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New partnership set to tackle suicide in healthcare sector

Agilio Software has partnered with R;pple Online Safety, a technology organisation specialised in classifying harmful online content, to bring a digital crisis intervention tool to healthcare...

Good, bad or somewhere in-between?

Michael Sultan discusses the use of dietary supplements.

Dental health crisis hitting women the hardest, says report

A new report has highlighted that a lack of access to NHS dental care is hitting women the hardest, deepening a gendered health crisis.

Non-verbal communication toolkit wins award

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has announced its Outstanding Innovation Award (OIA) for 2025 has gone to Harriet McQuillan for delivering a resource folder for clinicians to...

Dental software company appoints new CEO

Agilio Software, a dental compliance software provider, has appointed Ben Betts as its new chief executive officer (CEO) following a period of rapid growth.

Less than one per cent of dentists actively seeking work

Survey data has revealed that just 0.8 percent (241) of the 30,066 who completed the General Dental Council (GDC) survey on dentists’ working patterns said they were actively seeking work as a...

Consumer dental waste contributing to environmental harm

A sustainable electronics company has warned that the rise of electric toothbrushes is adding to the amount of harmful waste.

Team approach recommended to tackle dental workforce gap

Over 5,500 vacancies were recorded across the NHS dental profession in March 2024, according to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) ‘Fixing NHS Dentistry’ report.

‘Sobering’ results reveal dissatisfaction with NHS care

Satisfaction levels with NHS dentistry among the British public have continued to collapse since the pandemic, from 60 per cent in 2019 to a record low of 20 per cent in 2024, according to analysis of...

Dental team receives recognition for patient care

The Community Dental Services CIC (CDS) Nottinghamshire General Anaesthetic (GA) team has been awarded a Values in Practice (VIP) Award at Queens Medical Centre.

Stressed out?

Michael Sultan explains how to take action and improve your quality of life.

Managing stress

Jenny Sinclair-Brown explores how to ease your patient’s symptoms.