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Strength of feeling

The British Dental Association's Accredited Representatives conference was held yesterday in Manchester. Local trade union representatives expressed widespread anger at the continuing squeeze on...

Is the kingdom united?

Information sharing among NASDAL members at the biannual meeting painted a picture of a United Kingdom where the playing field is far from level for dentists who face different challenges depending on...

Through the ages

Neil Lawrence charts the history of halitosis.

Treating the terminal dentition

Liam McGrath with immediate fixed, implant supported bridges simultaneously.

A tour de force

Dentistry took a leap into the age of convenience in April with the launch of the Onsite Service Health & Dental Tour and the advent of workplace dentistry in the UK. 

What luck

In the build up to the election prospective MPs will be campaigning in the streets and in the media in an attempt to spread the word about how wonderful they are and how unwise it would be for anyone...

Strategic partnership

The British Dental Association (BDA) and the British Dental Industry Association (BDIA) are delighted to announce that they have agreed a new ‘Strategic Partnership’ allowing both organisations to...

10th anniversary

On May 3, the Mouth Cancer Foundation, one of the UK’s leading mouth cancer charities celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Toxic stress

Negative experiences in childhood have been labelled a ‘toxic stress’ on dental health, according to a new report.

Anniversary celebration lecture

The British Dental Association (BDA) will this year be celebrating its 135th anniversary on July 2, with an Anniversary Lecture presented by the Head of the School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle...

A first for Peninsula

Tim O’Brien is the first speciality registrar in restorative dentistry to pass the Intercollegiate Speciality Fellowship Examination (Exit Speciality Training Examination) in Restorative Dentistry at...

CPD Code of Practice

The British Dental Industry Association (BDIA) is delighted to announce the launch of its ‘Code of Practice for Dental CPD’. 

Interesting debate

In the build up to the election I lost count of the amount of times politicians would begin the answer to a straightforward question by saying they wanted to be “very clear”, and would then meander in...

Spreading the word

Michael Sultan asks if dentistry is in need of a good news story.

Freedom or jeopardy?

Jon Drysdale warns of the risks involved with taking money from your pension.