The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has announced the appointment of Simon Watkin and Tom Norfolk as chairman and vice-chairman respectively to the DDU’s board of management. Simon will take over from Paul...
Nearly two in five dentists (38 per cent) who graduated overseas did not have legal representation when facing a GDC fitness to practise hearing according to figures obtained by Dental Protection...
A dentist in Cornwall has decided to put the gold and metal teeth he has extracted to good use.
In 2016, four year old Nevaeh Hall’s family took her to a local Houston dentist to have a few teeth extracted due to decay. The procedure should have been fairly routine. But, Nevaeh ended up leaving...
Tooth decay remains the main reason for hospitals admissions among five to nine year olds, according to data published by NHS Digital. Following a decrease during the pandemic, the number of five to...
The British Dental Association, on behalf of the UK's 42,000 dentists, has extended it's sincere condolences to the Royal Family on the passing of it's Royal Patron, Her Majesty The Queen.
The College of General Dentistry has announced the appointment of Dr Eugene Chan as an ambassador.
The British Fluoridation Society (BFS) welcomes the findings of its latest academic survey which confirms public support in Scotland for water fluoridation to improve oral health and combat dental...
Michael Sultan discusses ancient natural remedies.
The College of General Dentistry regrets to report that Robert Leslie Morgan FFGDP (UK)(Hon.), former national board member and West Midlands regional director for the Faculty of General Dental...
Albert Yeung, consultant in Dental Public Health at NHS Lanarkshire, was recently inaugurated in June 2022 as president of the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD).