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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. 

An economical rental solution

Are you looking for the very latest in Cavitron ultrasonic scaling systems? Now there’s no need to buy straight away. Instead, why not spread the cost and rent a brand new Cavitron Select SPS,...

Partnership delivering free oral health care to London’s homeless population

Henry Schein Dental UK has partnered with the British Dental Industry Association (BDIA), and Crisis, the national charity for homeless people, for the ninth consecutive year to provide emergency oral...

Life expectancy and tooth loss

Research, published in the Periodontology 2000, found that the number of teeth we lose can be a key indicator to our quality of life and that those who have a full set of teeth when they are 74 are...

Calls for urgent review into sugar levels in breakfast cereals

Following a new report into the shocking levels of sugars in UK breakfast cereals, the Oral Health Foundation has called for an urgent review in order to help address the significant impact that added...

New patient panel

BOS sets up independent patient panel to input on issues that concern patients.