Final year students at Aberdeen will be eligible to apply for the bursary support that was made available to students in Glasgow… Read more
The number of children seen by a dentist between May and December 2020 was around a quarter of the 2018-19 average,… Read more
Scotland’s dental schools will not be accepting new students in September because of the decision taken last week to defer… Read more
Tom Ferris
A vision for the future of NHS dentistry in Scotland will be discussed at an event next month attended by… Read more
The British Dental Association Scotland is seeking urgent clarification from the Scottish Government, following news that final year students at… Read more
'The quality and calibre of dental treatment in Scotland is outstanding and it needs to be protected' - Mairi Gougeon
A bursary of up to £6,750 will be offered to dental students who have to repeat a year, the Scottish… Read more
The pods at Dundee Dental Research Hospital and School
Special pods are being installed at Dundee Dental Research Hospital and School, allowing aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) to be undertaken… Read more
COVID-19 patients are at least three times more likely to experience complications if they also have gum disease, according to… Read more
Merz Aesthetics UK and Ireland has joined forces with international marketing expert and brand strategist Adam Haroun (Branding.MD) to host… Read more
The British Dental Association (BDA) has urged the Scottish Government to provide a “clear safety net to protect students, universities… Read more
Scotland’s Chief Dental Officer, Tom Ferris, has confirmed dentistry will continue under new restrictions announced by the Government on Monday.… Read more
Researchers at Imperial College London and King’s College London have measured and analysed aerosol generation during dental procedures leading to… Read more
A package of capital funding offers “the only hope” of restoring routine services to millions of patients, the British Dental… Read more
Two ‘megalabs’, one in Scotland, will open early next year and will each add 300,000 to the UK’s daily testing… Read more
Dr Callum Graham
A dental practice in South Lanarkshire renowned for its implant work has seen a 30 per cent year-on-year increase in… Read more
People in need of dental treatment should not be put in the “invidious position” of being forced to pay for… Read more
The British Dental Association Scotland has warned that the reintroduction of the ‘full range’ of NHS treatments this week will… Read more
Providing key workers with access to personal protective equipment (PPE) to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic through winter and beyond… Read more
Professor Jason Leitch, Scotland’s National Clinical Director and a former consultant oral surgeon, has been announced as the fourth of… Read more
The British Dental Association Scotland has warned of the increased pressure on dental practices and their financial sustainability following the release… Read more
The annual retention fee (ARF) for 2021 will not change, the General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed. At a meeting… Read more
Scotland’s largest dental group is looking for new acquisitions after confirming plans to invest further in the industry. In the… Read more
A Dundee University team, led by the School of Dentistry’s Patrick Fee, in collaboration with Manchester University and Cochrane Oral Health, has… Read more
Chief Nursing Officer, Fiona McQueen
COVID-19 testing turnaround times and capacity must be the Scottish Government’s priority, a review of the current strategy has found.… Read more
Picture: obs/FDI World Dental Federation
Representing more than one million dentists worldwide, the FDI WorldDental Federation (FDI) has unveiled a three-year ‘Be Proud of YourMouth’… Read more
As new data reveal that the oral health gap shows little signs of closing, the British Dental Association Scotland has… Read more
The General Dental Council (GDC) has today published several reports which provide statistics and examples of fitness to practise case handling undertaken during 2019.… Read more
The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK and College of General Dentistry have published an updated synopsis of their guidance… Read more
A professor has voiced concerns about dental nurse jobs being put at risk as the profession continues to be plagued… Read more
Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, pictured last Friday preparing to announce further financial support measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Businesses in Scotland benefitted from more than £2.9 billion of government support “to protect and support jobs across the region”,… Read more
The British Dental Authority’s Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC) has accused Joe Fitzpatrick, the Scottish Government’s health minister, of being… Read more
There are many factors that affect how likely a patient is to develop caries, and during this time when dental… Read more
Professor Philip Taylor, announced as Dean Elect of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at The Royal College of Surgeons of… Read more
But the response on Twitter to Joe FitzPatrick, Scotland’s Public Health Minister, was scathing.
See also 13 October update appended to this post. NHS dentistry services in Scotland are set to resume next month,… Read more
The conclusions reached by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme’s ‘rapid review’ on the use of aerosol generating procedures (AGPs)… Read more
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at 6 October press briefing
The Scottish Government faces questions in Parliament over its “neglect” of the dental sector, with warnings that half of dental… Read more
A free-to-use fallow time calculator has been launched to enable dental professionals to determine, justify and record the fallow period necessary following… Read more
St Andrews University will be able to award medical and dentistry degrees through a new Bill introduced to the Scottish… Read more
Mrs Makiko Nakao, President of the Foundation Board and Mr Makoto Nakao
Dental academics and clinicians have been invited to apply for research grants from Foundation Nakao. This is the second round… Read more
More than double the number of children – 23,529 – underwent hospital treatment for tooth decay, than for the second… Read more
The Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC) has established a working group to consider options for an NHS funding model post-COVID-19. Tom… Read more
Patients with gum disease should be told that they have a higher risk of suffering cardiovascular diseases – including myocardial… Read more
The College of General Dentistry announced the further development of its ‘College Ambassadors’ scheme with the appointment of two new… Read more
Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister, has urged people to download NHS Scotland’s new contact tracing app, available for free the… Read more
Dentists have said that thousands of cases of mouth cancer may be going undetected as a result of millions of… Read more
Since the beginning of the UK lockdown, specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has witnessed increased buyer appetite from… Read more
Dentists in Scotland who received Government-procured personal protective equipment (PPE) marked as passed its use-by/expiration dates “can be assured those… Read more
Describing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dentistry as ‘challenging’ feels a little like calling a mountain a bump… Read more
The British Dental Association has advised dentists in Scotland not to use stocks of free personal protective equipment (PPE) provided… Read more
The new Oral-B iO toothbrush
Oral-B unveiled an “unprecedented era in brushing” with the introduction of its most advanced rechargeable electric toothbrush, the Oral-B iO Read more
Some ‘enhanced’ PPE provided to practices in NHS Scotland has passed its expiry date, according to the BDA. It said… Read more
Findings from independent research, designed to inform a better shared understanding of professionalism, have been published today by the General… Read more
The British Dental Association’s website was hacked yesterday, the organisation said, with visitors being greeted by a ‘server error’ page.… Read more
Item of Service payments, including the patient charge, are set to return in phase four of the remobilisation of dentistry… Read more
NHS dental practices can re-introduce a range of procedures – such as the use of drills – “on a limited… Read more