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Don’t miss out! View the ‘How to help sensitivity patients live life without limitations’ CPD event

200 dental practitioners came together at The Royal Society of Medicine in London to attend an exclusive Colgate CPD event on ‘How to help sensitivity patients live life without limitations’. 

Even more advantages introduced with Midmark’s new DentiSure Class B Steam Sterilisers

As part of a programme of continuous improvement, Midmark has introduced a new sleek, three piece cover on the new Midmark DentiSure, making access to the unit’s key components a breeze for your...

Consultation launched into fitness to practise operations

The General Dental Council has launched a consultation outlining proposals for an operational change to the case observations process, which is part of the fitness to practise process.

Keep dancing, keep smiling

With a life in close-up – appearing frequently on the TV screen, in social media and in the press – Giovanni Pernice is acutely aware that he is scrutinised minutely by Strictly fans.

Personal injury announcement welcomed

UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS has welcomed the announcement from the Lord Chancellor setting out proposals to change the way in which the personal injury discount rate is calculated.

The people behind the system

Clinicians need to have confidence in their implant system but this is not limited to the product alone. Cutting-edge technology is one thing however, what practitioners really value is dedicated...

Gum disease raises risk of developing Alzheimer’s

A new study has discovered that people who have suffered from gum disease for ten years or longer are 70 per cent more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.

Could aspirin repair tooth decay?

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered that aspirin could reverse the effects of tooth decay resulting in a reduction in the need for fillings. Currently about seven million...

BDA blasts NI health cuts

The British Dental Association has attacked plans to seek £70m of savings from the Health Service in Northern Ireland.

Dental professionals get help with spotting periodontal disease

Dental professionals are being given help with the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease in the form of a new elearning module from the Dental Defence Union (DDU) and the British Society of...

Dental nurses removed from dental register for fraud

The General Dental Council has removed two dental nurses from the register of dental professionals following a prosecution for fraud.

Implant system launch

Henry Schein Dental has launched the Dental Ratio implant system with exclusive distribution rights in the United Kingdom.

£5,000 raised for Malaria charity

This August, brave colleagues from Rentokil Initial HQ in Camberley participated in some or all of three stages of a unique Triple Challenge, with the aim of raising valuable donations for Malaria No...

The great British cake-off

With The Great British Bake Off back on our television screens, one charity has investigated where in the United Kingdom is most likely to reach for a roulade and which places are saying no to a...

Dentist warns of prosecco danger to teeth

The UK’s fondness for Italian fizz could be destroying the nation’s teeth, according to Richard Coates of Riveredge Cosmetic Dentistry in Sunderland and Newcastle.