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Smoking ban proposal dubbed ‘absolutely nuts’

As the smoking ban proposed by prime minister Rishi Sunak is to be debated today (16 April), several experts and…

Dentistry

From NHS to mixed practice

Practice owner Amit Jilka shares his success story with the mixed practice model in this edition of the Business of…

NHS to Private

First impressions from a dental technician

Emily Makinson shares her thoughts on the industry so far and what makes being a dental technician such a rewarding…

Laboratory

Treating gum disease ‘can lower risk of atrial fibrillation’

Treating gum disease after a heart procedure for atrial fibrillation (AFib) may help prevent the condition from returning, according to…

Dentistry

Bridging the gap – putting dental therapy into practice

Cat Edney explains how dental teams can overcome barriers and bridge the gap to help put dental therapy into practice.…

Columnists

How to find a winning website designer

Dental marketing expert Angela Homer lists the essential topics that should always be up for discussion with a website designer……

Marketing

Crafting a modern dental practice 

From design to technology and patient experience, Alan Clarke shares his strategies and insights for building a modern dental practice…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 13 April 2024

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

Dentistry

UK gender pay gap smallest since reporting began in 2017

While four in five companies are still paying women less than men, the median pay gap was the lowest in…

Dentistry

Seven reasons why dental nurses should advocate for fairer salaries

Following the latest Dentistry’s Big Question, Preetee Hylton shares her thoughts on the salaries of dental nurses and why now…

Business

Dental Practice Accelerator: the business guru

Dr Sandeep Kumar shares his thoughts about the challenges that Dental Practice Accelerator winner Hannan Saleem and his practice face…

Dentistry

Managing flexible working requests in a year of change

Leo Briggs, deputy head at the Dental Defence Union (DDU) and Alexandra Addington, solicitor at Peninsula Business Services discuss the…

Dentistry

Is your clinical dentistry award-worthy? Enter now!

Entry is now open for the Clinical Dentistry Awards 2024 – find out more about the categories and how you…

Clinical Dentistry

When should you start your own dental practice? – part two

In the second of three articles which provide a roadmap for dentists looking to start their own practice, Ads Thanki…

Business

Obesity medications ‘could reduce risk of multiple sclerosis’

The use of obesity medications – including those that treat diabetes and promote weight loss – has been linked to…

Dentistry

Mental illness exacerbates NHS staffing crisis, says union

More than three in 10 respondents (31%) to a survey of NHS staff had taken time off work due to…

NHS in crisis

‘Enjoying every single moment’ – Dr Paul Midha on making it to the final five in The Apprentice

As Dr Paul Midha makes it into the final five of The Apprentice, we hear how he feels to have…

Dentistry

Why we need to bring back dental reference officers

Neel Kothari explains how reintroducing dental reference officers could help to stop mistakes in dental regulation from slipping through the…

Columnists

The advantage of digital occlusion control with the OccluSense – a panel discussion in TV talk show format

Join Rumpa Wig, Juliana Ebeling and Wolfgang Seuser on Wednesday 17 April at 7pm as they discuss the advantage of…

Dentistry