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Dental Directory acquires Torque Orthodontics

Dental Directory has acquired the independent, specialist supplier of orthodontic products Torque Orthodontics based in Shipley, West Yorkshire, which supplies products to orthodontists and dentists...

Ditch the junk

Oral health campaigners welcomed new regulations from the Committee of Advertising Practice clamping down on junk food advertising aimed at children, hailing it as a significant step forward in...

Health unions call for the government to act on public sector pay

Seventeen unions representing employees and staff across the NHS have today expressed anger and deep disappointment at the government's failure to deal with the ongoing public sector pay crisis.

The risks of clinical photography

Technological advancements are not without risk and this is particularly the case when using mobile devices to take clinical photographs, the Dental Defence Union (DDU) explained recently.

Rapid growth across Western Europe

Ethoss Regeneration Ltd has further expanded its reach in the global dental market after signing a series of new distribution and partnership deals across Western Europe.

Third annual European Carriere Symposium

Henry Schein Orthodontics, the orthodontics business of Henry Schein, Inc., has announced its third annual European Carriere Symposium, to take place on September 14-16, 2017, in Barcelona, Spain, at...

Dental experts Philippines bound

Two dental experts from Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry are to join a small team of professionals volunteering for Dentaid, to bring oral healthcare, treatments and information to...

Supporting dental outreach for Moldavan children

Henry Schein Dental UK supported a dental team from the United States led by Burton Horwitz, of the University of North Carolina, which has volunteered every year for the past 15 years performing...

Online learning to comply with changes to CPD requirements

MDDUS is reminding dentists that they will be required to complete a personal development plan as part of new enhanced continuing professional development scheme (ECPD) announced by the General Dental...

Child-friendly services require child-focused terminology

A call for the terminology of dental appointments to be made more sensitive to the needs of children has been made by Jenny Harris, a member of the BSPD executive and the society’s lead on child...

50th anniversary graduation reunion

The class of 1966/67 from King’s College Hospital Dental School reunited at Horsted Place Hotel, Sussex, in May, rekindling old friendships, remembering lost and absent friends and celebrating 50...

Expect the unexpected

Someone is diagnosed with blood cancer in the United Kingdom every 20 minutes. Henry Schein Ireland and BioHorizons UK and Ireland teamed up for a joint  charity cycle to raise awareness of blood...

Midazolam proves top choice for pediatric dental procedures

Dental check-ups during early childhood are just as important as regular wellness checks by a paediatrician. By kindergarten, 40 percent of children have been diagnosed with early tooth decay or...

Dentists call time on sports drinks marketing and urge levy extension

The British Dental Association has urged action on new research showing nearly 90 per cent of school children are consuming sports drinks, pressing government to combat cynical marketing ploys by...

Provisional meeting programme announced for BSODR 2017

A provisional programme for the British Society for Oral and Dental Research’s 2017 Annual Meeting has been announced, with lectures from leaders in the field of dental research, cutting edge symposia...