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Changes to business rates reform, including new reliefs

Michael Lansdell discusses the reform of business rates, and explains the subsequent changes that will come into action over the coming years.

Anti-smoking campaigns inspire new counter-marketing for sugary ‘fruit’ drinks

Public health messages deigned to reduce parent’s purchasing of sugary fruit drinks for children, inspired by anti-smoking campaigns, have been successful, according to a study by researchers at the...

Safeguard your investment

When you invest in new technology for your practice, you’re doing so much more than simply spending money on a system. After all, these pieces of technology can completely revolutionise the way you...

Budget 2021– building a post-covid economy

Michael Lansdell is a founding partner at specialist dental and medical accountants Figurit and a chartered accountant. Here, he outlines the main points of the October budget, which set out the...

NHS to prescribe e-cigarettes

Ministers in England are planning to reduce the numbers of smokers in England by offering e-cigarettes as a prescription, it was announced recently.

Do patients like root canals?

Emma Wigsten of the Institute of Odontology at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, studied various aspects of root canal treatments performed in Swedish general dental practice for her PhD...

Dental Protection adds four new members to its board

Dental Protection has appointed four new members to its Board. Rubina Fur, Ryan Hennessy, Jigar Patel and Shaam Shamsi bring with them a wealth of experience and expertise in the profession.  

Deadline approaching for dentists to sign up to pay ARF by instalments

The deadline for dentists who wish to pay their annual retention fee (ARF) by instalments is Sunday, October 31. 

New anaemia treatment prevents plaque build-up

A new peer reviewed publication from the University of Pennsylvania has reported that an iron-oxide nanoparticle that is FDA-approved to treat anemia acts as an enzyme to activate hydrogen peroxide to...

Toothless in Suffolk continue their campaign

Toothless in Suffolk campaign begins a series of public meetings to raise awareness of the dental crisis

MPs tell treasury: fund dental services our constituents rely on

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the wide range of political support calling for sustainable funding to underpin the rebuild of NHS dentistry in England.

Budget leaves NHS dentistry in last chance saloon

The British Dental Association has lamented the budget's failure to recognise the challenges facing dental services across England.

Metal-Bite: the reference material for dental applications

Early in the 2000s, the classical dark grey Metal-Bite was introduced as the first universal fast setting auto mixing vinyl polysiloxane for universal precision intraoral registrations.

The right way to treat entertainment and travel costs for tax purposes

Michael Lansdell explains the correct tax treatment for business entertainment and travel – just in time for any festive celebrations.

Over 3 1/2 million lost dental appointments: new figures point to perversity of Scottish government plans

The British Dental Association Scotland has warned new data underlining the scale of the backlogs facing practices demonstrates the absurdity of government plans to return to pre-covid models of care....