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Unaccountable, unaware, and evasive

The British Dental Association (BDA) calls on the chair of the General Dental Council (GDC), Bill Moyes, to resign following a damning indictment of the regulator in a report published by the...

New website launch

The Dental Directory, a leading provider of dental supplies in the UK, has relaunched its website following a six figure investment which has improved the customer experience and functionality of the...

Act now

Employers who have delayed setting up their workplace pension scheme may now be subject to hefty initial or monthly charges. 

Making a difference

It’s a sad statistic, but the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of England and Wales is rising relentlessly. 

Smashing stereotypes

A new study has smashed the cultural stereotype that people in England have terrible teeth compared to their American counterparts.

Top of the agenda

The new President of the British Dental Health Foundation aims to address the issue of public accessibility to quality dental information during her presidency.

What’s in your Christmas coffee?

After fighting your way through hordes of Christmas shoppers with what feels like a metric ton of Christmas presents, you’d be forgiven for treating yourself to a well earned soothing coffee in your...

Senior Fellowship for dental educator

Kamran Ali, associate professor at Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry, has been made a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

PEC 2015 elections results

The British Dental Association (BDA) has announced the results of elections to its Principal Executive Committee (PEC).

Winner announced

Celebrating the unsung heroes working in its client practices, DPAS Dental Plans is delighted to announce the winner of ‘Going the extra smile’ 2015.

Call to curb nation’s sweet tooth

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the reminder by Food Standards Scotland of the urgent need to curb our addiction to sugar which accounts for nearly a third of primary school children...

Be cautious accepting gifts this Christmas

The Dental Defence Union (DDU) is warning members to be cautious when considering accepting gifts from a patient or professional contact this festive season. 

Appointment announcement

Calcivis, a medical devices company focused on revolutionising the management of tooth decay and enabling preventive dentistry, recently announced it has appointed Peter Rees as non-executive board...

New guidelines

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today published new guidelinesto improve people’s oral health by focussing on the experience of visiting the dentist.  

The gender divide

According to a new survey a third of men have not visited their dentist in five years, with one in eight men (12 per cent) having not had a check-up for a decade.