NHS

90 seconds with…Nigel Jones

We find out a little more about Nigel Jones and his life in the dental profession. About Nigel Jones Nigel…

Private Practice

Dental practice sales experience large jump

Dental practice sales jumped in value for the fifth quarter in a row, the latest NASDAL goodwill survey shows. The…

Private Practice

Changes at the GDC leading to ‘better protection of the public’

Changes over the last three years at the General Dental Council (GDC) has lead to better protection of the public.…

Dentistry

Building The Dental Cafe

Seb Evans spoke to Clare Robinson about the launch of The Dental Cafe in Garston, Liverpool. The Dental Cafe is…

Oral health

Connecting dentistry through the Mydentist Clinical Conference

Dentistry.co.uk reports back from the Mydentist Clinical Conference, where the schedule was as lively as the discussion. The torrential autumn…

Dentistry

How to make the NHS prototype contracts work

Simon Flaherty explains how he made the NHS prototype contracts work in his practice, Alverna House. Reviews of the NHS…

Dentistry

90 seconds with…Sara Hurley

Here we find out a little more about the chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley. More about Sara Hurley…

Dentistry

Water fluoridation championed in Parliament

A House of Commons debate recently included water fluoridation. Michael Watson reports back from the debate. Fluoridation is by far…

Oral health

Focused vision – an update on advancing dental care

Two years after its commission, Malcolm Smith provides an update on Advancing Dental Care. (ADC). Health Education England commissioned Advancing…

Oral health

Dental practice prices continue to rise in 2019

Average dental practice prices jumped 5.4% in 2019, according to the latest report from Christie & Co. Larger practices operating…

Dentistry

Is there enough demand for private dentistry?

If dentists go private, will there be enough private dentistry work to go round, Michael Watson questions. A friend who…

Blog

Plymouth’s NHS dental waiting list is continuing to grow

In October 2019, there were 14,000 people on Plymouth’s NHS dental waiting list, with this number set to rise. Electoral…

Dentistry

What’s next for NHS dentistry?

Practice Plan is hosting events up and down the country sharing information on NHS dental contract reforming and working out…

Dentistry

Dentistry’s game changers – Claire Stevens on fluoride toothpaste

To celebrate 25 years of Dentistry magazine, we’ve asked leading dental professionals for their game-changing innovation that shaped their career. In…

Oral health

What does the ‘Workington Man’ want from dentistry?

Michael Watson summarises what he things this election’s swing voter, the ‘Workington Man’, might want from dentistry. ‘Workington Man’ was…

Blog

Has referring for NHS care become a postcode lottery?

Is referring for NHS care unnecessarily complicated and problematic, Neel Kothari questions. Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a…

Blog

How to solve the NHS dentistry access crisis

To solve the NHS dentistry access problem, dentists will have to accept a salary from the government, Michael Watson says. The…

Blog

Has the GDC lost the confidence of the profession?

Looking at the results of the Dentistry Confidence Monitor, a panel got together to talk about the dental regulator, the…

Dentistry

Associations tell government to stop future NHS tenders

The ADG and the BDA is calling on the government to stop all future NHS tenders for orthodontic services. In…

Orthodontics