How to recognise the quality of postgraduate training

Dentists that want to undertake postgraduate training must check that their chosen course leads to a ‘recognised’ qualification and who the awarding body is.

How an MSc reignited my passion for dentistry

Graduate Andy Harris was named the winner of the MSc Restorative Dentistry Award at this year’s Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) annual prize giving ceremony.

FGDP(UK) says CQC findings highlight dental teams’ dedication and professionalism

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has welcomed the Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s findings on dental inspections, saying that the annual State of Care review provides a positive...

CQC gives dentistry a ringing endorsement – low risk and high quality

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) State of Care report, which once again shows that dental services in England have topped the league in...

Students help teach good oral health in South Africa

Final year King’s College London dental students Karolyn John and Jack McSweeny spent three weeks of their summer volunteering in the villages surrounding Cape Town in South Africa as part of the...

General Dental Council appoints Clinical Dental Advisers to aid Fitness to Practise process

The General Dental Council (GDC) has appointed four Clinical Dental Advisers and a Senior Clinical Dental Adviser to support the Fitness to Practise (FtP) process. The five new appointments will...

Dentsply Sirona World in Las Vegas proves a huge success among the more than 7,500 attendees from the dental industry

Speakers and participants alike described Dentsply Sirona World 2017 as an event in a class of its own. From September 14 to 16, 7,500 attendees - from 50 different countries - and 110 speakers met in...

Minimising Dental Implant Failures at the ADI Members’ National Forum

The Association of Dental Implantology (ADI) is proud to present this year’s ADI Members’ National Forum, on the 25th November at Manchester Central. 

BDA fire starting gun on biggest ever election

The British Dental Association (BDA) has announced that calls for nomination have now opened for its 2017 elections.

Leading London Dentist donates £1 per hygiene appointment for children suffering with clefts

From July 2017 to June 2018, for every single hygiene appointment that is carried out at Elleven Dental, £1 will be donated to the global children’s charity, Smile Train.

BioHorizons Hosts Successful Magic i Symposium

More than 100 dental professionals joined BioHorizons at the Royal College of Physicians in London for their Magic i Symposium, a 3-dimensional look at the future of implant dentistry.

Study day aims to boost dental campaign funds

A fundraising study day has been planned to help boost the campaign to make it easier for dental hygienists and dental therapists to practise.