News

Hot design trends

Kathy Adam explores the options available to the modern practice.

Broaden your knowledge

A look ahead to this year’s Dental Showcase.

Direct composite restoration

Ann-Christin Meier presents a recent case study dealing with a large posterior cavity.

Replicating natural anatomy

Gurvinder Bhirth invisibly repairs a young patient's broken tooth.

Restoring a maxillary premolar

Daniel Farhan presents a clinical case study.

Aesthetic temporaries

Ludwig Hermeler explains how nano-hybrid technology can aid dentistry.

An occlusal airbag

Knut Hufschmidt highlights the need for effective protection when fissure sealing.

Reciprocating filing

Chris Emery reports on a recent presentation on the benefits of reciprocating files.

The last bite

Full of plumptiousness

Shake up marketing

Milkshake Dental Marketing has some new and exciting packages, which practices can sign up to on a monthly basis. 

BADT conference

September 26-27 is the date for the British Association Dental Therapist scientific meeting and AGM in Manchester.The earlybird rate is still in place (this will finish on September 1).

Changing regulation

Lawrence Mudford addresses the current issues facing the GDC. The GDC is currently consulting on a 64 per cent increase (£945) of its annual retention fee (ARF) for dentists and a 6.7 per cent...

Comparative grid

The cost of compliance to the average sole practitioner practice has increased by 845 per cent in the last decade.

Expert inspections

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to move towards targeted inspections of dental practices, ensuring that dental experts are present on each inspection team.

The best way

Advice on how teeth should be brushed from dental associations and toothpaste companies is ‘unacceptably inconsistent’.