Appointment announcement

Calcivis, a medical devices company focused on revolutionising the management of tooth decay and enabling preventive dentistry, recently announced it has appointed Peter Rees as non-executive board...

New guidelines

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today published new guidelinesto improve people’s oral health by focussing on the experience of visiting the dentist.  

The gender divide

According to a new survey a third of men have not visited their dentist in five years, with one in eight men (12 per cent) having not had a check-up for a decade.  

Dental board to improve regulatory model

The Regulation of Dental Services Programme Board (RDSPB) has recently published a report outlining the key areas of improvement for an effective future model of dental regulation.

Dental overseers admit it’s time to cut red tape

The British Dental Association (BDA) has greeted the admission from dental regulators that the system they oversee is placing huge burdens on the profession. 

Tooth Defenders to the rescue

Schoolchildren at a primary school in Plymouth are improving their own oral health and that of their classmates, thanks to the innovative Tooth Defenders scheme introduced by the Peninsula Dental...

Interim Chief Executive announced

Ian Brack has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Dental Council (GDC).

Celebrating an inspirational man

Without a doubt, the Sterling Dental Foundation’s Charity Ball was a dazzling evening – if you weren’t able to attend, you missed out!

Dentists back ‘brave and bold action’ on sugar

The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on government to show real leadership on sugar following the publication of the House of Commons Health Committee's inquiry Childhood Obesity— Brave and...

Cancer seen as ‘beatable’

A quarter of Brits describe cancer as beatable, according to new research.

Boom in flexible opportunities

mydentist, the UK’s largest dental care provider, has seen an increase of a whopping 191 per cent in the number of part time associate dentist opportunities it has available in the past 12 months. 

Dental care assistant course

More young people are getting the chance to start careers in dental care in Scotland with a new course at Edinburgh College that is widening access to the industry.