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Bluetooth for better teeth

Philips Oral Healthcare has launched a new Sonicare for Kids at the Dentistry Show.  The new power toothbrush harnesses Bluetooth wireless technology and features an interactive app which is designed...

Fast growing profits

Dental group Oasis Dental Care, a leading provider of NHS, private and specialist dental care in the UK, has for the first time entered the top 20 of the prestigious Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100.

The next stage

Calcivis, a medical devices company focused on revolutionising the management of tooth decay and enabling preventive dentistry, has announced that it has been accepted into the next cohort of the...

Employment advice service expansion

Conduct issues are the number one reason for practice principals to ring the Dental Defence Union’s (DDU’s) employment advice helpline, the DDU explained recently, as it expanded the service to...

Dentists asked to make hand hygiene go viral

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) and Association of Clinical Oral Microbiologists (ACOM) are asking oral health professionals to take to their social media accounts to promote good hand...

Educational resources are key

National Smile Month organisers the Oral Health Foundation are encouraging dental care professionals to get ready for the campaign and support the charity by getting hold of their exclusive...

A new lease of life

As one of the UK’s foremost dental charities ensuring dental provision for some of the world’s poorest people, Dentaid approaches its 20th anniversary in great shape.

Osteology symposium

Osteology Monaco 2016 was a great success. 2,311 participants from 67 countries from all over the world attended the International Osteology Symposium, which takes place every three years.

Build a practice

The Implant Hub at www.theimplanthub.com is delighted to announce that access to its content is now available to all dentists, with a few exclusive areas remaining accessible to members only.

Dundee dental students set nationwide example

Students from the University of Dundee School of Dentistry have been recognised by a panel of dental experts for their work with some of the most in need areas of society.

The implant renaissance

BioHorizons is delighted to announce that its one day event – ‘A Contemporary Renaissance Awakening: Aesthetics in Implant Dentistry’ – will take place in London on Friday, September 30, 2016.

A new guide to handling complaints

Dental Protection’s well received Guide to Handling Complaints has been updated to offer top tips on how to reduce the risk of receiving a complaint, as well as practical advice on dealing with...

2015 claims statistics

Dentists’ Provident’s 2015 claims statistics, again demonstrate that musculoskeletal and psychiatric disorders are the biggest health problems for dentists.

A complementary addition

Tepe is launching a new Tepe EasyPick size. Colour coded orange, the smaller size is designed to fit extra small and small gaps and offers an alternative to the EasyPick Turquoise, designed for...

Dentists take call for HPV vaccinations to social media

The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on the profession to lend its support to gender neutral vaccinations for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).