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Nine in 10 practices falsely categorised as ‘accepting NHS patients’, says BDA

An investigation found that out of 100 practices categorised as accepting NHS patients, only 10 actually had capacity to do…

Dentistry

General election 2024: the top talking points for dental professionals

Overwhelmed with the amount of information, opinions and debates surrounding the general election? We have pulled together some of the…

Dentistry

Top tips for making a winning awards entry in dentistry

With three of FMC’s dental awards officially open for entries, hear directly from judges on what makes a winning awards…

Dentistry

Success strategies in advanced whitening 2024

Join Linda Greenwall on Wednesday 3 July at 7pm as she discusses success strategies in advanced whitening 2024. This lecture…

Clinical Dentistry

Future-proof your dental team: ask ‘who’, not ‘how’

Shifting your focus from ‘how’ to ‘who’ will build a dental practice where team members can thrive, says Lucie Simic.…

Business

Introduce a fee-per-item system, dentist tells next government

With less than two weeks to go until the 2024 general election, Nilesh Parmar offers his views on what the…

Dentistry

Rising cost of NHS dentistry could lead to ‘health crisis’, experts say

Four in 10 (41%) cited cost as a primary barrier to seeking dental care, sparking warnings that NHS services are…

NHS in crisis

Are you an orthodontist in the making?

Saba Qureshi discusses what working in orthodontics is like and how to go about becoming an orthodontics specialist. There are…

Columnists

Ian Trenholm to step down as CQC chief executive

Care Quality Commission (CQC) chief executive and board member Ian Trenholm has announced that he will step down at the…

Dentistry

Creating a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community in the dental practice

Nick Coller discusses the significance of Pride Month and how dental practices can create a safe place for the LGBTQ+…

Dentistry

Obesity linked to genetic trigger, study finds

People who lack a certain blood group are ‘genetically predisposed‘ to obesity and increased weight, according to a new study.…

Dentistry

Profits increase for NHS, mixed and private dentists in Scotland

The period of 2022-23 saw increased profitability for NHS, mixed and private practices in Scotland, new statistics indicate. This month…

Dentistry

General election and what it means for employment law

Both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party have published proposed changes in employment law as part of their manifesto.…

Business

Nearly one third of parents pay for children’s orthodontics with credit

Nearly one third of UK parents are using credit to pay for their children’s orthodontic treatment, a study shows. The…

Dentistry

Fancy golf in the sunshine? Limited spaces left for the UK Dentistry Golf Championship

As we look forward to a week of glorious sunshine, why not sign up to the 2024 UK Dentistry Golf…

Dentistry

South West Dentistry Show – last chance to register

With less than a week to go, find out what’s on at the South West Dentistry Show and why it’s…

Dentistry

Exemptions legislation: a new era in oral healthcare?

Miranda Steeples shares insight into the dental hygienist and dental therapist approval of exemptions legislation. In a recent stride towards…

Dentistry

Politicians should underpromise and overdeliver, says John Makin

John Makin analyses the potential impact of the upcoming general election, and suggests what the public will expect from politicians…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 22 June 2024

It’s been an interesting week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Dentistry Top…

Dentistry