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Pursue your interests to reduce stress

Un-satisfied at work? Claude Streit suggests career development is the answer.

Recycle and refresh your waste management

Rebecca Waters discusses the options for making your business greener.

Teen drinking declining, a new NHS survey suggests

New NHS data shows that drinking amongst secondary school pupils is declining with per centages of pupils who had ever had an alcoholic drink down from 44 per cent to 40 per cent.

Endowment Policies – an option for you?

When it comes to your finances, the options open to dental professionals are limitless. Endowment Policies, for example, are an interesting possibility to explore that could be utilised to save in...

Could anti-obesity legislation be scrapped?

Liz Truss has ordered an official review of the anti-obesity strategy which could lead to lifting many of the sugar regulations.

Dental surgery closes with over £400,000 in debt to the NHS

Manor House in Long Stratton has been closed down due to its debts to a host of different organisations.

Alcohol labeling: the solution to reducing health harms

Research suggests that enhanced labeling on alcoholic drinks might plug the gaps in public knowledge.

Poor oral health linked to liver cancer

According to a study from Queens University Belfast to poor oral hygiene can increase the risk of liver cancer.

“A chronic lack of investment”: Norfolk practice stops treating NHS patients

Church street dental practice in Attleborough has been forced to close its doors to NHS patients.

Millionaire dentist jailed for destroying his patients’ smiles

French dentist, Lionel Guedj, has been jailed for deliberately mutilating the mouths of his patients.

‘Gateway’ foods: Ultra-processed foods leading to unhealthy teen diets

Research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2022 suggests that ultra-processed foods might act as a “gateway” causing teenagers to eat higher quantities of...

Millions of new mums miss out on free access to NHS dentistry

The British Dental Association (BDA) has said Liz Truss's new administration must urgently move on pledges to reform NHS dentistry, as analysis of official data reveals close to a million new mums...

Rise in teenage vaping, says a new NHS survey

A new survey from NHS digital shows that vaping among secondary school pupils (11-15 years old) is rising. The survey saw a rise in vapers from to 6 per cent in 2018 to 9 per cent in 2021.

Little Sister: autoclaves you can rely on

Although first invented in 1879, autoclaves remain a key piece of equipment in dental practices today. These earlier systems were rudimentary and as understanding surrounding infection control has...