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Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen re-elected chair of GDPC

Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen has been re-elected as chair of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC), the British Dental Association (BDA) has announced.

BOS welcomes new independent website with orthodontic information for patients

A new website for patients called Orthodontic Sense is welcomed by the British Orthodontic Society (BOS), the UK’s leading organisation for the advancement of the science and practice of orthodontics.

Charity welcomes new Scottish dental health policies focus on prevention

Leading oral health charity, the Oral Health Foundation, has welcomed the introduction of a new dental health policy for Scotland which has a much greater focus on prevention.

New campaign to tackle child tooth decay in Westminster

Tooth decay is the top cause of non-emergency hospital visits for children in Westminster, despite efforts to encourage better brushing and trips to the dentist.

Give patients notice of plans to go private, DDU advises

Dentists planning to leave the NHS and move to offering patients private treatment only are being given advice from the Dental Defence Union (DDU) about how best to communicate the decision to...

Free up healthcare regulators to do their job better, DDU urges

The GDC and other regulators of healthcare professionals need to be given greater flexibility so they can become more efficient and responsive to the changing regulatory environment, the Dental...

Brexit on the programme at Consultant Orthodontist Group (COG) meeting

What impact will Brexit have on healthcare and on dentistry in particular? One of the people best qualified to answer this question is the MP Hilary Benn, and he will be speaking on that very topic at...

Could a simple text message help you beat mouth cancer?

New research has shown that regular text message reminders can be an effective way of combating mouth cancer.

Office-Based Dental Anaesthesia Gaining Ground over Hospital-Based in USA

Dentist anaesthesiologists are a unique medical provider. Their training is related more closely to medical anaesthesiologists than to dentists in that they do not receive clinical training in dental...

Dentsply Sirona Announces the Addition of New Board Members

Dentsply Sirona, the dental solutions company, today announced that the size of its Board of Directors has been increased from nine to twelve members and that three new board members have been...

Child decay stats badge of dishonour for ministers, says BDA chair

The British Dental Association (BDA) has condemned ministerial indifference as new statistics show the child tooth decay crisis continues to grow, with 170 multiple extractions performed under general...

High energy drinks are dangerous and damaging says BSPD

A ban on the sale of high energy drinks to under-16s is being called for by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry. Claire Stevens, president of BSPD, said the drinks were damaging to dental...

Urgent changes needed to combat appalling growth in child tooth extractions in England,’ charity declares

Following the release on Saturday of shocking new figures on childhood tooth extractions across England, the UK’s leading oral health charity, the Oral Health Foundation, is calling for urgent changes...

The Dentii Silver Edition

A dentist and entrepreneur from London UK, Sunny Sihra, who has a group of dental practices in London and owns an online dental products business (http://www.simplyteethonline.com), is bringing...

All-embracing Ortho360 theme for #BOC2018

The British Orthodontic Conference (BOC) in 2018 offers a comprehensive overview of the orthodontic speciality showcased over three days in the QE11 Conference Centre with 360° views over London.