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Consultation launched to improve the safety of Botox and cosmetic treatments after thousands complained of ‘botched’ procedures

The cosmetic treatments industry faces its biggest shake-up in a generation, according to the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP).  A major government consultation, launched on September...

GDC launches a fitness to practise pilot

The General Dental Council (GDC) is launching a pilot that will test a change to the initial stages of its fitness to practise processes to improve proportionality and timeliness. Process changes are...

Cornish dental social enterprise has been shortlisted for two national awards

Cornwall-based Smile Together Dental CIC is a double-finalist in the UK Social Enterprise Awards, recognising it as one of the country’s most innovative and impactful...

Scarbrough practice up for sale

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co, has been instructed to sell ADP Dental Company – Scarborough in North Yorkshire. 

Dental checks for fishing communities in Cornwall and Devon

Between September 14 and December 14, 2023, fishermen and their dependent family members can access free dental checks, emergency treatment and oral cancer screening from a mobile dental unit in eight...

Researchers set to explore the long-term physical impacts of wearing dentures

Recent surveys have suggested that as many as 15 per cent of those visiting dental practices in England have either partial or complete dentures, with that number expected to increase significantly...

Boys who smoke in their early teens risk passing on harmful genetic traits to future children

A new study suggests boys who smoke in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung function.

‘Workplace AI revolution isn’t happening yet,’ survey shows

The UK risks a growing divide between organisations who have invested in new, artificial intelligence-enabled digital technologies and those who haven’t, new research suggests.

Digital dentistry firm receives £2m seed funding

A spin-out company from the University of Leeds has received investment to accelerate the development of AI dentistry products.

Guidance issued to address air supply concerns

British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA), the national trade body, has produced guidance on the correct process to select authorised, licensed medical gas cylinder suppliers.

E-cigarette manufacturers use targeted marketing to lure in young adults, says researcher

Research led by Minji Kim, assistant professor of health promotion, education, and behaviour at the University of South Carolina, has found that marketing strategies used by e-cigarette manufacturers...

Charities partner to provide ‘life-changing’ dental care

Royal Borough of Kingston Cares (RBKarers) has secured a £5,000 grant, which allowed it to arrange for a mobile dental unit to be brought to Norbiton.

Scottish dental group acquires its 20th practice

An established dental clinic in Inverclyde has become the 20th practice and latest acquisition of Scottish Dental Care.

Frustration over access to dental care fuelling abuse against dental professionals, says survey

In a Dental Protection survey of over 1,300 UK dental professionals, more than half (57 per cent) say they have experienced or witnessed verbal or physical abuse from patients or their relatives in...

“A true option for the NHS”: initiative aims to optimise orthodontic care

DentalMonitoring is to announce a major NHS initiative for orthodontists with NHS contracts at the British Orthodontic Society’s Congress. From 3-4 pm on Thursday, September 28, the company’s CEO...