Dentistry in Spain

Continuing the series on dentistry around the world, Javier de la Cruz reviews a typical day in his practice in Madrid.

What it means in practice

Clare Clark gives an overview of some of the key aspects of infection prevention and control.

Raising the standards

Bob Newsome discusses the latest ideas to improve the quality of CPD education.

Quality training

Martin Wanendeya discusses the importance of mentors when learning new skills.

Fear free dentistry

Ursala Jogezai reports on the recent young dentist panel meeting.

A wealth of experience

Robyn Metcalf speaks to Nafiza Jamil about her role as regional dentist for IDH.

Indispensable articaine

Peter Raftery considers aspects of safety and evidence behind one of his ‘Desert Island’ products.

Confident happy patient

Nadeem Younis describes a minimally invasive technique using direct resin composite restorations.

A modern technique

Jürgen Manhart looks at the advantages of bulk-fill composites for posterior restorations.

All for one and one for all

Michael Davidson takes a look at the advantages offered by adopting a one-system approach.

The last bite

Don't forget gum disease I’m not usually the one to say ‘I told you so’ but if you check back to an issue of The Dentist in the year 2000 you should find my prediction that periodontology was going...

Therapists pledge support

The British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) has pledged its support for a pressure group working towards reversing the nation’s addiction to the ‘sweet stuff’.

Smoking exacerbates child poverty

Smoking is not only bad for your health; it also puts 400,000 children in poverty. Smoking places a financial burden on low income families, suggesting that parents are likely to forgo basic household...

Straight to the point

A third of the UK population doesn’t know what an orthodontist does.

A positive step

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) welcomes Tesco’s plans to remove all added sugar from its own label children’s drinks and cut sugar levels across all of its own label fizzy drinks. A...

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