Caries and preventive dentistry

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…

Private Practice

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…

Dentistry

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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…

Dentistry

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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

From awareness to action: confronting the unacceptable burden of oral disease

Following a recent advisory board convened by Kenvue that brought together leading experts to develop a consensus on the prevention…

Oral health

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Over one quarter of Welsh children have experienced tooth decay

Just over 27% of children in Wales were found to have experienced tooth decay in a new survey, which had…

Dentistry

New partnership offers ‘no drill’ treatment for early tooth decay

Affordable dental care provider mydentist and biomimetic oral care brand vVARDIS are delighted to announce an industry-leading partnership providing a…

Dentistry

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Is water fluoridation effective? Latest evidence revealed

A new report weighs up whether water fluoridation is an effective measure for reducing oral health inequalities and if concerns…

Dentistry

LISTERINE at the Oral Health Summit 2025: where global evidence met everyday preventive practice

As platinum sponsor of the Oral Health Summit 2025, LISTERINE played a central role in a landmark meeting that brought…

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