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Have you discovered the Brain Floss blog from 3M Oral Care? Launched last year, it is full of clinical articles, case reports and webinars – fresh, relevant, high-quality and regularly updated content...

New BSPD safeguarding representative appointed

Marielle Kabban, a consultant in paediatric dentistry at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, has been appointed as BSPD’s new safeguarding representative.

IT housekeeping

Ian Pye gives some top tips for cyber security.

Budget 2021: What does this mean for you?

Luke Moore discusses what the chancellor's plans mean for dental professionals.

Dentists given “no jab, no job” policy warning

Dental practices that are pursuing a ‘no jab, no job’ policy for new employees are “entering untested territory”, according to a leading employment lawyer.

Uber ruling: Self-employed vs worker

Lee Muter explains what the recent Supreme Court ruling could mean for dental associates.

Up-to-date training

A look at one practice’s infection prevention and control CPD journey.

London worst affected by lockdown dentist closures

New data released by the NHS has revealed the impact of lockdown-enforced dentist closures in England, with patients in London worst affected as available appointments plummeted to 21 per cent less...

MDDUS extends free dental membership for students impacted by Covid-19

MDDUS has announced that it is extending free membership for dental students whose studies have been disrupted by Covid-19.

Tax planning for year end: Capital gains tax

Michael Lansdell explains why you should start planning now.

Game-changing composite

'The Dentist' talks to Akit Patel about GC’s new universal composite.

Keep Britain Smiling campaign gains momentum

The KeepStokeSmiling campaign has been running since 2018 and is going from strength to strength. Its aim was to highlight the importance of teeth, and the importance of looking after them....

Budget predictions, part three: What else might the chancellor do?

In the last of his series of blogs about the upcoming budget, Michael Lansdell discusses more reforms Rishi Sunak could make.

Abhi Pal to be first elected president of CGDent and final FGDP dean

Abhi Pal has been elected as the next dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP) and will become the first elected president of the College of General Dentistry (CGDent).