The people behind the system

Clinicians need to have confidence in their implant system but this is not limited to the product alone. Cutting-edge technology is one thing however, what practitioners really value is dedicated...

Gum disease raises risk of developing Alzheimer’s

A new study has discovered that people who have suffered from gum disease for ten years or longer are 70 per cent more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.

Could aspirin repair tooth decay?

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered that aspirin could reverse the effects of tooth decay resulting in a reduction in the need for fillings. Currently about seven million...

BDA blasts NI health cuts

The British Dental Association has attacked plans to seek £70m of savings from the Health Service in Northern Ireland.

Dental professionals get help with spotting periodontal disease

Dental professionals are being given help with the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease in the form of a new elearning module from the Dental Defence Union (DDU) and the British Society of...

Dental nurses removed from dental register for fraud

The General Dental Council has removed two dental nurses from the register of dental professionals following a prosecution for fraud.

Implant system launch

Henry Schein Dental has launched the Dental Ratio implant system with exclusive distribution rights in the United Kingdom.

£5,000 raised for Malaria charity

This August, brave colleagues from Rentokil Initial HQ in Camberley participated in some or all of three stages of a unique Triple Challenge, with the aim of raising valuable donations for Malaria No...

The great British cake-off

With The Great British Bake Off back on our television screens, one charity has investigated where in the United Kingdom is most likely to reach for a roulade and which places are saying no to a...

Dentist warns of prosecco danger to teeth

The UK’s fondness for Italian fizz could be destroying the nation’s teeth, according to Richard Coates of Riveredge Cosmetic Dentistry in Sunderland and Newcastle.

Prestige Dental sponsor undergrad prize at conference

Prestige Dental is to be the undergraduate sponsor at this year’s British Society of Paediatric Dentists Conference on September 19, at The Lowry Theatre, Manchester.

New platform connects patients and dentists online

The team behind legal matchmaking service, LawBid.co.uk, has announced the launch of QuoteMeDental.com, a new online platform that aims to offer patients a free and simple way to compare and book...