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Prestigious award for Plymouth University

Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) has achieved a prestigious Athena SWAN Silver Award in recognition of its efforts in fostering a culture of equality, fairness...

Grant helps Todos Juntos provide dental care for children

More children living in the slums of Buenos Aires will be provided with free dental care after international dental charity, Dentaid, made a grant to Todos Juntos Children’s Trust, a charity dedicated...

Fixing legal fees

The Dental Defence Union (DDU) is calling on the Government to introduce mandatory fixed limits on legal fees charged by lawyers in dental negligence claims and proposing that the scope of the scheme...

Merger of imaging brands

Gendex, Instrumentarium, Soredex and i-CAT have long stood side-by-side and are now uniting under one strong global brand: KaVo.

King's appoints new executive dean

King’s College London is pleased to announce that Professor Mike Curtis has been appointed as the next executive dean of its Dental Institute.

Debate on contract reform

Over 250 dentists from across the UK are due to attend the annual gathering of Local Dental Committees (LDCs) in Birmingham on June 8-9.

Making Tax Digital – headache cured?

Wednesday saw the Government’s controversial Making Tax Digital (MTD) proposal removed from the 2017 Finance Bill. This is good news for UK dentists according to NASDAL (the National Association of...

Mental health issues remain leading cause of income protection claims

Mental health issues remain the leading cause of long-term absences from work according to data released ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week by specialist financial mutual Wesleyan. 

Update of guidance on supervision of orthodontic therapists

The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) has updated its guidance on the supervision of orthodontic therapists (OTs).

Dental academic and clinician receives Member of the Order of the British Empire

Professor Liz Kay, foundation dean at the Peninsula Dental School at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD), has received her Member of the Order of the British...

Refocussing regulation

The DDU welcomes the GDC’s stated intent to make regulation fairer for dental professionals, but says care must be taken to ensure the regulator’s remit is understood and adhered to.

Shift the balance, but fitness to practise must come first

The British Dental Association (BDA) has told the General Dental Council (GDC) it must focus on the fundamentals and fix fitness to practise, as it responded to plans set out in the regulator’s...

New dental practice opens in Manchester city centre

A new dental practice has opened in Manchester city centre to meet a growing demand for private and aesthetic dental services in the region. 

Microthreaded dental implants preserve crestal bone

Tooth loss is not simply an aesthetic problem for adults. It can have severe consequences to overall dental health, including complications with speech, eating, and overcompensation of the mouth due...

50/50 partnership

Simplyhealth has successfully signed another 50/50 dental practice partnership with Fox Dental Care based in St Austell, Cornwall.