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Sendoline acquired by Directa

Directa announced the acquisition of the Swedish endodontics manufacturer Sendoline AB on December 15, 2020.

Protecting your income has never been so important

Richard Lishman explains what you need to know about income protection.

Dental organisations investigate discrimination

The British Dental Association, Faculty of General Dental Practice UK and College of General Dentistry have joined forces to conduct a survey into discrimination in dentistry.

Queensway Orthodontics partners with Kidscape

Queensway Orthodontics has partnered with Kidscape – a bullying prevention charity working with children in England and Wales.

Dental Protection responds to Healthwatch report on dentistry during Covid-19

Dental Protection has defended dentists following the publication of a new Healthwatch report on dentistry and the impact of Covid-19.

Mitigating stress in the practice

Tina Chander discusses ways to improve the way you work.

BADN Coffee Catch Ups continue

The BADN, the UK’s professional association for dental nurses, is continuing with its hugely successful monthly Coffee Catch Ups for dental nurses.

Align Technology announces UK general dentist forum line-up

Align Technology has announced that it will stage its annual UK GP Forum on February 6, 2021. The event will be broadcast online from a TV studio. The company has curated a line-up of speakers from...

Philips launches dental care recycling programme

Every year, millions of dental care products end up in landfill and incineration across the UK. To help reduce this, Royal Philips and Terracycle have teamed up to pilot a dental care recycling...

Kick-start 2021 with the game changing GBT course

EMS and the Swiss Dental Academy (SDA) have announced that their popular Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT) events are back for 2021, with new protocols to ensure everyone’s safety.

Dental caries and obesity must be tackled together, says BSPD

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), the organisation committed to improving the oral health of children in the UK, is calling for more co-ordinated steps to tackle both dental decay...

DB Orthodontics family scores a hat trick of awards

Last week, family business DB Orthodontics took home three awards for its worldwide exports in orthodontic, dental and dental laboratory products.

Annus horribilis

Looking back on 2020 – the pandemic, the lockdowns and the massive economic hit the country has taken – it is hard not to conclude it has been, in the words of the Queen Elizabeth, something of an...

Looking to the future

Hewi Ma discusses important considerations when buying an NHS practice following Covid-19.

GDC highlights importance of clear public safety covid information

New research published by the General Dental Council (GDC) – the UK’s regulator of dental professionals – reveals that while most people (61 per cent) feel just as confident about visiting the dentist...