Brace yourself

Dentists are being advised to discuss the risks of orthodontic treatment with their patients and to try to manage their expectations. The Dental Defence Union (DDU) is advising dental practitioners...

Specialist HR service

One of the UK’s leading accountancy firms has announced the launch of a dedicated HR advisory service for dental practitioners and other specialist medical professionals that have to balance providing...

Targeting young dentists

When clinicians begin placing implants on their own, a myriad of equipment needs to be purchased, that’s why Nilesh Parmar has partnered with Hu-Friedy to release his own implant kit.  

Introducing Duraphat Mouthwash

Colgate Duraphat, a unique high fluoride product range for Caries prevention, now includes the addition of New Colgate Duraphat Daily Mouthwash.  With its unique 500ppm fluoride solution, new Colgate...

Sufferers lend support

A number of mouth cancer sufferers have lent their support to an e-petition calling for a debate on a loophole in NHS treatment costs.   

'Public should do its job'

Dental patients across the UK are being tasked by the General Dental Council (GDC) to challenge their dentists about insurance before receiving treatment.  The latest advice to tens of thousands of...

One year on

Heart Your Smile recently celebrated its first birthday with dental professionals, members of the dental press and its trustees at an event in London.   

Earn free CPD

With less than a year to go until the end of the first five-year cycle of CPD for more than 40,000 DCPs, this year’s BDTA Dental Showcase offers a range of ways in which you can obtain CPD for...

Peri-implant disease in limelight

The Association of Dental Implantology is holding an ‘Expert Panel Consensus Meeting on Monitoring, Diagnosis and Treatment of Peri-implant Disease’. The one-day event, which will bring together...

Support for European policies

Following attendance at one-day conference ‘Are we taking enough care of our teeth? The case for a European oral health policy’ at the European Parliament in Brussels, The British Dental Health...

Dentist gives away practice

The launch of a new business model for dentistry is being celebrated today with the signing of the first practice in the UK to adopt the scheme.  The ‘Partnership’ model offers dental professionals...

The best start

Colgate has launched a new Colgate Kids toothpaste range for everyday use designed to maintain good oral health. The new Colgate Kids toothpaste range is clinically proven to protect against caries in...