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The last bite

Don't forget gum disease I’m not usually the one to say ‘I told you so’ but if you check back to an issue of The Dentist in the year 2000 you should find my prediction that periodontology was going...

Therapists pledge support

The British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) has pledged its support for a pressure group working towards reversing the nation’s addiction to the ‘sweet stuff’.

Smoking exacerbates child poverty

Smoking is not only bad for your health; it also puts 400,000 children in poverty. Smoking places a financial burden on low income families, suggesting that parents are likely to forgo basic household...

Straight to the point

A third of the UK population doesn’t know what an orthodontist does.

A positive step

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) welcomes Tesco’s plans to remove all added sugar from its own label children’s drinks and cut sugar levels across all of its own label fizzy drinks. A...

The icing on the cake

Thanks to a conversation in the dentist's chair, the writing career of popular Dorset based author and baker Mrs Simkins is seeing a rise equivalent to one of her delicious sponge cakes as she...

Digital hub launch

Straumann UK & Ireland announce its launch of new digital dental hub - The Revu. With a greater focus towards online interaction within the industry, The Revu is an exciting and informative...

Dear Prime Minister...

The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on the government to issue a timetable on its plans to reform health regulation. 

Undermining bargaining power

The British Dental Association (BDA) has criticised government plans to undermine bargaining powers for healthcare professionals.

Implant hub launched

On Wednesday the dental industry came together to launch The Implant Hub, a new online resource for dentists looking to grow their dental implant business. 

Plant potential

Oral care products containing a natural chemical that stops bacteria harming teeth could help prevent decay, a study suggests.

Reflections on mercy

Dentist, Paul Hellyer, from Bexhill-on-Sea reflects on the time he spent volunteering on the world’s largest civilian hospital ship.

Value added

The Guardian University League Table has placed Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry top in England overall and top in the UK for ‘valued added’, out of all dental schools in the...

Consumer friendly dentistry

Milestones such as listing one in seven high street dentists and publishing over three million live dental appointments on dentist finder website, www.toothpick.com/for-dentists have helped the judges...

Welcome changes

Two important changes which will help promote the welfare of young dental patients are welcomed by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry whose members have played a role in bringing about both.