Dentistry industry booming, Barclays reveals

Barclays Business Banking reveals it has seen the number and value of loans to the UK dentistry industry almost double in the last two years, as dentists race to expand premises and invest in new...

Only three per cent of children in England visit dentist before their first birthday, study finds

Research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed that just three per cent of children in England visited the dentist before their first birthday.

Urgent call for government to fund more children’s supervised tooth brushing programmes

UK charity Dental Wellness Trust has called on the government to make the funding of supervised tooth brushing programmes an urgent priority across all UK nurseries and primary schools, potentially...

BDA welcome Public Accounts Committee inquiry into failed fines regime

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed news that the Public Accounts Committee is launching an inquiry into NHS penalty charge fines.

New book offers Instagram guide for dentists

A book that offers dentists insight into how best to use Instagram to boost business will be published soon.

New review casts doubt on the efficacy of charcoal toothpastes

According to a new review published in the British Dental Journal, consumers should be warned that ‘gimmicky’ over the counter charcoal-based toothpastes or powders do not whiten teeth and may have...

DDU publishes advertising wisdom tips for dental professionals

Dental professionals are being given advice on how to ethically sell themselves in the latest issue of the DDU journal.

GDC seeks views on its strategy for 2020-2022

The General Dental Council (GDC) today launched a consultation on its strategy for 2020-22, Working with the dental team for public safety and confidence. The consultation seeks, for the first time, a...

Dentistry remains most optimistic primary care profession for eighth year running

Dentists remain the most confident of all primary healthcare professionals, according to new research released yesterday.

Editorial correction

Page 108 in the May issue of The Dentist (Vol 35 No 5) featured an article by Apostolos Bozis entitled ‘Addressing failed root canal treatment’. The piece was an endodontic case study in which...

2.73 per cent uplift for Northern Ireland GDPs approved

BDA Northern Ireland has written formally to accept the Department of Health’s pay uplift offer for 2018/19.

BDA hails councillors backing action in face of 50,000 strong waiting lists

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed leadership from Cornwall Council, as it voted recently to take action over the growing access and recruitment problems facing NHS dental services...