Latest news
Scottish Government plans ‘set to decimate NHS dentistry’
Plans to return NHS practices to pre-COVID models of work will “devastate dental services across the country”, the British Dental… Read more
‘We’re back!’
A delegate at the last Study Day, in 2019
The Faculty Study Day, as so many of dental professionals know it, is an institution; thousands having attended since its… Read more
Revealed: the sugar in consumers’ favourite autumn hot drinks
This year’s pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks contains the equivalent of 12 teaspoons of sugar, the same as a 500ml bottle of Coke… Read more
From the Magazine
Status symbols in dentistry
Discussions about whether an Associate Dentist is truly self employed have cropped up many times over the years. HMRC have… Read more
Possible changes for Associates
Licensed contracts with practices are well established within the dental profession. But a recent HMRC review has seen the department… Read more
Selling your practice in uncertain times
As most of you will know, the market for dental practices in Scotland has been strong for many years. There… Read more
From the Archive
Waking up to hypnosis
Lindsay C Howden, consultant clinical hypnotherapist, explores the history of hypnotherapy as an aid to easing patients’ fear, and the details the potential benefits in modern-day treatment Read more
Share issues
Jon Drysdale, independent financial adviser and director of specialist dental financial planners PFM, considers how partnerships can adequately protect themselves Read more