Autumn Statement key points for dentists

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first (and last) Autumn Statement today. Jon Drysdale of Chartered Financial Planners, PFM Dental, highlights the key points for dentists.

“Dentists are best placed to detect mouth cancer”

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) is supporting Mouth Cancer Action Month by highlighting the critical role of dentists in detecting mouth cancers.

A welcomes decrease in hospital tooth extractions

The number of tooth extractions carried out on children aged five to nine in hospitals has decreased for the first time since figures were first published three years ago, dropping from 25,338 in...

Learn lingual in 2017

After a successful debut year running his in house course, Learning Lingual, Asif Chatoo is repeating the four day course in 2017.  

Appointments and promotions boost dental postgraduate offering

Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry has boosted its provision for postgraduate training with significant additions to the existing team.

Working in collaboration

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK [FGDP(UK)] has entered into an agreement with Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry (PUPSD) whereby dentists with an FGDP(UK) Diploma in...

Bringing style and substance to oral health

Peppersmith mints and gum has announced its new positioning to focus on dental health.

Serial reoffender fined £2,000 for illegal tooth whitening

A Buckinghamshire man has been ordered to pay a £2,000 fine after pleading guilty to another instance of illegal tooth whitening, despite a previous conviction and warnings on this issue.

Plymouth dental academic helps national charity

Bing Hu, associate professor in oral and dental health research at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, has helped national charity Bone Cancer Research Trust to put...

BDA hails breakthrough on Performers List problems

The British Dental Association (BDA) has announced it has helped secure an extension to the grace period for foundation dentists to formalise their inclusion in the National Performers List in...

A worthy cause

At this year’s BDIA Dental Showcase, A-dec gave delegates the opportunity to take part in its chair building puzzle for a chance win a pair of A-dec stools.

Viral video success

If you were at the BACD Annual Conference this year, you might have had the chance to become part of a viral video.