dental technicans

Pressure beneath the surface: protecting mental health in the lab

Ashley Byrne explains why dental technicians’ mental health is suffering and how they can seek support to improve it. Let’s…

Columnists

Skilled worker visa shutdown: a devastating blow to UK dental labs

Ashley Byrne explains how closing the skilled worker visa route for dental technicians, hygienists and dental nurses will impact UK…

Columnists

New training places for whole dental team ‘vital’ for profession’s future

As calls are made for the expansion of training places in dentistry, we spoke with leading dental experts on what…

Dentistry

Labs, technicians, CDTs: enter the Dentistry Awards now!

With not long left until the 2025 Dentistry Awards deadline, Matt Everatt shares how to enter and why the dental…

Dentistry

Discover what’s on in the Laboratory Zone

Calling all dental technicians, clinical dental technicians and lab owners: the North of England Dentistry Show is back this March!…

Dentistry

Will the GDC take dental technology in the right direction?

General Dental Council (GDC) CEO Tom Whiting recently visited Byrnes Dental Lab to learn more about dental technology – Ashley…

Dentistry

The power of collaboration

This month, Emily and Eleanor Pittard discuss how a culture of collaboration can help to combat imposter syndrome and burnout.…

Business

Dental profession has lost faith in the GDC, poll suggests

A recent poll has found that 99.5% of dental professionals do not think the GDC is fit to regulate. On…

Dentistry

Technicians receive fellowships from College of General Dentistry

The College of General Dentistry has awarded fellowships to dental technicians and clinical dental technicians for their contributions to the…

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