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Top Seven for Helen

The Vitalise Awards are sponsored by a number of large businesses including Lloyds Bank, British Airways and the Hilton group and celebrate women’s achievement within industry.

London man pleads guilty

The UK regulator of dental practice, the General Dental Council (GDC), has assisted the Metropolitan Police to successfully prosecute a man for unlawfully practising dentistry. 

BDTA 2013 stand awards winners

This year’s BDTA Dental Showcase welcomed thousands of delegates from the dental profession to the NEC, Birmingham eager to engage with the unparalleled choice of equipment, products, technology and...

Saving lives too

Statistics from the British Heart Foundation show that there are 60,000 incidences of cardiac arrests each year in the UK which occur out of a hospital environment – this accounts for approximately 70...

Fourth Morocco mission of mercy

Hull dentist Chris Branfield (who lives in Beverley) known for his big heart to those worse off, has just returned from the remote Rif Mountains region, in Morocco, for the fourth time.

Report highlights NHS challenges

Figures published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) highlight the increasing financial pressure on National Health Service dentistry in Scotland, the British Dental...

NI community dentists’ contract talks

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the start this week of long-awaited negotiations with Northern Ireland’s Department of Health Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) to agree a...

‘Most Innovative Businesses’

In partnership with O2, The Smarta 100 Awards (www.smarta.com) aims to celebrate innovation and finds the best 100 businesses in the UK.

Ice white charity christmas party

The Ice White Charity Xmas Party is back. Bigger and better for 2013 and Nilesh R. Parmar invites you all to jump on board HMS President, permanently moored along London's Embankment, on Saturday...

“Great success”

On the October 12th, guests gathered at the exclusive “Eight” private members club in the City for the inaugural Burmaball. The ball, which organisers hope will become an annual fundraising event, was...

Patients give dentist full marks for gentleness

A dental practice in Surrey is using a survey in which it was rated excellent for gentleness by 100 per cent of respondents to reach out to those too scared to visit the dentist – nearly one in five...

Tim Harker elected to BDA PEC

General Dental Practitioner Tim Harker was today announced as the newest member of the British Dental Association’s Principal Executive Committee (PEC). 

Mouth cancer action month

Prof Margaret Stanley was the keynote speaker at this year’s Mouth Cancer Action Month reception at the House of Commons.

Mouth Cancer CPD Module

November is Mouth Cancer Action Month and ahead of it, the Association of Dental Groups (ADG) is launched a CPD module focused on the early detection and treatment of the disease at the BDTA.

‘Up to date’ seminars

Oral-B have released the dates for their next ‘Up To Date’ scientific exchange seminars and are inviting clinical dental professionals to attend a free CPD accredited evening event at one of ten...