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GDC seeks 24 dental professionals for Fitness to Practise panel

The General Dental Council (GDC) has today begun a search for 24 dental professionals (18 dentists and six dental care professionals) to sit on its Fitness to Practise panel.  

COVID-19 crisis: Free mentoring for stressed dental teams

A group of mentors is offering dental teams free support during the COVID-19 crisis.

National Smile Month to go digital only this year

The annual National Smile Month initiative is to go ahead this year – but will be online only.

10,000 tune in to chief dental officer’s COVID-19 webinar

More than 10,000 people signed up to watch Chief Dental Officer for England Sara Hurley’s webinar address to the dental profession on Friday evening.

Covid-19 update: PPE and mixed practice financial support

There have been new developments in government ruling on financial support for practices and its guidelines on infection control.

LISTERINE Total Care – the science behind its success

Adding LISTERINE Total Care to your patients’ daily prevention routine finishes the job started by mechanical cleaning.  

US set to approve UK tooth decay imaging system

Scottish company Calcivis has received a preliminary FDA green light for an advanced dental imaging system that can highlight active tooth decay.

BDA eases financial burden on dentists

The British Dental Association is slashing indemnity costs for dentists by up to 80% in a bid to ease the financial effects on the Covid-19 crisis.

Big freeze on costs as coronavirus hits dentists

Dental organisations are freezing membership costs as the Coronavirus crisis bites into practice profits.

10 free dental Covid-19 social media posts for managing toothache at home

A dental marketing company is offering practices access to free social media posts to advise patients on how to manage toothache at home during the Covid-19 crisis.

Public told to sterilise toothbrushes to stop Covid-19 spreading

A dental charity is calling on the public to sterilise their toothbrushes in a bid to halt the spread of Covid-19.  

Denplan appoints Louis Mackenzie as Head Dental Officer

Denplan, part of Simplyhealth, has announced that it has appointed Louis Mackenzie as Head Dental Officer.  Louis has been working part-time for Denplan as Head of Clinical Training for the last five...

Dentists urged to join effort to boost supply chains amid coronavirus crisis

Dentists and dental technicians are being encouraged to join the effort in boosting the supply chain that's providing vital equipment to those on the frontline battling Covid-19.

Dentists urged to complete Covid-19 redeployment survey

Dental teams are being invited by the chief dental officer for England, Sara, Hurley, to fill out a form to ease the redeployment process.  

Dentists warn failure to support self-employed may have devastating impact on service

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that means-testing of support for the self-employed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will have potentially catastrophic impact on large parts...