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Pushing the boundaries

“Designing for Life: Today and in the future” was the main theme of a Symposium this year, which took place on June 20th – 23rd at the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel.

Charity awareness walk

Staff at a Shropshire dentist are putting on their trainers to raise awareness about the dangers of mouth cancer.

No whitewash please

Apolline explores the problems of overly pressurised commissioning.

Funding uplift fails

The Scottish Government’s decision to disregard the recommendation of an independent review body and instead impose a lower-than-advised funding uplift for NHS dental services could be detrimental to...

Orthodontic techniques for GDPs

'Limited Treatment Orthodontics' (LTO) will enable a GDP to undertake 'Social' Orthodontics with confidence in the knowledge that although you are not an orthodontic specialist you have direct access...

Bigger and better

Over 200 dental professionals congregated at their state-of-the-art Leicester based UK and Ireland Headquarters, for an action-packed couple of days.

Relinquish responsibilities

The boss of a Shropshire business consultancy firm today revealed they were aiming to acquire a string of dental practices across the region on behalf of a client.

Dental Confidence wins business award

Dental Confidence, the Dental Implant Centre based in Southampton, has been announced as the winner of the ‘Best Use of Technology’ category in the 2013 South Coast Business Awards.

Standards for the dental team

The General Dental Council (GDC) has published its new ‘Standards for the Dental Team’ which will replace its current standards guidance.  

Beauty and the dentist

A Shropshire dentist, who already offers family, general and cosmetic dentistry, is expanding its service to include a new beauty room.

Flying the chequered flag

On Saturday June 29th, the legendary Grand Prix Karting centre at Birmingham Wheels Park played host to an annual social networking event, which attracted several member companies who were keen to put...

CDPH post confirmations

Long-overdue confirmations that gaps in the Consultant in Dental Public Health (CDPH) workforce are to be filled have been given a cautious welcome.

Government fails

The UK’s leading oral health charity believes the Government has missed an opportunity to improve levels of health in the UK.

High definition white

The smiles of the nation are set to be illuminated, with toothpaste claiming to deliver up to three times better whitening than that of regular toothpaste.