Scottish Dental

Articles from October 2026

• Drinking cranberry juice benefits oral health, study finds

  Contains compounds that inhibit dental plaque regrowth and plaque acid production

• Scotland’s oral health gap widens

  Report shows "stark and persistent inequalities" between most deprived and most affluent communities

• Oral Health Educator Qualification for Registered Dental Nurses

  Developing knowledge and skills to practise as an Oral Health Educator

• PSD Scotland Orthodontic Therapy Training Programme

  Applications open 2 November and the next programme commences May 2027

• What is the future for artificial intelligence in dentistry?

  From diagnosis and treatment planning to patient communication, RCSPG conference will explore AI's role

• First case of a tooth growing out of an eye socket

  Boy noticed a painless swelling for about a month, but was only taken to hospital when two whitish points began poking through

• The MalDent Project

  Building the oral healthcare workforce and access to Improved oral health for all Malawians

• UK dentists take financial stake in a world-first formula for sensitive teeth

  Challenging outdated formulation technology with the biggest sensitivity toothpaste breakthrough in 15 years

• Professor Sir Nairn Wilson CBE honoured

  For his outstanding, lasting and meaningful contribution to the dental profession

• Digital intelligence in dentistry: from innovation to clinical impact

  Triennial Conference: Where innovation meets education

• Mediterranean diet linked to healthier teeth and gums in children

  A diet rich in antioxidants, fibre, vitamins and anti-inflammatory compounds supports the immune function and reduces inflammation

• EAI: the clinician-supervised co-pilot during clinical procedures

  A dynamic closed-loop system of perception, planning and execution

• BDIA and leading handpiece manufacturers unite to promote safer repairs

  Initiative aims to raise awareness of the importance of using original manufacturer spare parts

• Dentists celebrate milestone in preventive push in schools

  Professional body led calls for expansion of the preventive policy pioneered in Scotland

• ADG announces Helen Paisley as Ambassador for Community Dentistry

  Brings extensive experience as the CEO of Community Dental Services

• Edinburgh dental practice invests in next generation of digital dentistry 

  The technology has the potential to significantly change how some restorative and cosmetic dental treatments are delivered

• Dentists begin sitting a new generation of dental examinations 

  They replace a range of membership and fellowship exams previously delivered by individual colleges or groups of colleges

• Nuclear traces in teeth of stranded whales helps scientists reconstruct their life stories

  Research paper also provides new insight into how whales’ teeth develop as they age

• Dundee Dental School celebrates international CPD success

  The restorative dentistry programme combined lectures, live demonstrations, interactive discussion and hands-on workshops

• Henry Schein marks 20 years of Practice Pink®, uniting the global healthcare community against cancer

  According to the latest estimates from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World…

• Major dental investment strengthens Glasgow’s healthcare offering

  Creating a new base for complex dental treatment, professional education and laboratory services

• A sustainability journey

  Childsmile’s successes and setbacks as it adapts to the green goals of NHS Scotland

• AI in dentistry

  Embracing innovation without losing the human touch

• New cleft resource

  BSPD leads national collaboration to deliver for general dental practitioners and teams

• A guide to inner peace

  XVII European Society of Hypnosis Congress, Glasgow

• Acteon launches UK’s first national dental imaging education initiative

  Universities will receive an Acteon C50 intraoral camera, together with onboarding and educational support

• Skills planning not an option, but a necessity

  The BDIA Sector Skills Board has been launched with an ambition to transform the current and future skills landscape

• From Ferguslie Park to practice pioneer

  The full-circle journey of Lisa Barrett, Founder and Owner of Dental Therapy

• End of the drill?

  How bio-regeneration is rewriting the future of dentistry

• A numbers game

  Reducing health boards from 14 to two makes sense, but it needs to be allied with a national health improvement programme