Training and Education

Chief Sustainability Officer’s Clinical Fellow Scheme

Climate change presents a major threat to our health. That’s why the NHS became the world’s first health service to commit to reaching net zero emissions. Thanks to the pioneering efforts of NHS staff...

Hard won soft skills

Dental clinicians – like many people in technical, medical, and scientific careers – can fall into undervaluing so-called soft skills.

“A must for any conscientious and progressive GDP”

Anthony Davies was among the first cohort of clinicians to have begun the ‘complete GDP course’ with IAS Academy. This new programme has been designed to help clinicians develop their skills and...

Exclusive live orthodontic education event with Dr. Luis Carrière, the inventor of the Carriere Motion Appliance

The goal of the course is to provide orthodontists with the knowledge of progressive concepts and technologies that improve efficiencies, finishing excellence, and an overall comfortable patient...

King’s Innovative and Sustainable Dentistry Society – evolving dentistry for a more sustainable future

With the COP26 Conference taking place recently, we caught up with the King’s Innovative and Sustainable Dentistry Society founder and president, Diana Dourou, to find out her views on sustainable...

New era for MIH research and patient management

A new research initiative is being established to take the dental profession’s understanding of molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) and its impact on patients into a new era.

Simple but powerful solutions

Jessica Wake presents a recent case to demonstrate the power of simple yet highly effective anterior alignment orthodontics, alongside the ABB (align, bleach and bond) concept.

Oral health: the multidisciplinary series

In November 2021, Dental Update – in partnership with Denplan, Oral-B and the Oral Health Foundation – are bringing you a brand-new multidisciplinary webinar programme, to coincide with Mouth Cancer...

Kathy Fan appointed to KCL chair as UK’s first female professor of OMFS

Kathy Fan is the first dually-qualified (medical and dental) female maxillofacial surgeon to be awarded Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by King’s College London.

How to excel in clear aligner therapy

Susana Palma shares her experience of helping others develop their confidence when treating with clear aligners.

New police training course on child neglect includes oral health

A training programme in child protection, which includes dental neglect as a core component, is now being rolled out across South Yorkshire Police.