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Lack of evidence

New research out recently concludes that there is limited evidence to show that xylitol is effective in preventing dental cavities in children and adults.

Teenagers accessing e-cigarettes

One in five teenagers in a large survey has accessed e-cigarettes, and of these, 16 per cent have never otherwise smoked, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health....

General manager announced

A-dec has announced the appointment of Dean Hallows as general manager of A-dec UK

First class breath

On March 10, at the Ham Yard Hotel in London the team from CB12 hosted members of the dental and national press as the oral health experts launched the latest TV advert and a new direction for the...

Call for investment

The BDA has responded to the UK Committee of Postgraduate Dental Deans and Directors (COPDEND)’s long-awaited publication of the number of UK graduates still waiting for second round allocation for...

Response to prototypes

The British Dental Association’s General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) has responded to the Department of Health’s announcement that 62 pilot practices will move forward to become prototype...

Seismic shift

Dental practices trialling a radical new payment scheme, which focuses on prevention, are at the forefront of a ‘seismic shift’ in dentistry, said Health Minister Lord Howe.

Improving complaint investigations

The DDU said recently that improving the way the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman investigates clinical complaints will benefit patients and dental professionals.

Dentist triumphs

A dentist who was served with a notice of erasure from the Dentist’s Register has defied all predictions and successfully appealed. Edgar Gordon was told by the General Dental Council he was “unlikely...

Technician graduates from Kois

Richard Elliott has become the first dental technician to successfully qualify from the prestigious Kois Center, which specialises in aesthetics, implant and restorative dentistry.

International Orthodontic Congress

The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) is hosting the prestigious 8th International Orthodontic Congress (8th IOC) in London this year.  This is the biggest orthodontic event of a generation held in...

Tipping the balance

The average profit of private dental practices in the UK has crept ahead of average NHS practices for the first time in nearly a decade according to the latest benchmarking statistics from the...

Dental Postgraduate Studies

A reception for students who had completed their Diploma in Dental Postgraduate Studies in 2012-13 and 2013-14 was held on February 21, 2015, at the Victoria Rooms, University of Bristol. Twenty-six...

Unhealthy high streets

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has published a league table ranking 70 of the UK’s major towns and cities based on the proportion of businesses found in their main retail area that either...

Dental partnership programme

Denplan has today announced the launch of a new dental partnership funding programme which will see the company enter a partnership with individual dental practices.