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Building on antibiotic prescribing success

As new statistics reveal a fall in prescribing of antibiotics by clinicians across all NHS healthcare settings, dentists’ leaders have called on colleagues to build on this success by using a new...

Dental nurse wins ‘Spot the Fake’ competition

The BDIA is pleased to announce that Lizzie Boon, qualified dental nurse and quality assurance auditor for the National Examining Board of Dental Nurses (NEBDN) has won the latest ‘Spot the Fake’...

New dental education facility in Exeter

The Plymouth University Exeter Dental Education Facility has been officially opened by Sara Hurley, chief dental officer (England), at an event where she was able to meet with patients, community...

The cost of Brexit

What a difference a year makes! It is amazing to think that just twelve months ago we were listening to a bullish statement from Chancellor George Osborne (his first in a Conservative government),...

Dinosaur Douglas Books

Recent figures published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre reveal that almost one third of five year olds and half of eight year olds have fillings or missing teeth caused by decay.

Autumn Statement key points for dentists

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first (and last) Autumn Statement today. Jon Drysdale of Chartered Financial Planners, PFM Dental, highlights the key points for dentists.

“Dentists are best placed to detect mouth cancer”

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) is supporting Mouth Cancer Action Month by highlighting the critical role of dentists in detecting mouth cancers.

A welcomes decrease in hospital tooth extractions

The number of tooth extractions carried out on children aged five to nine in hospitals has decreased for the first time since figures were first published three years ago, dropping from 25,338 in...

Learn lingual in 2017

After a successful debut year running his in house course, Learning Lingual, Asif Chatoo is repeating the four day course in 2017.  

Appointments and promotions boost dental postgraduate offering

Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry has boosted its provision for postgraduate training with significant additions to the existing team.

Working in collaboration

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK [FGDP(UK)] has entered into an agreement with Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry (PUPSD) whereby dentists with an FGDP(UK) Diploma in...

Bringing style and substance to oral health

Peppersmith mints and gum has announced its new positioning to focus on dental health.

Serial reoffender fined £2,000 for illegal tooth whitening

A Buckinghamshire man has been ordered to pay a £2,000 fine after pleading guilty to another instance of illegal tooth whitening, despite a previous conviction and warnings on this issue.

Plymouth dental academic helps national charity

Bing Hu, associate professor in oral and dental health research at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, has helped national charity Bone Cancer Research Trust to put...

BDA hails breakthrough on Performers List problems

The British Dental Association (BDA) has announced it has helped secure an extension to the grace period for foundation dentists to formalise their inclusion in the National Performers List in...