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Growing your practice
Teresa Day explains how using her own personal experience, along with a few oral health tools and techniques, has helped…
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Bad breath is the biggest turn-off a new survey has found
Bad breath (41%) came on top of a poll looking for the UK’s biggest turn-offs when looking for a new partner.…
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Natural plant chemical, trans-chalcone, could help fight tooth decay, study shows
Oral care products containing trans-chalcone, which stops bacteria harming teeth, could help prevent decay, a study suggests. The natural product acts against…
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Crème de la crème
If a passion for achieving excellence in oral health care defines a good hygienist, then having a strong team behind…
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Dental therapists pledge support for ‘anti-sugar’ campaign
The BADT has pledged its support of an anti-sugar campaign from Action on Sugar. The British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) believes…
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Do your patients know that alcohol and oral health don’t mix?
The London Tooth Wear Centre is reminding people about the risks of tooth wear due to alcohol this summer. It has said…
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Don’t miss DH&T World
You won’t want to miss DH&T World which takes place at Twickenham Stadium on Wednesday 24 June 2015. How much…
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Making sure you’re ‘Up to date’
Amit Patel reviews the latest Oral-B ‘Up to date’ lectures. Oral-B has run its ‘Up to date’ lectures throughout the…
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Barry Cockcroft believes dentists overestimate the public’s concerns
Barry Cockcroft believes dentists overestimate the public’s concern about receiving care from other members of the dental team. After recently retiring…
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Celebrating 30 years of GSK’s Talking Points
GSK, manufacturers of Aquafresh, Corsodyl, Poligrip, Pronamel and Sensodyne, is inviting dental professionals to join them to celebrate 30 years…
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Revolutionising dentistry
Morag Powell explains how her team of four hygienists and therapists changed their practice’s approach to dentistry. Morag Powell is…
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Teenagers accessing e-cigarettes for experimentation
Teenagers are accessing e-cigarettes for experimentation according to a new study by BMC Public Health. The study has called for…
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Building trust with patients
Chris Edmonds tells us how he and his small team have built up a significant and loyal patient base in…
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Almost half of people in the UK have taken action on sugar consumption
New research from Mintel has found that 46% of people in the UK have taken at least one course of action to…
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Putting patients at the heart of your practice
Binley Woods Dentistry explains why the patients always come first. The importance of developing a trusting relationship between the patient…
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Making every contact count
Dental therapists have a major part to play in getting the nation to adopt a healthier way of life. That’s…
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Win two tickets to DH&T World
Dental Hygiene & Therapy (DH&T) has grown tremendously in the three years since launching in November 2011. Covering all aspects of…
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BDA celebrates action on plain cigarette packs
The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed news that legislation on plain packaging of cigarettes is set to be fast-tracked.…
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Delay on HPV decision
A senior MP has attacked a long delay before a decision on whether to give boys a vaccine to cut…
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