Dental profession and society

Dentist erased after High Court overturns sanction for discriminatory misconduct

Warning: This story contains comments of a racist nature and references to sexual violence A dentist has been erased from…

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Tooth whitening scammers jailed for £8.5 million tax theft

Two men from Merseyside who sold dangerous tooth whitening products and pocketed the VAT have been sentenced to nine years…

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We don’t do God in dentistry

Faith can affect treatment decisions, appointment planning and workplace relationships, yet dentistry rarely discusses it. Professor Raman Bedi argues that…

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Dental tourism: UK dentists report costly complications

More than half a million Britons travelled abroad for treatment in 2024, but who is treating the complications back home?…

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Dental trauma is a first aid problem, not just a dental one

Yousuf Ibrahim explores gaps in dental trauma first aid and how dentists can help parents, teachers and coaches act before…

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Andrew Hay appointed as Oral Health Foundation chief executive

From January 2027, Andrew Hay will take over as chief executive of the Oral Health Foundation – find out more…

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Dental therapists (not) prescribing: competence vs hierarchy

Alicja Zajac examines whether regulations surrounding dental therapist prescribing rights are proportionate, evidence-based and consistent with the principles of equality.…

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Dentistry Top 50 2026 revealed

The wait is over. The Dentistry Top 50 2026 has arrived, celebrating the people whose work, leadership and ideas are…

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Dentistry Top 50 2026: the list has been decided

The Dentistry Top 50 2026 has been decided, and 19 new names will feature when the list is revealed, reflecting…

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Who will you nominate for the Dentistry Top 50 2026?

The Dentistry Top 50 is back and we need you to nominate the best and brightest in the profession to…

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Medical device certification: the milestone of trust

Following the landmark news that Stratasys’ Truedent has received CE-mark certification as a class IIa medical device, we sat down…

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Seeing through the dentist’s eyes: teaching and treating in Liberia

Admetec shares the story of James Hunter, who provides essential treatment for patients with severe dental disease and trauma in…

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Change a life at the checkout: Savers supports Operation Smile UK

This May and June, Savers is supporting cleft condition charity Operation Smile UK to change a life in seconds –…

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Rooting out harassment in the dental profession

Roman MacKenzie provides an updated picture of everything dental professionals need to know about legal requirements surrounding harassment. Since 26…

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The Richmond dental crown that helped identify a murder victim 20 years on

A woman whose mutilated body was discovered in northeastern France in 2005 has been identified after more than two decades,…

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Raising the bar for specialist dentistry in Bromsgrove

When Dr Gurwinder Singh Dhesi set out to establish Bromsgrove Dental Specialists, his ambition was clear: to create a fully…

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Adhese 2 is more universal than ever: the first VivaPen with dual-cure

Adhese 2 is a universal single-component adhesive with dual-cure properties – now, for the first time, directly dispensable from the…

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Introducing Dentistry HR

Struggling with people management? Meet Dentistry HR – a new way forwards for dental practices. The reality that many dental…

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A renewed enthusiasm for dentistry

DeNovo Dental Partners shares the story of Dr Ben Goode and Dr Ursula Mulholland, who found new enthusiasm for the…

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