Orthodontic specialist acquired by Swedish group

Ortho-Care, a leading independent supplier of orthodontic products in the UK, has been acquired by a Swedish investment group.

Newham supports call for ban on disposable vapes

Newham Council is endorsing the call for a total ban on disposable vapes in England and Wales by 2024. Growing evidence suggests they are an environmental concern, a fire hazard and have an increasing...

Warwickshire confronts rising trend of young people vaping

Warwickshire County Council has announced it will be working with schools and parents to encourage open conversation with young people about vaping, raising awareness of the risks associated with...

Considerations for the regulation of artificial intelligence in healthcare settings

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new publication listing key regulatory considerations on artificial intelligence (AI) for health.

Oral health inequalities widening in Scotland, warns association

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that decades of progress on children’s dental health risks going into reverse following the release of a public health report.

Access crisis in dentistry is ‘piling pressure’ across NHS, says association

The British Dental Association (BDA) has said figures from the Labour Party on the nearly 70,000 patients who sought dental care in emergency departments in 2022 are just the tip of the iceberg and...

Getting to the root cause of diagnosis

Alyn Morgan considers the problem of determining case complexity and its impact on treatment planning.

A growing concern

Shamaila Mahmood considers the impact of shisha on oral health.

Managing oral health in teenagers

Kimberley Lloyd Rees discusses the specific challenges faced.

Keeping patients loyal

Tom Alcraft explores what clinicians can do during challenging times.

Digital dentistry: ‘Change with it or fall behind’

Simon Chard offered his vision for the immediate future of dental treatment at Align Technology’s UKI Forum 2023.

Charities voice support for government's smokefree plans

Charities, academics, health leaders, local government and medical royal colleges met with the government on October 19, 2023, and voiced their support for the government’s plans to create a...