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Dental schools receive awards for sustainability efforts

At the Association of Dental Education in Europe’s (ADEE) annual meeting on August 25, 2023, in Liverpool, the organisation – together with the European Dental Students’ Association (EDSA) and Henry...

Researchers urge governments to raise the legal age to purchase cigarettes to 22 years or higher

A study presented at the ESC Congress 2023 suggests that smokers who start below age 20 become more addicted and find it difficult to quit.

Dentistry is your oyster

Applying for a new job? Lisa McCusker shares her advice for finding the right practice for you.

Goals in alignment: the rise in popularity of clear aligners

Tif Qureshi explores the advantages of offering clear aligners for your practice and your patients.

Annual NHS dental statistics for England report released

New figures published on August 24, 2023, in the annual report on ‘NHS Dental Statistics for England’ in 2022-23, show that the number of patients being seen by NHS dentists remains below pre-pandemic...

Yorkshire MP to raise concerns to Integrated Care Board

Concerns about the number of NHS dentists in the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency are being taken forward by local MP Andrew Jones.

More than 2,000 DCPs still to make their CPD statement

With the August 28 deadline fast approaching, over 2,000 dental care professionals still need to make their annual CPD declaration, with an additional 1,500 who have made a statement but have not yet...

Charity calls for the NHS to provide free dental repairs for seizure damage

Data from the Epilepsy Society shows that half of people who have suffered dental injuries during a seizure have not had them repaired because they can’t afford the treatment. Sixty-nine per cent had...

Vape sales to young people sparks alarm bells

Mounting evidence disposable vapes are being used by under-age children should set alarm bells ringing among retailers, says Gillian Mackay. The minister is calling for decisive action to stop the...

Doing your bit

Rebecca Waters discusses the role of dental professionals in fighting antibiotic resistance.

Supporting patients with fixed dental prostheses

Kimberley Lloyd considers the options available to clinicians.

Choose your own path

Fazeela Khan-Osborne looks at what it takes to become an implant dentist.

Working smarter, not harder

A look at how best to keep on top of your personal development.

Glasgow NHS dental practice sold for the first time since 1994

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of L.C. Milton BDS dental practice in Glasgow. 

York MP holds summit on the dental crisis in the city 

Leaders from the health and dental community have come together to discuss the future of NHS dentistry in York. Following the transfer of NHS dentistry from NHS England to the new local Integrated...