Scottish Dental

Articles from December 2025

• Former Royal Marines Commando to speak at Scottish Dental Show

  Sam Wones will discuss dealing with stress, resilience and performance at this year's event.

• Supporting the oral health of people with experience of drugs

  CDO details the development of new resources.

• CGDent Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Orthodontics

  Designed to give GDPs the skills and knowledge needed to treat more complex malocclusions.

• Oral health and systemic health outcomes

  Joint meeting calls for interdisciplinary action.

• Gene behind delayed, softer teeth found in zebrafish study

  The results provide a clue to understanding the genetic basis of inherited dental disorders.

• Speakers announced

  Initial speakers for the Scottish Dental Show in June have been announced. Find out more and register below.

• Fellowship criteria revised

  CGDent encourages experienced dental professionals to review the revised criteria with a view to applying.

• EFP Probe: a new integrated tool for periodontal assessment

  Making diagnostic decisions more consistent and straightforward for clinicians.

• Oral bacterium may promote breast cancer development and spread

  Study finds Fusobacterium nucleatum can drive DNA damage, tumor growth and metastasis.

• Scottish dentistry student numbers increase

  Increase will be supported by funding of more than £526.5 million for the sector.

• Sports dentistry finds a wider audience through podcast

  Features contributors from sports medicine, dental research, elite sport and across the wider dental team.

• Agilio launches unified operations platform supporting a connected approach to dental practice growth

  Developed in response to growing operational complexity across dentistry, newly launched Agilio One brings compliance, workforce management and learning together…

• A 195-year heritage and counting

  Eschmann – the experts in decontamination ­– have almost two centuries of experience in designing, manufacturing, and maintaining infection control…

• Researchers have created a detailed cellular map of periodontitis

  Opens the door to more targeted and transformative treatments.

• Registration opens for the British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show 2026

  Registration is now officially open for the British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show (BDCDS) 2026, returning to the NEC Birmingham…

• Nominations open for CGDent Council elections

  Further seats on the Council will be due for election in 2027 and 2028.

• Buchanan Street, Glasgow, dental opportunity

  Offers a rare chance to secure a presence on Scotland’s leading retail thoroughfare.

• Tipton Training transformed my early dental career

  When I graduated from the University of Glasgow Dental School in 2023, I was excited to begin practising dentistry. I…

• BOS announces new honorary patron

  Consultant Orthodontist and previous BOS President and Chair, Alison Murray.

• Glasgow Caledonian to lead UK programme tackling global oral health challenges

  Delivered in partnership with Haleon, the six-year initiative will support 20 PhD students across five universities.

• The designer of our generation is coming to dentistry

  Have you heard? Dental Directory is hosting none other than Kelly Hoppen CBE as headline speaker at BDIA Dental Showcase…

• Registration for Scottish Dental Show 2026 now open

  Register and get your free ticket.

• App developed to manage TMD disorders

  Provides research-based self-management guidance to help users understand jaw and facial discomfort.

• Scotland’s new CDO to visit health boards

  Gillian Leslie will meet Directors of Dentistry, Dental Practice Advisors and board representatives to discuss local issues, innovations and successes.

• Agilio acquires Patient Plan Direct

  Creates a platform connecting membership plans, compliance, practice operations and practice growth solutions.

• First all-female Scots rowing team embarks on trip across the Atlantic 

  The team's journey has been supported by Clyde Munro Dental Group.

• Applications sought for orthodontic examination board chair

  An opportunity to develop curriculum and assessment of Advanced Fellowship in Orthodontics.

• Airdrie NHS practice sold

  Business property adviser Christie & Co has announced the sale of Marcuccilli Dental Care in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. Marcuccilli Dental Care is a…

• Modelling the potential impact of water fluoridation on dental caries in Scotland

  Reintroduction could offer important public health benefits, according to study.

• New laws bring the world of work into the 21st century

  More than 15 million people across the UK are expected to benefit.