News

The times they are a changing

Meredyth Bell discusses the difficulties faced by dental graduates.

Then and now

Amit Patel looks into our changing understanding of gingivitis.

Optimising outcomes

Roger Matthews attends a study day with a mission.

Additional services

Nilesh Patel questions whether they actually exist or not.

Plans for pebble mill

Detailed planning permission has been granted by Birmingham City Council to build a new Dental Hospital and the University of Birmingham’s School of Dentistry on the former BBC Pebble Mill site. 

Tax target

NHS pension provision has for decades been a major benefit for dentists working in the National Health Service. In his recently published Autumn Statement, George Osborne signaled once again that...

Scanner warning

The GDC is highlighting a warning from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) about a certain type of scanner.

International Symposium success

An International Expert Symposium, which took place recently in Berlin, brought together 14 world-renowned specialists and approximately 750 participants, from 37 countries.

Employment law pitfalls

The country’s dental practices must equip themselves to be better protected against new employment legislation and social media trends, a lawyer has warned.

Australian example

Australia has recently become the first country to strip all tobacco products of branding and replace them with graphic health warnings designed to reduce the number of tobacco-related deaths.

DCP committee member

The Association of Dental Implantology (ADI) has elected their first official Dental Care Professional committee member: Juliette Reeves. Juliette, a hygienist, will represent dental care professional...

New global manager

The Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme (WOHP) has appointed Matthew Kent as the new global manager. Wrigley has hired the senior health comms specialist to drive the further development of the...

CPD deadline

There are now fewer than eight months left until nearly 40,000 dental care professionals (DCPs) will reach the end of their first five year Continuing Professional Development (CPD) cycle.

Dallas' JR

TV star Larry Hagman’s death from mouth cancer has prompted one charity to remind the profession about the value of oral screening days for local patients.

Letter from Santa

Infection control specialists, Dentisan are supporting the NSPCC’s Christmas Letter from Santa Campaign, which aims to make Christmas magical, whilst at the same time helping protect children from...