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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.

Prestige Dental sponsor undergrad prize at conference

Prestige Dental is to be the undergraduate sponsor at this year’s British Society of Paediatric Dentists Conference on September 19, at The Lowry Theatre, Manchester.

New platform connects patients and dentists online

The team behind legal matchmaking service, LawBid.co.uk, has announced the launch of QuoteMeDental.com, a new online platform that aims to offer patients a free and simple way to compare and book...

National disgrace

The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on government to act as new figures show nearly 42 per cent of children in England are missing out on free dental care.

DCby1 logo available to dental practices

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry is calling on dental practices to join its new Dental Check by One (DCby1) campaign designed to get children seeing a dentist before their first birthday. 

Former dentist that treated 1,502 patients illegally pleads guilty

A former dentist has been fined thousands of pounds after pleading guilty to five charges of practising dentistry illegally.

Employers put on notice after employment tribunal ruling

Activists are hailing a Supreme Court decision to revoke fees for employment tribunals, while legal experts warn employers that it may lead to a significant upsurge in cases being brought before...

Training research

Nobel Biocare is asking dental professionals how they go about choosing training courses and what topics are of interest right now. 

Speaker elected

The BDA congratulates Susie Sanderson OBE, who has today been elected as the Speaker of the FDI General Assembly.