In the June issue: Community engagement, we look at how Dental Connect is reaching out to the community with Dundee’s Boomerang Community Hub. PSD hopes to build a more sustainable workforce with Scotland Ortho Training. Modern Apprenticeship in Dental Nursing launches. Why adopting guided implant surgery may be one of the best clinical decisions you make.
Plus the latest on practice management, advice and services and product launches from your favourite suppliers and brands.
Articles from June 2026
-
Scottish dentists’ income increased by 9.3%
The taxable income of self-employed dentists in Scotland rose by 9.3%, from an average of £90,600 in 2023/24 to £99,100…
-
A second opinion
Artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly rewriting the dental care playbook
-
Digital dentistry: part two
From optional innovation to essential competence
-
A sparkling two days
Education and innovation took centre stage at this year’s Scottish Dental Show
-
Transactional ‘care’ is not care
Dental care. A phrase very often attached to practices of a certain time period. Prior to that was the ‘&…
-
Consultation launched on new guidance for fitness to practise decision makers
The work forms part of the GDC's 2026–2028 corporate strategy
-
New Dean of the Faculty of Dental Nursing & Orthodontic Therapy
She succeeds Dr Debbie Reed
-
Eight-surgery dental practice sold
Links Lodge Dental in Montrose cares for around 13,400 patients
-
Resource to help dental students prepare for key test launched
Allows testing of judgement across key areas like professional integrity, resilience and empathy
-
Crystal-clear view – for ease and efficiency
Transparent silicone for the injection moulding technique
-
New therapy eliminates gum disease bacterium while preserving beneficial oral microbes
Researchers adapted near-infrared photoimmunotherapy, a technique originally developed for cancer treatment
-
Scotland’s Quality Improvement activity update for 2026-27
This cycle year addresses anti-microbial stewardship
-
Change in infective endocarditis prevention guidance announced
It is recommended that antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) be given to all high-risk patients undergoing extractions and oral surgery procedures
-
BDIA launches skills board
Aims to develop a long-term, sustainable approach to skills development
-
GG&C Local Dental Committee: NHS Dental Symposium
Gain more than five hours of continuing professional development
-
GDC spent thousands on restaurants and hotels
And £1,410 on a trip to ‘escape rooms’ in London’s Oxford Street
-
Regulator appoints new Registrant Council Member
Replacing Simon Morrow, who is set to conclude his term after eight years
-
BOS announces new orthodontic therapist guidelines
Providing greater clarity on safe team-working
-
GC Europe supports oral health education initiative in Tanzania
International partnership empowers local professionals to improve oral health for more than 115,000
-
Rinsing with oil ‘more effective than mouthwash’
The practice is rooted in Ayurvedic medicine
-
The Row Dental strengthens specialist offering with addition of restorative dentistry specialist Dr Sapna Patel
The Row Dental has appointed Dr Sapna Patel, Specialist in Restorative Dentistry, expanding the practice’s expertise in periodontics and prosthodontics…
-
When the answer is not the same for every patient
Dr Ute Schneider-Moser will bring together two topics which sit at the sharp end of modern orthodontic practice
-
GDC will not remove DCPs from register over MyGDC renewal issues
Regulator accepts there have been 'issues' with the new system
-
University seeks referrals from GDPs
Referrals are suitable for patients who require simple treatment
-
Social media use should be recognised as part of CPD
Study says dental professionals are operating largely outside the GDC's recognition and quality assurance processes
-
Space agency and Scottish university partner in a 400 mile checkup via satellite
Dental examination run using a secure satellite link and portable 5G cellular system
-
Not NHS vs Private: why Scotland is becoming a mixed dental economy by necessity
For many years, dentistry has been framed as a binary choice: NHS or private. But for many practices across Scotland,…
-
Concern raised over removal of VAT-exemption from orthodontic aligners
The change has significant implications for both patients and orthodontic practitioners
-
Transcrestal sinus elevation in extremely atrophic bone (2-3mm of residual bone height) using PRFG-endoret as grafting material. A retrospective case series.
Corresponding author: Eduardo Anitua DDS, MD, PhD1,2,3 1Private practice in oral implantology, Eduardo Anitua Institute, Vitoria, Spain. 2Clinical researcher, Eduardo…
-
Gum disease may spur a common and serious heart valve disease
Study has identified a potential biological pathway linking chronic oral gum disease to calcific aortic valve stenosis