News

National day

Dental Charity Bridge2Aid has announced its first ever national day in partnership with the British Dental Health Foundation. 

Support campaign

Dental professionals are being urged to add their names to a petition opposing proposals to reduce the salary paid to Dental Foundation Trainees (DFTs) by more than £2,000.

The secret is out

The south Wiltshire village of Tisbury is known by locals as a hidden gem, but now the secret is out.

Boss of the Year

Jeremy Peak, an orthodontist in Truro was recently awarded the ‘Boss of the Year’ title by Pirate FM, a large commercial radio station serving the South West. 

New acquisition

Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH), one of Britain’s corporate dental services providers, has announced the acquisition of The Dental Directory supply business. Further terms of the transaction were not...

Optimistic about the future

A survey of more than 3,600 dental professionals has found that there is increased optimism about the future of the profession over the next two years. 

Goodwill goes bad

A growing number of dentists who have incorporated their dental practices are being challenged by HM Revenue and Customs to defend both the valuation and the process by which the practice assets were...

Standards for education

The General Dental Council (GDC) has opened a consultation on changes to its Standards for Education and Preparing for Practice documents. The consultation will close on May 26 2014.

Dental apprenticeships

The Government has announced that apprenticeships need to be reformed so that they all provide substantial and sustained training that equips apprentices with transferable skills and full competency...

Dentistry under attack

Dentistry is under attack from Governments, regulators and the fearfulness of politicians, the leader of Britain’s dentists warned in his inaugural address to the profession.

Choose Yorkshire

Four dental professionals have joined forces to open a centre of excellence in Yorkshire. 

Wearing away

In the run up to National Smile Month, Professor Andrew Eder has warned that there is a growing concern in the UK – that of tooth wear.

New leadership

Oasis Healthcare is now one of the UK’s largest providers of private dental care services and a major provider to the NHS, through a deal that will bring Smiles Dental into its portfolio.

Wealth management

Harry Singh, CEO of the Dental Property Club, is delighted to invite you to attend his ‘Wealth Creation Day for Dentists’ on Friday July 4 2014 in Radcliffe, Manchester.

Breakthrough for caries prevention

Colgate chose The 2014 British Dental Conference and Exhibition to introduce its ground-breaking step change in the fight against caries, the new and unique Colgate innovation – Sugar Acid Neutraliser...