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A change of direction

Eddie MacKenzie visits the new Guildhall Dental Practice in Bury St Edmunds.

Meet and learn

Vivienne Wootten looks ahead to this year’s British Dental Conference and Exhibition.

Schools should check kids brush teeth

Schools and nurseries need to step in to tackle the worrying trend of tooth decay in children, the advisory body NICE has said.

Blue lip selfie

By encouraging the public and profession to adopt blue lips as a visible sign of support for mouth cancer, it is hoped this positive, interactive approach will significantly boost awareness of the...

Specialist imaging centre

Dentists and surgeons now have better access to state-of-the-art specialist medical imaging services in London.  

Secures sale

Accountants Mazars has sold Bolton-based Acodent Dental Laboratory to Swift Dental Laboratory for an undisclosed sum.

Unfair prescribing rights

New president of the British Association of Therapists (BADT), Fiona Sandom, is pledging to work towards changing the ‘unfair’ status quo on prescribing rights for dental therapists.

Single sign-on service

National Dental Plan (NDP) has launched a new single sign-on (SSO) service, allowing quicker and simpler access to online accounts for members that use online flexible benefit systems to manage their...

Low risk and high quality

The British Dental Association (BDA) has described the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest report as a ‘ringing endorsement’ for good practice in dentistry.

BDIA Showcase Winner

Braemar Finance held a free prize draw at the recent BDIA Showcase, at the Excel in London from October 9-11. The prize on offer was £250 of John Lewis vouchers.

Retirement seminar

Members of the two professional services groups for dentists will deliver a Preparing for Retirement seminar in Watford on November 21.

Landmark case

The County Court has ruled any tooth whitening technician who hands the patient a whitening tray is the practice of dentistry and must be done by the dentist.

Dental Trauma

A new charity to help educate the general public and dental professionals in the management of dental trauma officially launches in November 2014.

Supporting charity

One of the UK’s dental plan providers has raised more than £500 to help support mouth cancer awareness.

Plugging leaks

Noel Wardle explores the developments at the GDC.