Scottish Dental

Articles from August 2023

• Expanding horizons

  We look at Specialist Level Oral Surgery in Primary Care, in association with Edinburgh Dental Specialists

• Considering buying a dental practice in Scotland?

  Are you considering buying a dental practice but are worried about competing with larger dental groups for quality practices?  So…

• Time to examine your practice operations

  The recent enhancements to Determination I of the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) have been welcomed by some among the…

• A matter of life…

  “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Benjamin’s Franklin’s quote will be known…

• Eschmann – what sets our service and support apart?

  The quality of both the products and services you purchase will have a significant impact on the functionality of your…

• Diabetes drug Metformin could treat gum disease

  New ways of preventing periodontal disease and potentially reducing the incidence of diabetes and obesity have been found by a…

• New product speeds healing after dental surgery

  A novel product designed to promote healing after dental surgery was unveiled at the recent Life Sciences Baltics conference. The…

• People may suffer long colds as well as long COVID

  Some people may experience long-term symptoms — or ‘long colds’— after acute respiratory infections that test negative for COVID-19, according…

• Inspire and empower

  I recently had the joy of speaking at Clyde Munro’s first Women in Dentistry event As one of Scotland’s largest…

• Discovery of dental inflammation mechanism paves way for bone loss therapy

  Researchers have made discoveries about the mechanisms involved in dental pulp inflammation and root apex damage that pave the way…

• Practices seek reassurance on how to support staff with menopause

  A recent legal judgement in which an employee was awarded £65,000 compensation after an employer failed to make reasonable adjustments…

• Prevention agenda: UK Government must ‘show ambition’

  Following plans for a phased ban on tobacco, the British Dental Association (BDA) says the UK Government must now show…

• Claire Rooney appointed orthodontic group president

  Claire Rooney has been appointed President of the Orthodontic National Group. Claire is a hospital Consultant and GDC registered Specialist…

• Dentists’ benevolent fund seeks trustees

  The BDA Benevolent Fund is seeking two trustees experienced in finance or fundraising. For 140 years the Fund has worked…

• New safeguarding Act delayed

  The Disclosure (Scotland) Act is now predicted to be fully implemented by 1 April 2025, rather than in 2024 as…

• Practice charges patients ‘per minute’ for no-shows

  A Glasgow dental practice has introduced a charge for failure to attend an appointment. It said that no-shows will have…

• New webinars and resources to support dental teams

  The British Dental Association (BDA) has highlighted new webinars and resources to support dental teams to help prepare for the…

• Tom Hanks warns dental ad is AI fake

  Tom Hanks has warned that an advert appearing to be fronted by him is in fact an artificial intelligence (AI)…

• SmileDirectClub files for bankruptcy

  SmileDirectClub, the ‘DIY’ aligner company, filed for bankruptcy on Friday, four years after raising $1.35 billion in an initial public…

• Risk assessment research: your chance to contribute

  General dental practitioners are being sought to support research towards the development of a clinical risk assessment tool. The research…

• Sustainability resources published

  CGDent has collated a range of online resources, including learning, guidelines and tools, to inform dental practices about sustainable dentistry…

• A first for Scotland

  The only Level 7 Postgraduate Dental Implant Diploma to be offered in Scotland was launched last month and will welcome…

• Just like magic

  Arran Dental Care, run by Emma Kendall and her dentist husband Kenneth, held an oral health event on the island…

• Dental enamel created from stem-cells

  Organoids have been created from stem cells to secrete the proteins that form dental enamel. Organoids are simple tissue-engineered cell-based in…

• Toothpaste collection, including whisky flavoured, breaks world record

  Val Kolpakov, a dentist from Georgia in America, owns the world’s largest collection of toothpaste, according to the Guinness Book of…

• Early stage oral cancer test launched

  A non-invasive test for oral and throat cancer that can be administered in the dental practice has been launched by…

• The future of dental education

  The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, one of the oldest surgical corporations in the world, was founded in 1505,…

• Clinical benefits of systemic antibiotics may depend on periodontitis stage

  A study(1) on the clinical benefits of systemic antibiotics in periodontitis treatment has been published by the European Federation of…

• NHS payment reform – webinar featuring deputy CDO

  A free webinar is being hosted by the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Local Dental Committee, featuring Deputy CDO Gillian Leslie.…

• Support available as new survey reveals impact of staff shortages on wellbeing

  More than a third (35 per cent) of dental professionals say they are not able to take breaks during the…