News

Tipping the balance

The average profit of private dental practices in the UK has crept ahead of average NHS practices for the first time in nearly a decade according to the latest benchmarking statistics from the...

Dental Postgraduate Studies

A reception for students who had completed their Diploma in Dental Postgraduate Studies in 2012-13 and 2013-14 was held on February 21, 2015, at the Victoria Rooms, University of Bristol. Twenty-six...

Unhealthy high streets

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has published a league table ranking 70 of the UK’s major towns and cities based on the proportion of businesses found in their main retail area that either...

Dental partnership programme

Denplan has today announced the launch of a new dental partnership funding programme which will see the company enter a partnership with individual dental practices.

Charity fundraiser

As part of National Smile Month, Bridge2Aid ask for support on Friday, June 5, for Smile in Pink Day. 

After sales expansion

Ultrawave, the British manufacturer of precision ultrasonic cleaning technology has expanded its after sales department to meet growing demand for its products at home and internationally.

Advice and guidance

Practice owners, managers and dentists are being given a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the wide range of employment and HR issues facing the dental industry at this year’s Dentistry Show.

Social enterprise

A Plymouth University-run social enterprise that brings dental treatment, education and care into the community has won a prestigious national newspaper award.

Open for businesses

Workplace dentistry is coming to the UK. Onsite Services will be launching an oral to overall health initiative starting in mid-April 2015 targeting some of the highest profile businesses in the...

One in four

The quality of customer service in the UK is being undermined by an over-reliance on websites and emails according to new research by alldayPA.

Minister approves standards

The Dental Nursing apprenticeship was one of the 56 newly approved standards announced by the Government on 12 March.

Forensic scrutiny

The British Dental Association has backed calls from troubled regulator the General Dental Council (GDC) for regular Parliamentary accountability hearings on its work.

Down in the mouth

Dentists are almost twice as likely as the general population to feel dissatisfied with life, a survey on their personal well-being suggests.

Money in pockets

Dentists with private pensions are set to benefit from pension changes announced by George Osborne in his Budget today while dental practice owners may see a reduction in their overheads thanks to a...

Dental Alumni Awards

At the annual Henry Schein Dental Dinner on Friday, March 6, the King's College London Dental Alumni Association hosted a presentation for two prestigious awards – the Alumnus of the Year and the...