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Walking towards wellness: Walk & Talk 4 Dentistry 2024

Introducing the Walk & Talk 4 Dentistry campaign – helping dental teams prioritise their mental health through walking this May.…

Dentistry

Insulin shortages causing ‘significant anxiety’ for diabetics

Shortages of insulin are causing supply issues for type 1 diabetics in the UK, the Department of Health and Social…

Dentistry

Private dentistry – letting patients know the true cost of treatment

Practice Plan sales and marketing director Nigel Jones speaks to dentist Lauren Harrhy about the current challenges dentists are encountering…

Dentistry

Happy National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day!

Today we’re celebrating National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day, a day dedicated to the invaluable contributions of dental hygienists…

Dentistry

Vaping could expose users to toxic metals, study finds

New research suggests that vaping could be exposing users to toxic metals like uranium and lead, impacting brain and organ…

Health & research

The paradigm shift in ortho treatment planning

Join Christian Leonhardt on Tuesday 7 May at 7pm as he discusses the paradigm shift in ortho treatment planning. The…

Orthodontics

Exploring future trends in aesthetics

A glimpse into the future of aesthetics: Shaadi Manouchehri shares three things she has learned about the future trends in…

Aesthetic dentistry

‘Biological sex matters’, says NHS Constitution proposal

The government has proposed updates to the NHS Constitution, including changes to the process of requesting same-sex wards and care.…

Dentistry

What does the profession think of the smoking ban?

Dental professionals respond to the news that MPs have voted in favour of the tobacco and vapes bill which will…

Dentistry

Mental health sufferers could lose sickness benefits

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could remove a disability benefit for some mental health sufferers in an effort to tackle the…

Dentistry

The impact of social media on aesthetic dentistry

This month, Manrina Rhode discusses how she utilises social media to benefit her aesthetic dentistry business. Today, I want to…

Aesthetic dentistry

Ditch vaping if you want to get pregnant, experts say

Experts have recommended that those trying to get pregnant should avoid vaping following a new study into fertility. Analysis of…

Health & research

Additive in ultra-processed foods linked to diabetes, study says

A study into the impact of additive emulsifiers in ultra-processed foods found a correlation with an increased risk of developing…

Dentistry

NHS choice exercise: considering moving your pension scheme benefits?

Stephen Barry explains the recent choice exercise provided by the NHS, prompting some of its pension scheme members to review…

NHS to Private

Exploring full arch techniques: the limitations of guided surgery

Join Carl Horton, James Hamill and Tom Murphy on Thursday 2 May at 7pm as they discuss exploring full arch…

Implant dentistry

The architectural journey of The Dental Sanctuary

Harriet and Mishal Trivedi share how the expectation to sympathetically blend heritage preservation with dental innovation drove The Dental Sanctuary,…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 27 April 2024

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Jason Wong…

Dentistry

UK girls vaping, smoking and drinking more than boys, study shows

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that young girls in the UK are vaping, smoking and drinking more than…

Dentistry

The evolution of dental hygienists and dental therapists

‘This is such an exciting time’: In the lead up to National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day, Miranda Steeples…

Dentistry