Scottish Dental

Articles from October 2025

• Supported success

  Dr Charlie Evans, a member of the Clinical Team at Clyde Munro Dental, offers comprehensive clinical support to clinicians across…

• Foundations to futures with the Best Foot Forward Programme

  The beauty of a career in dentistry is that learning and personal progression is limitless. The Best Foot Forward programme…

• How to increase your plan membership

  Practice Plan Regional Support Managers Selina Alexander and Louise Anderson share ways to encourage team members to promote your plan…

• The staircase of a tooth: a restorative philosophy for a new era

  Time to shift the clinical journey, says Ben Atkins.

• New Chief Dental Officer for Scotland announced

  Gillian Leslie takes over from Tom Ferris who retires next month.

• Plans to turn Dunfermline cinema into dental surgery withdrawn

  Aberdeen-based Dr Osama Mochli had submitted an application for listed building consent.

• Dentists call time on year-long waits for child tooth extractions

  Some waiting over 36 months in pain for care.

• Garlic mouthwash? Hmm…

  Study says it demonstrates antimicrobial efficacy and offers longer-lasting effects.

• NEW flavour-free toothpaste supports patients with sensitive mouths

  Oralieve has launched an SLS-free flavour-free toothpaste to provide comfort and decay protection for patients with high oral sensitivity or dry mouth.

• Root canal treatment reduces heart disease and diabetes risk

  In the first of its kind research, a King’s College London team tracked changes in blood chemistry following root canal treatment for apical periodontitis.

• GDC publishes new strategy aimed at building trust 

  Regulator undertakes to support professionalism, enable learning and resolve issues quickly and proportionately.

• Disrupting bacterial ‘chatter’ could improve oral health

  Communication between bacteria in the mouth could be 'hacked' to prevent formulation of plaque.

• New policy to support refugee and displaced dental professionals

  Aimed at removing unnecessary barriers for those unable to provide standard documentation.

• BACD: Welcome the next President

  Dr Carol Somerville Roberts' tenure will promote stability and community.

• Turkish dental clinics target Scotland

  New report says the global value of dental tourism is set to increase by £40bn over the next 10 years.

• CGDent: 31st annual Lilian Lindsay Memorial Lecture

  Entitled 'Movers and shakers: remembered and forgotten'.

• CDO letter: dementia post-diagnosis

  A real opportunity for the profession to offer an early assessment of dental need.

• A novel aesthetic technique for restoring dental implant access holes

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• Sustainable dentistry: why behaviour change is the greatest challenge

  Dentistry, like the broader healthcare sector, is a significant contributor to plastic and general waste. The NHS alone generates 53%…

• GDC opens annual renewal period for dentists

  £698 fee must be paid by by 31 December.

• Countries agree to end mercury fillings by 2034

  Forthcoming Glasgow event will discuss alternatives to amalgam.

• Bioinspired gel restores and regenerates dental enamel

  Opens up new possibilities for effective, long-lasting preventive and restorative treatment.

• Ukrainian dentist creates robot receptionist

  Kyiv startup is aiming to support digitalisation of the service sector.

• Provider of overseas registration exam announced

  Contract could more than double the number of dentists joining the register via ORE.

• Enhancing the patient experience with a VIP wine tasting

  The Row Dental hosted an exclusive VIP wine tasting on Thursday 30 October in partnership with Communique Wines, offering a…

• Align Technology announces ClinCheck Live Plan

  Align Technology has announced ClinCheck® Live Plan, a new feature in its Invisalign digital treatment planning that automates the generation…

• Align Technology announces innovations for iTero™ Digital Solutions

  Align Technology today announced a series of new product innovations for iTero Digital Solutions, its comprehensive ecosystem that includes intraoral…

• Hands-on skill development with Clyde Munro

  Nafisah Kashmiri is a Dental Therapist at 121 Dental Care in Arbroath, part of the Clyde Munro Dental Group. She recently…

• Clyde Munro prioritises mentoring

  Dr Charlie Evans, a member of the Clinical Team at Clyde Munro Dental, is a keen advocate of mentoring for…

• A balanced dental career in Scotland

  Considering the next steps in your dental career means assessment of more than merely the technology you will be using,…