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BDTA Dental Showcase is the biggest event on the dental calendar where exhibitors welcome the space to display their largest range of exciting and innovative products. And as well as allowing you to...

Get ready

The 2013 BDTA Dental Showcase is set to be the largest exhibition of the year with over 360 stands already booked from the UK and overseas. To recognise the substantial resources invested in...

New online store

A brand-new online store has been developed and designed to make online ordering easier and more convenient than ever before. 

You can’t hide your feelings

After looking at pictures of dental treatment scenes, researchers discovered that female patients scared of the dentist were six times more likely to be disgusted with what they saw, compared with...

Go-ahead for plans to modernise

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) has received the backing of its members to move ahead with proposals to modernise the way the organisation is governed. 

Team up

Dental students in their final year at participating universities will get the chance to showcase their talents in a nationwide Dental Surgery Skills Competition. 

Growth plans

Word of mouth referrals have boosted a village dental practice which is to launch a raft of new services after buying its surgery thanks to funding from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.

Inequalities plague children’s dental health

New figures recently published highlight the chasm of inequality that divides children’s dental health, the British Dental Association (BDA) has warned. The Public Health England report reveals that,...

Unsung hero award

Are you, or do you know, a dental professional who's an unsung hero? 

Seven out of ten

Seven out of ten children in England saw an NHS dentist in the 24 month period to June 2013 – a proportion that has remained relatively unchanged since 2006 according to new figures.

Practices evolve with £1 million milestone

With an established history of offering member practices practical and financial support, Denplan is celebrating lending over £1m through its Evolve loan scheme in the last 12 months. 

Takeover

Wieland Dental, domiciled in Germany, is one of the leading suppliers in the dental technology market.

Pioneering treatment for young patients

Regenerative Endodontics, a new treatment for saving the teeth of adolescents, is likely to enter the dental mainstream.

Occupational English tests

The highly regarded Occupational English Test (OET) for healthcare professionals is now more accessible, with tests to be scheduled ten times a year in 2014 (up from seven in 2013), and a reduction in...

Funding uplift

An agreed funding uplift for general dental practice across Scotland is to be implemented following a decision not to pursue a judicial review process that would have prevented the award being made.