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
Immersify Dental targets 100,000 users with launch of new subscription service for students
Immersify Dental, the interactive learning resource for dental students created by Immersify Education, aims to become the go to platform for educational… 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
Tayside practices announce Scotland’s first digital scanning graduate training scheme
Having recently invested in £250,000-worth of 3D intra-oral digital scanning technology to revolutionise a range for dental treatments for patients, First Alba Healthcare has… 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
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
Clyde Munro acquires 9,500 patient Ayrshire dental practice
Collette Scobie, David and Gillian Logan, Sharon Robb
An Ayrshire dental practice which has been in the same family for 50 years has joined a rapidly expanding Scottish… 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
BASCD summer scientific meeting announced
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) has organised a summer scientific meeting in Glasgow on 9–10… Read more
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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
Award-winning Edinburgh practice sold
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Meadowbank Dental Practice in Edinburgh. With an even mix of NHS and… Read more
New public dental service clinical director
Geraldeen Irving
NHS Lanarkshire has welcomed its new clinical director of public dental service, Geraldeen Irving. Geraldeen, who lives in Kilsyth, started… Read more
Dental group gets £25m cash injection for Scottish growth
Jim Hall, CEO, Clyde Munro, and Stephen White, Head of Origination, Growth Capital at Investec
Clyde Munro Dental Group has been given a further £25m in funding for acquisitions. Already Scotland’s biggest independent dental group,… Read more
BOS release teledentistry guidance
The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) has released its guidance on teledentistry and remote interactions in orthodontic care. Further to statements… Read more
Gold for kids – a small amount makes a difference
Dental scrap metal is possibly not currently top of your practice agenda. What does the money that you occasionally receive… Read more
Former FDGP Dean recognised for contribution to profession
Ian Mills has become the first recipient of the prestigious College Medal, the highest honour bestowed by the College of General Dentistry… Read more
Access crisis revealed by new data
The British Dental Association Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to “strongly support” NHS dentistry in addressing the significant… Read more
Merz Aesthetics – ECADEMY & EVENTS
Merz Aesthetics UK & Ireland has added two new learning platforms to enhance and support Healthcare Professionals with their medical… Read more
New fees ‘won’t address colossal backlog’
The British Dental Association Scotland has said the higher fees for examination announced last month1 will do little to address… Read more
Number of registered UK dentists remains stable
The number of dentists on the UK Register, following the recent annual renewal period, has remained stable and in line… Read more
England abandons new model of care prototype
The testing of new ways of providing NHS dental care – with an increased emphasis on preventing dental disease –… Read more
Study highlights positive impact of dental media coverage
It’s tempting to think that dentists rarely get good press coverage – that the profession is seen by journalists as… Read more
Dental students ‘get their A.C.T. together’
Art in Clinical Training (A.C.T.) is an initiative developed at Dundee Dental School during lockdown, giving dental students a community… Read more
‘Defer Christmas parties’, says Public Health Scotland
Given the number of COVID-19 outbreaks, particularly those caused by Omicron, Public Health Scotland (PHS) is urging people to ‘defer’… Read more
Henry Schein Dental Rewards: January 2022 is Redemption Month
Members of the Henry Schein Dental Rewards loyalty programme will want to know that this January is Redemption Month. Every… Read more
Government signposts resources to support staff wellbeing
The Scottish Government has collated a list of resources to help support staff wellbeing. It unveiled the Workforce Specialist Service, which… Read more
A ‘world’s first’ academic course to start in 2022
A new academic course, MSC Anthroengineering, which for the first time brings together Engineering (the science of technology) and Anthropology (the science… Read more
New guidelines ‘will not soften blow of Government plans’, says BDA
New standard operating procedures for dentists published today will not restore access to pre-COVID levels, the British Dental Association has warned. With… Read more
First cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant identified in Scotland
Humza Yousaf at a Scottish Government press conference, 21 May 2021.
Six cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant have been identified in Scotland, the Scottish Government announced this morning. Four cases… Read more
Profession’s opinion of GDC hits new low
The results of research undertaken in 2020, designed to better understand professionals’, students’ and other stakeholders’ perceptions of the General Dental… Read more
Shetland oral health team’s walk to raise awareness of mouth cancer
The NHS oral health improvement team in Shetland embarked on a walk around Lerwick yesterday to raise awareness of mouth… Read more
