Expanding access to telehealth
Henry Schein Dental UK today announced the expansion of the company’s service portfolio with the addition of a teledentistry offering,… Read more
Ground-breaking air disinfection system offers dental practices protection against COVID-19
Eschmann Technologies has launched a revolutionary air disinfection system developed by Novaerus to help protect dentists against the spread of… Read more
Participate in Swift Dental’s survey and win an iPad
Swift Dental Group is conducting invaluable market research for the dental industry. We appreciate that these are unprecedented and unchartered… Read more
The dental profession, practice finances and the impact of Covid-19
The arrival of Covid-19 and its related consequences has challenged the future existence of dentistry throughout the UK – it… Read more
One month into lockdown; an update for the Scottish dental sector
As we mark the one-month anniversary of the UK lock-down I am pleased to share my 20th Scottish dental sector… Read more
Dental group’s concert gives colleagues something to smile about
Staff and suppliers of Scotland’s fastest growing dental group are to perform during an online concert to link up colleagues… Read more
Practice Plan and DPAS to give back half of their admin fee to practices in April and May
The Practice Plan Group, which includes two of the UK’s leading membership plan providers, Practice Plan and DPAS, has announced… Read more
Revealed: the big gap between NHS and private practice
This month sees the inaugural launch of the NASDAL Scotland (National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers) Benchmarking Statistics.… Read more
A spirit of quiet effectiveness
Alan Whittet, Senior Dental Adviser for Practitioner Services Division of NHS NSS.
The payment regulator’s focus is on partnership and working with dentists to improve the system For those of us who… Read more
For Generation Childsmile
… the design of a new system of preventative care for adult NHS patients is under way The design of… Read more
From the Magazine
Spotlight: Philip Byrne
Why dentistry? I don’t come from a medical family – my mum was a waitress and my dad, a hotel… Read more
Inspired to teach
Sarah Pollington will bring both experience and new ways of thinking to dental education The Royal College of Physicians and… Read more
Banking on future success
Park dental team: Banking on success
Park Dental Company has re-located to an iconic refurbished building Uddingston-based dental firm, Park Dental Company, has purchased a former… Read more
Radical change beckons, but right now concerns are more immediate
As the ‘Insider’ asks, how will we cope? There were already some answers to this question as we moved from… Read more
Profession’s future hangs in the balance
Early morning a deserted Aberdeen
As urgent care hubs were readied to provide emergency dentistry,practitioners were left wondering about their future The School of Stomatology… Read more
How will we cope?
The issue is how we effectively treat patients and ensure we have businesses at the other end We are living… Read more
FGDP Dean calls for greater diversity
The Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)), Ian Mills, has called for the leaderships of dental organisations to… Read more
GDC probes Practitioner Services
Regulator to investigate allegations that dentists were forced to repay fees ‘under duress’ As outlined in our news story, the… Read more
Scottish Dental Show 2020 Register now!
Earn up to 10 hours of continual professional development Registration is now open for the Scottish Dental Show 2020 (sdshow.co.uk).… Read more
Fees reclaimed from dentists amid ‘climate of fear’
Regulator to investigate activities of Practitioner Services The recovery of fees paid to dentists by NHS NSS Practitioner Services Division… Read more
A plea for clarity when it comes to pay
In his annual report published last November, Hew Mathewson, the outgoing chair of the Scottish Dental Practice Board (SDPB) expressed… Read more
A landscape transformed
Dargavel Dental Care is at the heart of a new and thriving community in the west of Scotland Around 15… Read more
Getting past the due diligence stage – It really doesn’t need to be that painful!
The list of questions to be answered when selling a practice can run to more than 40 pages; some thoughts… Read more
MDDUS Case Study: Charged After a Late-Night Stramash
Remember, the GDC holds dentists to a higher standard of behaviour than is expected of the general public Day One… Read more
Just because the door can open, doesn’t mean you have to walk through
Every dentist has experienced that elated feeling of pushing at an open door. It often comes after a period where… Read more
A Digital Decade in Dentistry
We are continually moving forward, gaining experience from technology; even from tech that will be rightly consigned to history As… Read more
The art of dentistry… a search for identity
How creativity could improve wellbeing, clinical practice and public health Rachel Jackson was six months into a four-year BDS programme… Read more
Replacing the Dental Practice Board
A new national dental governance structure is taking shape “The role of the Scottish Dental Practice Board (SDPB) has been… Read more
Clinical techniques showcased
Prominent UK dentists and experts in leadership share their insights Members of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners Scotland celebrated… Read more
