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...
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’...
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...
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),...
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.
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.
The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) is supporting Mouth Cancer Action Month by highlighting the critical role of dentists in detecting mouth cancers.
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...
After a successful debut year running his in house course, Learning Lingual, Asif Chatoo is repeating the four day course in 2017.
Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry has boosted its provision for postgraduate training with significant additions to the existing team.
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...
Peppersmith mints and gum has announced its new positioning to focus on dental health.
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.
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...
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...