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Guilty of unlawful dentistry

The UK regulator of dental practice, the General Dental Council (GDC), has successfully prosecuted a man for unlawfully practising dentistry.

Free app to test ‘on-the-go’

University applicants hoping to secure places on dental and medical degree programmes across the UK have a new test preparation tool to help realise their ambitions for clinical careers. 

Celebrating 40 years

Lords Cricket Ground was the prestigious venue for the Dental Update 40thDinner; a veritable who’s who of the dental world.

Social media launch

As well as recently launching Twitter and Facebook accounts, the General Dental Council (GDC) is further reaching out to patients and registrants with a new 'YouTube' channel.

New President

Terry Porter, of The Dental Directory, based in Witham Essex, has been elected President of the British Dental Trade Association (BDTA).

Snacking culture harming teeth

Constant snacking between meals could be holding back oral health improvements throughout the UK according to leading oral health campaigners.

NHS dental access for Swanage

Barry Cockcroft CBE, the Chief Dental Officer for England, has opened a brand new NHS dental practice in Swanage. 

Children’s dental health crisis

The impact on developing adult teeth means the dental care and education provided to children and adolescents is critical, recently published articles argue.

18 month 18 Event Charity Challenge

A 36-year old Dentist from Cirencester is taking on a marathon fundraising challenge to raise much-needed funds for Breast Cancer Care and support people affected by breast cancer.

Practice stability key to contract change

The financial stability of dental practices must be protected during the transition to any new contract in England.

Dentists’ long term confidence continues to fall

Dentists are not confident in the future business prospects of their profession when they look five years ahead.

New dental pilot practices

An extra 20 dental practices have joined a dental pilot programme to test the new dental contract, health minister Lord Howe announced. 

Lost calls spell danger for dental practices

Dental practices are at serious risk of losing business by leaving customers hanging on the telephone for more than 30 seconds at a time, new research has revealed.

Hands on orthodontic seminars

‘Put down your drill and pick up a skill’ is the message conveyed to general practitioners regarding an upcoming orthodontics course.