Caries and preventive dentistry

‘Lack of political will’ blamed as child tooth decay hospital admissions rise

The British Dental Association (BDA) has blamed a ‘lack of political will to fix NHS dentistry’ after tooth decay remains…

Dentistry

How sports dentistry is shaping a micro-invasive approach to care

Ahead of Dentistry Live: Sports dentistry powered by Curodont, Dr Mide Ojo explains why treating athletes has changed the way…

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See it, treat it, sorted: AI detection and timely treatment of caries

Join Mark Joseph and Sam Hogg on 21 September at 7pm as they discuss AI detection and timely treatment of…

Dentistry

New drill-free tooth decay treatment puts patients at ease

Bupa Dental Care introduces Curodont Repair, an innovative drill-free approach to treating early tooth decay, for patients of all ages,…

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Rethinking fluoride therapy for better patient compliance

Dr Chinwe Akuonu explores fluoride misinformation, personalised preventive care and how a patient-friendly approach can improve the compliance with and…

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Ageism in dentistry: are we treating elderly patients or our assumptions about them?

‘Given their age’ is an excuse we’ve all heard many times – Sharif Islam debunks some of the ageism that…

Dentistry

No health without oral health, the message from Bupa’s Dental Health is Live

What if a dental appointment could tell patients more about their heart, their genes and their future health than their…

Dentistry

Large trial supports silver diamine fluoride for childhood decay

A large US trial has found that silver diamine fluoride can arrest tooth decay in more than half of affected…

Dentistry

What are the risks of choosing not to implement complex care pathways?

Ian Gordon explains the clinical rationale, operational reality and practical risk underpinning the decision to use or not implement clinical…

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Early caries treatment: the ultimate private practice growth engine

Haley Abivardi and Goly Abivardi discuss the science, philosophy and commercial potential of their breakthrough early caries treatment. The dream…

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Should dentistry be paying more attention to simple blood markers?

Vitamin D, haemoglobin A1c and carbohydrate frequency should become part of modern prevention conversations, argues Tif Qureshi. Dentistry has become…

Dentistry

Dentistry Live: Icon resin infiltration questions that decide cases

Does whitening always need to come before Icon resin infiltration? Not necessarily, but knowing when it does can be the…

Dentistry

Prevention reimagined: GBT Summit 2026 to put hormones, biofilm and AI at the centre of modern dental practice

Hosted by Harry Morris at 30 Euston Square, London on Friday 2 October 2026, the GBT Summit returns with keynote…

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Prevention will fail if communication does not land

A few months into his role as senior editor of Dentistry.co.uk, Patrick Johnston comments on one theme that keeps coming…

Dentistry

Neanderthal tooth shows signs of invasive dentistry 59,000 years ago

Long before dental chairs, waiting rooms or local anaesthetic, a Neanderthal in Siberia was sitting very still while someone drilled…

Dentistry

The endocarditis guidance change that could expose you to negligence claims

Martin Thornhill explores the implications of recent changes to NICE guidelines around infective endocarditis prevention in dentistry – how should…

Dentistry

CURODONT REPAIR: redefining early-stage caries management

What happens when clinical experience meets emerging science? In a candid discussion, Professor Avijit Banerjee and Dr Dev Patel discuss…

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Colgate puts evidence into action at new event

Landing Forty Two in London provided a fitting backdrop for Colgate’s recent thought leadership event, Partnering for Prevention: From Evidence…

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A major NICE update: why infective endocarditis prevention is back on the agenda

UK guidance on infective endocarditis (IE) prevention has undergone its most significant change in nearly two decades, and every dentist…

Dentistry