Scottish Dental

Articles from October 2025

• 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.

• The Row Dental hosts VIP wine tasting to enhance patient experience

  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,…

• Profession must ‘reclaim the narrative’ over teeth whitening

  Dr Ben Atkins calls for unified clinical standards after BBC exposé.

• AI speech tools could revolutionise dental record-keeping

  But caution is needed, King’s College London study finds.

• GDC announces Annual Retention Fee for 2026 

  The regulator has agreed its Corporate Strategy 2026-2028, strategic priorities and the funding required to deliver them.

• Toxin levels in fish lead to calls for UK-wide ban on mercury fillings

  More than 98% of fish and mussels tested contain mercury above EU safety limits.

• Certified Practitioner scheme to recognise enhanced skills

  It will provide authoritative validation for patients, colleagues and commissioners.

• LISTERINE® brings evidence to life at Oral Health Summit

  As Platinum Sponsor of the Oral Health Summit 2025, LISTERINE® will take centre stage with a dynamic programme of education exploring the science and…

• MiSmile celebrates 10 years at NEXT Conference and Gala 2025

  On 12 September 2025, more than 500 dental professionals gathered at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, London, for the MiSmile NEXT…

• Campaigners call for an end to cleft dental crisis

  Survey reveals people with cleft twice as likely to face barriers to NHS dental care.

• Gum disease and cavities increase risk of stroke by 86%

  A study tracked 5,986 adults, with an average age of 63, for two decades.

• A partnership built on excellence

  Eschmann – the expert in decontamination – only collaborates with organisations that share our commitment to exceptional product and customer service…

• Dental care professionals working patterns published

  Data reveals how more than 56,000 DCPs work across the UK.

• ORE contract: final stage of procurement concluded

  Represents an important milestone in ensuring the continued delivery of the examination.

• Scottish Orthodontic Conference 2026

  An opportunity to focus on areas of fundamental importance for the delivery of contemporary orthodontics.

• Scotland’s child oral health gap set to widen

  New data shows decades of progress on children's dental health risk going into reverse.

• BDIA partners with BREATHE to champion wellbeing

  Encouraging the dental community to take advantage of the free resources and support.

• BOS launches pro bono scheme for conflict zone refugees

  Database is being created of members willing to treat patients arriving as refugees from conflicts.

• Smartphone imaging system shows promise for early detection of oral cancer

  Combines autofluorescence and white light imaging with machine learning to identify oral lesions that require referral.

• Crown jewel of dental restoration may be in sight, say researchers

  Technology enables same-day, 3D-printed dental restorations made of zirconia.

• Scottish practice to the rescue

  McManus and Scott Dental Surgeries step up after The Christians' lead singer loses tooth.

• Medical funding experts abseil 38 storeys down Northampton’s hi-rise Lift Tower, raising over £2,000 for homeless health charities in the UK

  On Saturday 11 October, Kettering-based medical funding experts Performance Finance successfully completed a thrilling 127m, 38 storeys, abseil down the…

• Act now, shape tomorrow; dental leadership event announced

  Network event will explore strategic shifts in dental care.