Share your thoughts on dentistry’s future
Dentists are being asked for their thoughts about the future of the profession in a new survey sponsored by Practice… Read more
A gateway to a new digital universe
Dentsply Sirona has unveiled DS Core – an open cloud-based platform that integrates the whole workflow of digital dentistry across… Read more
#TreatYourGums – EFP unveils awareness campaign
‘Treat your gums’ is the slogan for Gum Health Day 2022, a worldwide awareness campaign organised by the European Federation… Read more
Aligners and 3D Planning from Virtual to Real
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The European Aligner Society has announced the programme for its Summer Meeting which is being held in Porto, Portugal, and… Read more
Keith Woods Essay Competition 2022
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) invites entries to the Keith Woods Essay Competition. This competition… Read more
More dental therapists needed to clear patient backlog, says professor
A leading dental professor is encouraging decision makers to consider employing more dental therapists in a bid to help tackle… Read more
NASDAL Goodwill Survey – ‘market continues to bounce back’
This week has seen publication of the latest results from the NASDAL (National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers)… Read more
Portman founder wins Grand National
Sam Waley-Cohen, the founder of Portman Dental Care, won the Grand National at the weekend. A keen amateur jump jockey,… Read more
Private Edinburgh dental practice sold after 20-year ownership
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Edinburgh dental practice, McCutcheon & Ballantyne. McCutcheon & Ballantyne is… Read more
Student dental skills winners show they know the drill at RCSEd competition
The RCSEd competition finalists
A dental student from the University of Birmingham has come out on top in a prestigious national competition featuring entrants… Read more
In Focus
Academics and practitioners join forces to solve the MIH puzzle
One in seven children are affected by Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation (MIH) of one or more teeth. Yet, the precise aetiology… Read more
Posthumous award to the late John Craig
The College of General Dentistry has recognised the late John Craig FFGDP(UK) with the posthumous award of a President’s Commendation.… Read more
CGDent opens invitation to ‘Fellowship by Experience’
The College of General Dentistry has launched a new route to fellowship, based on experience, and has issued an open… Read more
Glasgow clinic sold to first-time buyer brothers
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of 1Smile Dental Clinic. 1Smile Dental Clinic is a mixed-income dental practice… Read more
Patients on anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs: updated guidance
The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) at NHS Education Scotland (NES) has published the second edition of its highly… Read more
New programme to help reverse ‘worrying shortage’ of dental nurses
Charlie McGill
Scotland’s largest dental group has launched a dental nurse trainee programme in a bid to tackle major staff shortages in… Read more
Dentists encouraged to respond to healthcare waste consultation
Dentists and other producers of healthcare waste are being encouraged to respond to a consultation on the storage and treatment… Read more
Volunteering dentists commit to protecting children’s teeth
L-R Dentist James Dunaway, dentist, Courtney Forrester, practice manager, Louise Thomson, nurse, with Gabriel Matthias Schoenhofen, patient
Dentists working with Scotland’s largest dental group have pledged their time in the urgent fight to stem a growing oral… Read more
GDS interim funding model – SDPC position statement
Following recent discussion among the Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC) about the latest proposals for an interim funding model for… Read more
‘Dental services for all’ plan announced by Government
Revised payment arrangements for NHS dentists will be linked more closely to the number of patients they see under changes… Read more
Clyde Munro buys fourth Edinburgh dental practice 
Katrina Trocka and Fotis Pappas, of KF Dental in Edinburgh
A Leith-based dental practice is under new ownership following its acquisition by Scotland’s largest dental group. KF Dental, on East… Read more
Government ‘asleep at the wheel’ on the crisis in NHS dentistry
Health Minister Maree Todd, pictured on a visit to a nursery school in 2017, said that children 'are a key focus as we recover NHS dental care'
The Scottish Government today defeated an opposition motion that was calling for the prevention of the “collapse of NHS dentistry… Read more
Haleon – new name for the makers of Sensodyne announced by GSK
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today announced that a new company, resulting from the proposed demerger of its consumer healthcare business later this… Read more
Full re-start of the Overseas Registration Exam announced
The General Dental Council (GDC) has today announced the full re-starting of Parts 1 and 2 of the Overseas Registration… Read more
Train the trainer for indirect restorations with GC Europe
Today’s dental professionals are required to work at a fast pace and this is reflected in popular trends with monolithic… Read more
UK fails to make top 10 European countries for dental hygiene
People in Ireland, Lithuania and Azerbaijan take better care of their teeth than those in the UK, according to a… Read more
Scottish Dental Association’s inaugural conference
The Scottish Dental Association’s (SDA) inaugural conference is set for Saturday 5 March, at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.… Read more
Healthy smiles animation launched
An animation promoting good oral health and healthy eating for young children was unveiled by the Lanarkshire Chinese Association (LCA)… Read more
Morayshire orthodontics practice sold
Business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Moray Orthodontics in Elgin. Established in 2014, Moray Orthodontics is a two-surgery, mixed-income… Read more
BGF invests in Scottish Dental Care Group
Philip and Christopher Friel
The Scottish Dental Care Group – a national dental provider, offering the full range of NHS and private treatments –… Read more