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Dental labs have been ‘hit hardest’ by the autumn budget
Matt Everatt looks at what yesterday’s autumn budget announcement means for UK dental laboratories. Dental laboratories in the UK, like…
Business
The 2024 Laboratory Leading 20 revealed!
Celebrating influence, skill and impact in dental technology – welcome to the 2024 Laboratory Leading 20. Back for its second…
Dentistry
Is this the end for dental technicians?
Matt Everatt predicts when dental technicians will cease to exist and whether the workforce’s steady decline is reversible. Following the…
Dentistry
A letter to my younger self – Giles Bradley
Reflecting on his career, Giles Bradley discusses the benefits of stepping out of your comfort zone and how dental technology…
Dentistry
Winning Best Clinical Dental Technician
Gosia Ciepiela discusses the ‘incredible’ moment of winning Best Clinical Dental Technician and what it means to her. Please introduce…
Dentistry
Puppies and pizza – keeping the lab team content
Sarah Jordan discusses the small adjustments her lab made to promote happiness and wellbeing at work among the team. Hi!…
Laboratory
Guide to writing a robust and effective SOP
Emily and Eleanor Pittard demystify what an SOP is, why they are so important for dental labs and how to…
Dentistry
UK labs join global corporate Corus
Corus, a global digital dental laboratory group, has expanded further into the UK market with three new UK labs joining…
Dentistry
Business planning for success
The strategic blueprint: Eleanor and Emily Pittard discuss how to make an effective business plan that will be a powerful…
Business
Dencraft on winning Best Aesthetic Laboratory
Leanne Levick, laboratory manager at Dencraft, discusses how it felt to win Best Aesthetic Laboratory and her advice for maintaining…
Dentistry
Are overseas technicians the key to success?
Jinesh Patel discusses why hiring overseas technicians could be a strategic move for your lab, and his tips for becoming…
Business
Making life easier with digital dentistry
Carving a new era: Ashley Byrne explains why he is never looking back after adopting digital diagnostic set-ups. I remember…
AI & technology
Do dental regulators protect illegal manufacture in dentistry? – part one
Dentistry.co.uk and Laboratory ask where the professions’s regulators stand on the illegal dental manufacture or import of dental devices such…
Dentistry
A letter to my younger self – Nina Frketin
Dental technician Nina Frketin looks back on the lessons she has learned over the years in a letter to her…
Dentistry
Are side hustles worth the hassle?
Matt Everatt discusses what he has learned from his side hustles and how they can improve your mental health. What…
Business
Changing the lives of homeless veterans one smile at a time
Dentistry on the front line: Alan Wright explains how he is combatting the oral health disparity among homeless veterans through…
Dentistry
The importance of letting go of the pursuit of perfection
Perfection paralysis: Matt Everatt discusses the importance of embracing failure rather than hiding from it, and the positive change this…
Team management
Do you really trust your team?
Ashley Byrne reveals some hard truths about the real meaning of trust and the ‘incalculable’ benefits of having a team…
Business
Meet the Laboratory editorial board panel
Get to know the friendly faces Laboratory’s Lab Experts panel, bringing expertise, skill and experience from every corner of the…
Dentistry