Data collated by the British Dental Association (BDA) suggests the Welsh government’s approach to reform may result in dentists withdrawing from the scheme, scaling down, or even ending their NHS...
Dental Protection has welcomed proposed changes to the guidance used by the GDC’s Interim Orders Committee (IOC), but says refinements are needed to ensure the IOC has the most comprehensive...
The Oral Health Foundation is calling for urgent action after a report by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities highlights a catastrophic rise in childhood tooth extractions.
The British Dental Association has announced that dentists working in hospitals employed under the junior contract will join their medical colleagues in a 72-hour walkout from March 13, 2023.
Once again, the rates of tooth extractions for children and young people remain at an unacceptable level. According to the latest government data, in 2021/22, there were 42,180 tooth extractions in...
The British Dental Association warn debt among dental students has more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, risking escalating severe workforce problems, while shutting off access to the profession to...
BSPD leaders have undertaken training on Children’s Rights in Practice from the UK Committee for UNICEF’s (UNICEF UK) Child-Friendly Cities and Communities programme. It was attended by BSPD’s key...
Sunstar, the international oral healthcare company, has announced the return of the World Dental Hygienist Awards (WDHA), after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. First established in...
Steve Brown discusses the impact of an attractive smile on quality of life.
The British Dental Association (BDA) has responded to news that the Department of Health and Social Care has dubbed a below-inflation pay rise of 3.5 per cent as “affordable” for doctors and dentists...
The Oral Reconstruction (OR) Global Symposium, themed "Quo Vadis Implant Dentistry", will be held May 18 – 20, 2023, in Rome, with more than 30 world-renowned speakers who will address the future of...
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has expressed disappointment and dismay at a government announcement confirming that the General Dental Council (GDC) is not one of the healthcare regulators to be...
Once more, Dentsply Sirona has built on the strength and innovations of its impressive implant portfolio to create an extended EV Implant Family which works with a single, comprehensive restorative...
Fazeela Khan-Osborne, implant surgeon, educator and lecturer has been bestowed a fellowship by election for her contribution to dentistry by the College of General Dentistry (CGD).
ADI is delighted to announce Major Tim Peake will be hosting a lecture at the ADI Team Congress 2023. Tim has an impressive job history, including being the first British ESA astronaut to visit the...