The Community Dental Services CIC (CDS) team in Derbyshire have set up a children’s clothes rail in the waiting area of one of their busy clinics so families attending for dental care can also choose items of clothes for their children. The clothes rail is stocked by donations from colleagues working in the clinic and…
Professor Igor R. Blum has been chosen as this year’s winner of the esteemed International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Ivar Mjör Award. Given annually, the award is named in honour of the late President of the IADR, the Norwegian dentist Professor Ivar Mjör, who was a world-renowned researcher and one of the most eminent…
Digital impressions are growing in popularity across the dental profession, but it is important that we understand their true benefits and limitations. Newer techniques should provide clinical advantages over older ones, to justify their adoption. Intraoral scanners undoubtedly offer benefits over poor quality analogue impressions, and we know that dental laboratories receive many sub-standard impressions.[i],[ii],[iii]…
Ross and Nadia Ellison, dentists from Clyde Munro Dental Group’s M&S Dental Care in Fort William, headed to Peru with Vine Trust to provide essential dental care to some of the most remote communities in the country. The trip saw the couple travel down the Amazon with an array of other healthcare and education professionals,…
Agilio, a leading UK healthcare operations software provider, has announced an innovative deal with Leicester-headquartered Dental Compliance Made Easier (DCME) – boosting dental offering with a strong brand primarily aimed at independents and smaller dental groups. Founder Rajiv Lakhani will lead DCME into this new phase, continuing as CEO of his fast-growing company, providing dental…
The British Dental Association has stressed the dentists catering for England’s most vulnerable patients need to be recognised and valued for their work, as the community dental service struggles to meet the demands placed upon it. As the country wrestles with an ageing population, and a surge in those long-term chronic conditions, the BDA warns…
The dental world has been reacting to last week’s news that the General Dental Council (GDC) has revised its fitness to practise processes to improve proportionality and timeliness in investigating clinical practice concerns. Raj Rattan, Dental Director at Dental Protection, said: “We welcome the GDC’s revisions to the fitness to practise processes when investigating clinical…
The General Dental Council (GDC) has opened the annual renewal period for dentists. This crucial process ensures that dentists remain on the UK register. To streamline the renewal process, the GDC has outlined three straightforward steps for dentists to complete by the respective deadlines. Pay the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) by 31 December. The regulator provides…
The 2025 NASDAL Dental Check by One Practice of the Year award has been launched by the Chair of NASDAL (National Association of Dental Accountants and Lawyers), Heidi Marshall, the award, now in its seventh year, seeks to recognise a dental practice that has been successfully implementing and supporting the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry…
Community Dental Services CIC (CDS) has developed a new work and training scheme for dental professionals in the early stages of their careers. CDS will be offering the Community Dental Fellow positions for dentists and therapists. Initially, one post will be available in both Lincolnshire and Norfolk. The new Fellow posts will enable applicants to…
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of The Family Dental Practice in Gorebridge, Midlothian. Established in 1996 by Dr Rahail Chohan, The Family Dental Practice is a three-surgery NHS dental practice that has steadily grown over the years to now attract patients from across Midlothian, the Scottish Borders, and beyond….
For those looking to get the most out of BDIA Dental Showcase 2025, the VIP programme is back and it’s better than ever. With so much to see and do at the biggest dental event of the year, the streamlined experience for VIPs is the best way to get it all in. Whether that’s having…
mydentist, the UK’s largest dental care provider, has recently undertaken a merge and relocation of its two practices in Coventry, opening a new large-scale practice on Central Six Retail Park, following an investment of £2.5 million. The new mydentist Coventry practice, which is now located on Central Six Retail Park in Coventry, is one of…
The Oral Health Foundation is urgently calling for a government-funded campaign to raise public awareness about mouth cancer, following data that highlights a widespread lack of knowledge about the disease and its symptoms. The charity’s research, released as part of November’s Mouth Cancer Action Month, reveals that mouth cancer remains widely misunderstood and often overlooked,…
Do you place dental implants? Want to enhance your skillset? Consider the Advanced Horizontal & Vertical Augmentation course from ASHA Club! The course, presented by Dr Selvaraj Balaji, will teach you how to improve your skills in horizontal and vertical bone augmentation and soft tissue surgery. The course is designed to give delegates an understanding…
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