Research grants

The Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) has recently announced it will fund a number of research fellowships as part of action to address concerns about the current state of children’s oral health.

Academic recognition

Bing Hu, associate professor in oral and dental health research at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, has been given one of China’s highest academic accolades by being...

Pricing postcode lottery

The cost of private dental care in the UK is a postcode lottery as prices for routine dental check-ups vary by an incredible £170 in clinics across the country, according to new research released by...

Another chance to help

Launched on October 29 by the British Dental Health Foundation at the House of Commons, the Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign returned once more to take on oral cancer. 

Chief executive of GDC to step down

Having led the GDC for over five years as its chief executive and registrar, Evlynne Gilvarry has decided to leave the organisation with effect from next year.

Breaking the stereotype

The CED-IADR symposium held on October 16 2015, Antalya Turkey, shared the new evidences that GC’s innovative GI based restorative system (EQUIA) is indeed a long term restorative system.

Six new recruits

Sunderland based Ashford Orthodontics has embarked on a further expansion of the business with six new members of staff joining its highly skilled team. 

Membership growth

Dental defence organisation MDDUS is reporting another year of growth in membership with a significant rise in numbers south of the border.

Don’t forget about your children’s teeth this Christmas

Remember the catchy Christmas jingle ‘All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth’? As your children dig into selection boxes and festive treats, perhaps there’s a message in this old song that we...

Tooth Fairy payments shoot up

Payments from the Tooth Fairy have shot up to as much as £10 a tooth as children feel the benefits of the economic up-turn, according to a survey. 

Dramatic rise of HPV related cancer

Leading UK health charity, the British Dental Health Foundation, is calling for urgent action to raise awareness of human papilloma virus (HPV) following an 88 per cent rise in mouth cancer cases.

Proposed annual retention fees rejected

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has rejected the annual retention fee (ARF) for 2016 proposed by the General Dental Council (GDC).

Get the most from the Friends and Family Test

Top tips for implementing the Friends and Family Test are part of a set of new information for dental practices that has just been published.

Supporting investment

A dental practice in Birchgrove, Cardiff, has been purchased thanks to six figure funding support from NatWest. 

Know the risks

Mouth cancer kills more Brits every year than cervical and testicular cancer combined yet many of us simply do not know enough about the risks to protect ourselves, a new pollhas revealed.

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