The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed news that ministers appear set on a more ambitious follow up to the government’s landmark Obesity Strategy, pledging sweeping action on junk food...
BDA Scotland has responded to news that chief dental officer Margie Taylor is stepping down from the role in November.
The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed MPs’ scrutiny yesterday into NHS England’s failings when it hived off its primary care admin function to troubled subcontractor, Capita.
Ian Mills has been inaugurated as the new dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK), and Onkar Dhanoya and Mark Richardson have been elected as its new vice-deans.
The decision to offer boys a vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), announced today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, has...
David Worksett, chairman of the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), has commented on the need for a dynamic NHS workforce and relaxed immigration requirements to build a workforce capable of...
Ingrid Perry, founder of Teeth Team and practice manager of mydentist Holderness Road in Hull, is celebrating the news that she is being awarded an MBE.
British children receive almost £24m each year from the Tooth Fairy, according to the results of a new nationwide survey.
Neutral, scientific, evidence-based and non-profit orientated – these are the cornerstones of the European Society for Ceramic Implantology (ESCI). Founded in November 2017 in Zurich Switzerland, the...
Dentists from across the UK have called on governments to fund dental services for residents in care homes which are often either poor or non-existent.
Having recently teamed up with the Wrigley Company Foundation to promote community projects among its members, the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) is delighted to announce the...
In an exciting development for A-dec UK & Eire, effective June 1 2018 Matt Turner is to be appointed as general manager.
Hampshire dental student Chrissie Warden has been crowned as a winner of top smile competition Nominate A Smile – a UK-wide search to find special individuals who deserve recognition for their impact...
An online course and support system for dentists struggling with addiction to alcohol and/or drugs has been set up by sobriety coach and founder of The Sober Advantage, Bunmi Aboaba.
A quintet of dentistry’s most well-known consultants will ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise £50,000 for charity.