Poor oral health increases risks of frailty in older men

Oral health problems such as gum disease and tooth loss have been linked to frailty in older British men, a new study has revealed.

The award-winning Digital Symposium is back – Early Bird offer available until end of January 2018

The Dental Industry Event of the Year is back! The Digital Symposium 2018 takes place on 27th -28th April in London and this year it’s thinking big, it’s thinking holistically and it’s thinking...

An increase in the number of men diagnosed with cancers in the throat and mouth may be linked with oral sex, top dentist warns

Multi-award winning Ken Harris, of Riveredge Cosmetic Dentistry, is getting behind the Jabs for the Boys campaign, (www.hpvaction.org) which is lobbying for young men to be included in the Human...

Optident donation helps to protect Cambodian children’s teeth

Hundreds of children living in poor and remote communities in Cambodia will have healthier teeth thanks to Optident and volunteers working with the international dental charity Dentaid.

Pay uplift for NI dentists ‘too little, too late’

The BDA has responded to news from the Department of Health, Northern Ireland that general dental practitioners will receive an uplift of 1 per cent to pay, recommended by the DDRB earlier this year.

Would I lie to you? Fuji IX is magic!

In series 11 episode 4 of Would I lie to you? Bob Mortimer regaled host Rob Brydon, team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack, and guests Susie Dent, Ore Oduba and Stacey Solomon with the claim that...

The Erosive Tooth Wear Symposium

Sponsored by GC UK and Simplyhealth, and presented by the Prosthodontic and Aesthetic Groups at King’s College London Dental Institute, The Erosive Tooth Wear Symposium, which will be held at Guy’s...

Driving change in implant dentistry

Dentists and dental technicians from across Great Britain met for a game-changing scientific programme at a special event hosted by Anthogyr in November. Guests at the symposium, held at the historic...

Why Children’s Oral Health is Everybody’s Business – RCPCH and CDO partner-up for conference

The RCPCH has partnered with the Office of the Chief Dental Officer and the British Society for Paediatric Dentistry to develop a one-day conference at the Museum of London on the 25th January, 2018. 

Cutting back on snacks a great way to protect children’s teeth

Advice released today from Public Health England (PHE) suggests that cutting children’s snacking to just two snacks of fewer than 100 calories a day will pay dividends in the fight against childhood...

Lions, Dolphins and more: Saving animals’ teeth with root canal treatment from Dentsply Sirona Endodontics

Today, dental treatment provided to animals is performed using the latest technologies. Saving the teeth of animals is essential for basic needs such as eating but also for self-defense, and root...

No More Horror Stories

It’s likely most people don’t have to think too hard to recall a problematic experience such as buying or selling a property.  Almost everyone will have their own saga about possibly the biggest...