News

Regional Dentist Roles

There is an increased number of roles on offer for a regional dentist scheme, a programme launched last year designed to support graduate dentists as they join the workplace. 

GDC Council Meeting

The next meeting of the General Dental Council (GDC) will take place on Thursday February 20, 2014 at 12 noon at Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London, W1W 6JJ.

Mini competition

Robert Luke of Buckhurst House Dental Surgery in Sevenoaks, Kent is delighted to be the proud owner of a brand new Mini Cooper in traditional Mini colours.

Book publication

Amit Rai, general dental Practitioner, advisor on Dental Education to chief executive, General Dental Council and Former Dental Foundation Training Programme director, published a new Dental...

Retirement seminar

A retirement seminar, exclusively for practice owners, is to be held at the Pentahotel in central Birmingham on Friday March 21st 2014.

CPD and ARF cycles

More than six-and-a-half thousand dentists have now come to the end of their 2009-2013 continuing professional development (CPD) cycle. 

Central London dental chain

Bupa today announced the latest step in the expansion of its dentistry service with the acquisition of Barbican Dental Care.

Pilot issues

Continued engagement between the Department of Health (DH) and the profession is vital if issues with pilots for the reform of contractual arrangements in England are to be resolved, the British...

Illegal tooth whitener

The General Dental Council (GDC) has successfully prosecuted a non-registrant for unlawfully practising dentistry, namely tooth whitening.

New toothbrush launch

Life is changing, and we are now in an era when parents cannot always be at home to monitor their children’s oral health care regimes.  It was therefore important to create a toothbrush that not only...

Training partners

As a private dental education providers, Tipton Training has a reputation for helping past and present delegates in the world of dentistry.

Caring and sharing

There have been a number of exciting new additions to the Philips Oral Healthcare range launched at dental shows in the last few seasons, and the Dentistry Show is no exception.  

The extra s-mile

Throughout National Smile Month 2014, dental hygienist and owner of Dental Health Spa Brighton Christina Chatfield is walking 500 miles from Scotland to Brighton.

Marketing campaign

A new marketing campaign promoting The British Dental Trade Association’s (BDTA) re-brand to the British Dental Industry Association (BDIA) has launched.

Pause to check dental data

An exercise to recover money allegedly paid to dental practices because of bureaucratic errors by Scottish Government should be postponed because the data on which it is based appears to be seriously...