A popular choice
Dentistry is already one of the most competitive courses in the UK to apply for and as applicant numbers are… Read more
Align Technology launches new website section encouraging GDPs to expand their comprehensive capabilities
Align Technology, Inc., has today announced the availability of a new page in the Invisalign go website https://www.invisalign-go.co.uk/learning for general… Read more
Independent dental surgery welcomes new partner thanks to six-figure funding
Elgin-based dental practice, South Street Dental, has welcomed a new managing partner thanks to a six-figure funding package from Royal… Read more
So good to see you…
Around 830 companies from 56 countries will be present in Cologne this September for the International Dental Show, the leading… Read more
There’s an app for that…
In the news and features pages of our April edition, we highlighted the ‘emotional exhaustion’ many dentists are experiencing and… Read more
Not losing sight of the main objective
Whilst we continue training every day for the big Running Scotland challenge, it is important not to forget why we… Read more
MalDent Student Aid
Since 2017, the University of Glasgow Dental School has been working in partnership with the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences… Read more
Helping Malawi, one tooth at a time
As one of the poorest countries in the world, Malawi is no stranger to humanitarian aid, with over 700 registered… Read more
Not another global pandemic!
As the practice doors closed on the evening of Friday 20 March 2020, I had no idea that it would… Read more
Looking to WIN
In the UK there are almost equal numbers of men and women registered as dentists with the GDC: 48.7 per… Read more
From the Magazine
Would you ignore heart disease?
New European research has concluded that billions could be saved if periodontitis is prevented early. Periodontitis is the sixth most… Read more
Futureproof your implant dentistry with the ITI
Eoin O’Sullivan is a Fellow of the ITI and Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee for the ITI Congress UK… Read more
Time to come clean
COVID-19 has meant that I’ve been restricted in my thoughts and planning. Let’s explore the future with hope and expectation.… Read more
Language is important
According to Tom Ferris, Scotland’s Chief Dental Officer, “there are a number of practices that are currently operating below 20%… Read more
Better to sell the shares or the assets of your practice?
When the time comes to sell your incorporated dental practice, you will have two options – sell the shares in… Read more
The state of the market – practice ownership
Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, we continue to see many practice sale/acquisitions taking place and the demand for… Read more
Is now a good time to buy a dental practice?
Whether you were already thinking about buying a practice, or the pandemic has given you time to consider options for… Read more
Scottish dental market bounces back to pre-COVID levels
The Scottish dental market is remarkably resilient. Competition for practices on the market remains quick and fierce with the implementation… Read more
A long history, a great future
Members of the Platt & Common team - Thomas Slack, Fraser Horn, John Denham and Kirsten Hepburn.
Platt & Common was established by Central Scotland’s first resident dentist, Leon Platt, in 1861 and celebrates its 160th anniversary… Read more
Alongside Vermilion – The Smile Experts, please welcome Vermilion Orthodontics
Behind Dr David Offord, through the window, I can see green fields and rolling hills. “It’s very relaxing coming here,”… Read more
Infection guidance ‘under review’
Infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance is being reviewed with the aim of relaxing measures proportionately and safely, depending on… Read more
Plan for activity measurements suspended
The Scottish Government has suspended its plan to introduce activity targets to ensure practices qualify for COVID financial support. Tom… Read more
Merz Aesthetics recruits new Merz Innovation Partners
Merz Aesthetics is delighted to announce the addition of three new Merz Innovation Partners (MIPs); Dr Chris Hutton, Dr Dev… Read more
As a patient, I just don’t get it
Here’s my Nye Bevan anecdote; the founder of the NHS once bought my mum a fish supper. I remember, as… Read more
Toothy Tigers won’t let COVID-19 stop children having a healthy smile
Tigers is an initiative comprising students from the University of Dundee’s School of Dentistry. Our primary goal is to educate… Read more
Inspired by Glasgow, rebuilding in Mosul
A child in Mosul's old town, April 2021
Not long after 6am each working day, Dr Anas Almukhtar, a graduate of the University of Glasgow’s Dental School, sets… Read more
CDO’s time in job ‘should be limited’
The post of Chief Dental Officer in Scotland should be for a fixed-term and the profession should be consulted on… Read more
Scottish dentistry – where next?
At the Conference of Scottish Local Dental Committees webinar, ‘Scottish Dentistry – Where Next?’, last month, the first question posed… Read more
Scrapping patient charge ‘could cost £100m’
The SNP’s manifesto pledge to scrap the patient change, and consequent increased demand from patients, would require between £90m and… Read more
