Private Practice

What’s up doc?

Andrew Moore investigates if a new government scheme to tackle employee sickness absence will be a bitter pill for dental…

Dentistry

Lighting the way

Can your team rely on you in times of darkness? Laura Horton explains how effective leadership can act as a…

Private Practice

New dental adviser appointed at the CQC

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed John Milne, a practising dentist in West Yorkshire and the current chair of…

Private Practice

Dentistry in the spotlight at Westminster

Dentistry will come under the spotlight at Westminster in the run-up to the general election, as MPs probe two controversies.…

Private Practice

The value of a long lasting brand design

Design4dentists highlights the importance of a strong memorable brand for your business. If you think only big corporates need to…

Private Practice

GDC to receive an accountability hearing

The Health Select Committee is to hold an accountability hearing with the General Dental Council (GDC) on Tuesday 3 March…

Private Practice

Landmark prosecution of illegal tooth whitening training provider

The General Dental Council (GDC) has secured its first prosecution of an illegal tooth whitening training provider. Martyn Collier, director…

Private Practice

Perfect protection

Insuring your business with the best possible terms and cover is hugely important, yet it is all too easy to…

Private Practice

Mark your spot

Every member of the team is a cog in the operational wheel of a practice, so each individual’s skill set…

Private Practice

The past and the future of software development

Terry Hugh of Status Point Ltd looks at software development over the past 20 years and a window on the…

Private Practice

New appointments at the GDC

The General Dental Council (GDC) has appointed a new group of members to its independent appointments committee. The appointments committee’s…

Private Practice

Mick Armstrong has been re-elected as chair of the PEC

The British Dental Association (BDA) has recently announced that Mick Armstrong has been re-elected as chair of the Principal Executive…

Private Practice

Denplan appoints three new dental consultants

Denplan is pleased to announce the appointment of three additional dentists to part-time posts in its professional team in 2015.…

Dentistry

Online dental tips calendar in support of Dry January

Denplan has launched a special online dental tips calendar this month in support of Alcohol Concern’s Dry January campaign, which…

Private Practice

Suction of oxygen can reduce risk of surgical fires in dental procedures

To ensure the safety of dental surgical procedures, a new study found the use of suction to prevent combustion highly effective.…

Private Practice

Your associate is from the EU; what can you expect?

The tensions inherent in 440,000 dentists with disparate education and training, speaking different languages and operating according to varying ethical…

Private Practice

BDA’s open letter to the chief executive of the GDC

The British Dental Association (BDA) has published an open letter to Evlynne Gilvarry, chief executive of the General Dental Council,…

Private Practice

FGDP(UK) responds to the ARF rise and the judicial review

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) has followed closely and with significant concern the judicial review of the General…

Private Practice

GDC defeated in landmark legal case

The General Dental Council (GDC), the regulator for dentists and dental care professionals, has been found to have acted unlawfully…

Private Practice