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Dentists: Tooth decay stats should offer wake up call on prevention

The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on government to put prevention at the heart of its approach to the crisis on child tooth decay, as new figures showed over 14,000 children aged five...

Expand your expertise

On stand L70 at this year’s Dentistry Show The Planmeca Digital Academy, in conjunction with its education partner The Nordic Institute of Dental Education, will be hosting a series of lectures and...

BDA: dentists mustn't pay price for latest NHS IT failure

The British Dental Association (BDA) has insisted that practices are not penalised following IT failures in the new NHS contract management system, which could leave many failing to meet contractual...

Northern Ireland dentists back sugar tax vote

The British Dental Association Northern Ireland has backed moves among MLAs to consult on the introduction of a tax on the sugary drinks that are fuelling an “avoidable epidemic” of decay.

Charitable efforts

The team at Prestige Dental is delighted to share with readers that they collected £560 for Marie Curie in the run up to Christmas.

Dental students to provide dental care to children in South India

Two dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry are to join the Schoolhouse Dental Camp in Tamil Nadu this summer, where they will be part of a group offering...

Kick the habit this No Smoking Day

One of Europe’s largest dental treatment providers, mydentist, is calling on smokers across the UK to quit on No Smoking Day for the good of their oral health.

Business marketing event

An event to help dentists market their business more effectively is being hosted by a leading patient referral website called Dentists Near Me (DNM).

Investing in the future

The Dental Directory, one of the largest providers of dental supplies in the UK, has announced further investment in its regional management structure with the appointment of Mark Garner for the...

A night to remember

The team at A-dec UK were delighted by the turnout to their recent open evening, at the new A-dec Showroom in Nuneaton – and would like to thank everyone who attended and helped make the evening such...

Claim your free sample

To celebrate the UK launch of ceram.x universal, Dentsply is offering dental professionals a free sample plus the chance to win a brand new SmartLite Focus*, by taking part in an exclusive online...

Instant relief from sensitivity at the Dentistry Show

Join Colgate at the Dentistry Show on stand J50 where dental professionals with dentine hypersensitivity can enjoy some frozen yogurt, and take the Colgate Sensitive PRO-Relief toothpaste ‘Instant*...

Digital partnership

Cutting edge technology which creates a ‘virtual’ record of patients’ teeth is hitting the north east thanks to investment by Sunderland based orthodontic laboratory, Ashford Orthodontics, which has...

The lingual mindset

Orthodontic specialist Asif Chatoo is committed to helping colleagues navigate the challenges of the lingual technique.  At the first module of his Learning Lingual course he told delegates: “The...

Tongue twister

A published randomised cross-over clinical investigation shows an oral malodour reduction by using a sonic tongue brush combined with an antimicrobial tongue spray.