News

Integrated dental surgery

The world’s first dental surgery infection control system comprising products for skin, surfaces, floors, instruments, water and clothing has been launched.

CQC warnings

The Care Quality Commission has warned the provider, Anantkumar Patel, that immediate improvements are required at Ilford Dental Practice, Ilford, Essex.

Pay review body

The Secretary of State for Health (Jeremy Hunt): Responding on behalf of Rt hon friend the Prime Minister to the 28th Report of the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) and to the 42nd  Report of the Review...

Reliability and compliance

Dentists need to ensure their digital equipment is regularly maintained, to fulfil their legal obligations and keep their practice running smoothly.  

Tech Show

The BDIA is looking forward to welcoming laboratory owners, dental technicians and CDTs to its Tech Show at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on May16 - 17.

Conference agenda

Dentists across England and Wales are being invited to influence the agenda for debate at the 2014 Annual Conference of Local Dental Committees (LDCs).

Water fluoridation

The NHS in England could save at least £4m annually on hospital admissions for the removal of rotten teeth if water fluoridation were extended to areas with high levels of tooth decay, research...

A clear expansion

Align Technology has reached agreement with a further four dental schools to join its orthodontic training programme, bringing the number at which it teaches to seven. 

Apprenticeships in dentistry

As part of the Government’s strategy to improve the quality of Apprenticeships, the Department for Business Innovation & Skills has launched the Trailblazers programme

Competition winners

Love was in the air during February when DENTSPLY offered the chance for five lucky hygienists and therapists to win some tasty £50 Prezzo gift cards in their #LoveCavitron competition.

Young dental hygienist award

Leanne Barwick, a dental hygiene therapist with Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH), has won the Young Hygienist of the Year Award at the Dental Hygiene and Therapy Awards. 

Judicial review

A judgement established that a failure to record an examination does not necessarily mean that the examination did not take place. 

Oral health in sport

When the Olympic Games came to London in 2012, UCL Eastman Dental Institute led a study to investigate the oral health of elite athletes and the impact of oral health on training and performance.

Training

New for 2014, Denplan has launched its Denplan Academy – a training programme designed completely around the needs of its members’ and their business goals.

The London sessions

Renamel - The London sessions is a two-day programme dedicated to Renamel, the composite material used in over 70 per cent of AACD Accreditation cases.