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Active oxygen treatment

Ronald Muts looks at solutions for peri-implantitis and periodontitis

Implant treatment success

Bert Grobler look at the importance of using an implant system which best suits you and your patients.

The last bite

More and more food I sense that we are heading towards some sort of Armageddon in terms of sugar, obesity, and healthy eating. Hardly a day goes by without another call for reducing sugar intake,...

Hitting best practice

Martin Murray reviews the best NICE guidance relating to dentistry.

Talking about booze

Roger Matthews looks at the importance of alcohol awareness.

Exploring the brave new world

Charlotte Booth reviews the first in the latest series of Up-to-Date seminars.

Total funds raised

On August 2, Team Ivoclar Vivadent UK and Ireland took on the Tough Mudder challenge in Yorkshire to raise money for Dentaid.

Tory pension plans

At the Tory party conference on September 29 Chancellor, George Osborne, pre-empted his Autumn Statement by declaring the green light for pensions to be passed to the next generation, free of the...

Understanding the science

For any dental professional to recommend a product to a patient, they need to understand it and know it will be effective. Following the launch of Sensodyne Complete Protection from GSK, we were given...

Encouraging charity claims

The first national survey examining the oral health of three year old children has revealed more than one in 10 have signs of visible tooth decay.

Regional variations

The introduction of an oral health survey of three-year-olds in England has been welcomed by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) as an important new measure to support the reduction of...

Prevention and education

Responding to PHE’s figures Christopher Allen, chair of the BDA’s Dental Public Health Committee, said:  

Just ticking boxes?

Stuart Thompson questions the benefit of vague CPD guidelines.

Life-long learning

Richard Charon looks at the different ways to gain CPD.

Approaches to training

Stewart Harding reviews the advantages of a practical masters programme.