National Smile Month competition winner

A young and brave boy from Finchley has been named as the first winner of this year’s ‘Nominate A Smile’ – a nationwide competition to find a very special person with a touching smile.

New research on oral clefts

Breast-feeding is a common struggle for children born with a cleft palate. Because of this issue, it is important to differentiate between ‘breast-feeding’ and ‘breast milk feeding’, or the delivery...

Take the oral health challenge

Today, Johnson & Johnson, the makers of Listerine, launches The Oral Health (OH) Challenge at the 2017 British Dental Conference and Exhibition.

Dental nurse removed from dental register following drugs conviction

A dental nurse has been removed from the General Dental Council’s (GDC) register of dental professionals after receiving two cautions for possessing drugs and a conviction for supplying. 

Support for dental outreach in Ethiopia

Henry Schein Dental UK supports the MERGED (Michigan-Ethiopia Research, Growth, and Education in Dentistry) initiative to help strengthen the Addis Ababa University’s (AAU) College of Dental Sciences’...

Made to move in half the time

Advances in the Invisalign system now enable dental practitioners to offer their patients one-week aligner wear instead of previously recommended two-week changes, allowing shorter treatment time....

Kids’ teeth time bomb

According to mydentist, a tooth decay time bomb threatens the nation’s children because one in three (33 per cent) Brits don’t realise dental care is free for kids.

Five ways to help you to reduce dental anxiety

Whether we’re thinking about spiders, heights or even the dark, most of us live with some form of anxiety, but it’s our worry over a visit to the dentist that one charity says could really be putting...

Update on the British Dental Conference and Exhibition

The British Dental Association has informed delegates that the British Dental Conference and Exhibition will be going ahead as planned following the tragic events which took place at the Manchester...

Summer education sale

BioHorizons has announced a 20 per cent discount off the registration fee for all courses taking place in June 2017.

Smart move

On May 12, 2017, Philips announced the UK launch of its latest digital innovation, an AirFloss refresh and some compelling comparative clinical research findings.

Better teeth for life

The British Orthodontic Society has launched a new online resource, The BOS Guide: Better teeth for life.