oral cancer

Following fresh warnings about the dangers and legal implications of missing oral cancer in patients, it’s never been more important…

Dentistry

GDC in ‘unacceptable’ bid for inflated fees says BDA

The British Dental Association (BDA) has accused the General Dental Council (GDC) of cynicism in its response to the legal…

Dentistry

Top tips on endodontics

Most general dental practitioners leave dental school without much exposure to more complex aspects of endodontic treatment. In the first…

Endodontics

John Milne’s verdict…one year on

Little progress has been made on three key issues facing dentists in the 12 months since pleas were made to…

Dentistry

Stand out and grow

Louisa Buckingham, marketing executive at Patient Plan Direct, shares her marketing tips to help your practice stand out from the…

Dentistry

A timed comparison using Acron Hi and Acron Express

A timed comparison using Kemdent’s Acron Hi – high impact denture base acrylic – and Acron Express – quick dough…

Dentistry

The properties of Anutex modelling wax sheets and bite blocks in the preparation of a trial set up

Martyn Young, owner of Cotswold Dental Laboratory, demonstrates the properties of Anutex modelling wax sheets and bite blocks in the…

Dentistry

Thinking outside of the box

Nilesh Parmar explains how his MBA has taught him to expand his thoughts to help him succeed with the business…

Dentistry

Lending by dentists to their own practices increases 76% as sector seeks finance

A new study from LDF, a specialist finance provider, has shown dentists are lending more to their own practices as the…

Dentistry

Practice refurbishment for privacy

Carina Shaw discusses why it is important to make the most of the avaliable space in your practice when considering…

Dentistry

Michael Watson looks at the latest guidance from NICE on children’s oral health

I don’t know what surprised me most last Wednesday – the BDA (British Dental Association) welcoming moving prevention from practice…

Dentistry