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Dentistry in spotlight at Westminster
Chief dental officer Barry Cockcroft and a senior representative from the Office of Fair Trading are set to discuss dentistry…
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New dental model at the Peninsula
The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry is to be divided between two universities as Plymouth and Exeter Universities call…
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Dentistry is failing older patients
Dentistry is failing elderly patients and not enough priority is being given to turning around the fortunes of their oral…
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Engaging employees – good for business?
Employees can be the key factor in determining whether or not a practice sustains profitability throughout this economic downturn. As…
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Keep it ‘plain English’ dentists told
Dentists are being warned to keep their communication with patients simple. This is in the light of a new UK…
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Dental expert’s award funds cancer study
A dental public health expert has been recognised for his expertise in global oral health. Professor David Conway, clinical senior…
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Dentistry business: Checking every detail
There is no denying that the process of buying and selling a dental practice involves a significant amount of paperwork…
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Radio 4 investigates ‘critical reports’ of GDC
A radio programme will investigate the workings of the General Dental Council (GDC) next week. Radio 4’s Face the Facts…
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Dental students train with corpses in UK first
Dental students at the University of Dundee have become the first in the UK to be trained to carry out…
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Dentistry business: to do list
My first exposure to the idea that my time had to be managed was back in 1978 when I heard…
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Dentistry clinical: Hien Ngo says it’s child’s play
Pit and fissure sealant has been used both as primary and secondary preventive measures against occlusal caries. After nearly four…
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Private Dentistry’s Elite 20: the results
Your votes for Private Dentistry’s Elite 20 have been counted and verified and the results of this poll have been…
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‘Cosmetologist’ fined for illegal tooth whitening
A Devon-based, ‘cosmetologist’ has been successfully prosecuted for offering tooth whitening treatment and ordered to pay a total of £1,872.…
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Liquorice fights tooth decay, study reveals
Scientists have pinpointed two substances in liquorice that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease. In…
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Dentists warned, ‘don’t get stung’
Firms of professional advisors new to dentistry are encroaching on the dental market. That’s according to Nick Ledingham, chairman of…
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San Francisco trip is top prize in dental awards
A ticket to San Francisco is the top prize in a search for the UK’s most innovative dental studnet. The…
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‘Averages’ unhelpful to dental practice sales
The reporting of UK-wide dental practice sale prices as a percentage of goodwill can be fraught with difficulty. That’s according…
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Missed the deadline to pay the dentists’ ARF?
The deadline for dentists’ ARF payments to the GDC was midnight on 31 December 2011 but if you have forgotten,…
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Oral bacteria linked to pneumonia risk
Thousands of vulnerable people are being reminded they should look after their oral health this winter after scientists further linked…
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