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Dental students work with veterans to improve oral health awareness for job seekers

Dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry (PUPSD) have worked with veterans’ Community Interest Company Active Plus, to help raise awareness of oral health and dental care...

Dental mission to the Phillippines

Dentistry for Every Village Foundation completed its fourth dental mission for indigent Filipinos in November 2016.

Half of Brit’s are still using last year’s toothbrush

New research from White Glo has revealed the astonishing downfalls of British dental hygiene.

Limited time deals

Don’t miss out on the chance to take advantage of limited time deals on the Camlog dental implant system at the Association of Dental Implantology Team Congress 2017, courtesy of BioHorizons. 

New appointments for Peninsula School of Dentistry

Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry has made three significant new appointments to its undergraduate programme – one of whom is a graduate of the university.

Outreach project in Kenya

Henry Schein Dental UK demonstrated its commitment to oral health for the people of Kenya’s Tharaka region with a donation of healthcare products in support of the Tharaka Smile Outreach Project.

Volunteer in Zimbabwe with Dentaid

International dental charity Dentaid is offering two dental professionals the chance to join its volunteering team in the beautiful country of Zimbabwe for October 15-29, 2017.  

Bulimia wears thin on dentition

In the run up to Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Professor Andrew Eder, a specialist in restorative dentistry and prosthodontics and clinical director of the London Toothwear Centre, explores the...

Temperament as a predictor of the success of nitrous oxide inhalation sedation in children

Before treatment, a dentist should have a sense of whether a patient is willing and able to cooperate during the procedure.

Online prescribing of antibiotics

Prescribing antibiotics without seeing dental patients first is indefensible, said the British Dental Association in response to the Sunday Mirror’s ‘Probe into the online prescribing of antibiotics’.

Student of the year

TheBritish Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) and Henry Schein have announced that they are joining forces to launch a brand new national award.

Bacterium lassoes its way from the mouth to the heart

The human mouth can harbour more than 700 different species of bacteria. Under normal circumstances these microbes co-exist with us as part of our resident oral microbiota. But when bacteria spread to...

No need to be down in the mouth, TV Licensing tells dentists

TV Licensing is reminding dental practices they need a TV Licence if patients watch live television at their premises when they turn up for their appointment.

New chair of education, ethics and the dental team

Alison Lockyer was recently elected as chair of the BDA’s Education, Ethics and the Dental Team (EEDT) Working Group, at a meeting of the BDA’s governing board, the Principal Executive Committee...

Denplan to rebrand as Simplyhealth Professionals

Denplan has announced today that it is to rebrand as Simplyhealth Professionals from February 16.