Dental Financial Planning: Turning Chaos into Financial Freedom – Part 9
Turning Chaos into Financial Freedom – Part 9 Episodes: Listen on Apple Podcasts In this episode of The Dental Boardroom Podcast, host Wes Read, CPA, CFP® shares a clear roadmap for dental practice owners to turn financial chaos into financial freedom. He discusses building a strong advisory…
Digital occlusion analysis in adhesive rehabilitation of tooth wear patients
José María Suárez Feito introduces the OccluSense system for digital occlusion analysis and its uses in tooth wear cases. Accurate occlusal assessment is essential in the adhesive rehabilitation of patients with tooth wear. Conventional methods using articulating paper are limited and subjective, as they record only static end contacts without information on force magnitude or…
The 10 questions dentists should be asking their accountant
Fortuous Dental Accountants explains why better financial clarity starts with better conversations with your accountant. Walk into a coffee shop and say: ‘I’ll have a coffee.’ You’ll get something drinkable, but probably not what you actually wanted. Say instead: ‘Flat white. Oat milk. One shot. Extra hot.’ Same barista, very different result. That simple idea…
Financial dentophobia has caused one in four Brits to delay treatment
One quarter of Brits have delayed dentist visits due to fear of the cost of treatment, known as financial dentophobia. This is according to research by consumer healthcare company, Haleon. It found that 31% of adults would seek treatment sooner if costs were lower or clearer. In addition to financial obstacles, major reasons for putting…
How to help patients maintain oral health during Ramadan
Sakina Syed discusses the potential oral health impacts of fasting during Ramadan and how dental professionals can help their patients combat them. Ramadan is a significant religious period that involves daily fasting from dawn (suhoor) until sunset (iftar) for approximately one lunar month. During this time, individuals refrain from eating food and drinks between these…
Stop flying blind: lessons from six months of Dentalmonitoring in NHS orthodontics
Join Maria McNally on 24 February at 7pm as she discusses lessons learned from six months of Dentalmonitoring in NHS orthodontics. This webinar will explore how NHS orthodontic teams used Dentalmonitoring over six months to improve clinical oversight, reduce unseen risk between visits, and reflect on what this meant for standard of care within NHS…
Cost of NHS tooth extractions up by five million pounds
Decay-related tooth extractions cost the NHS £51.2 million in the 2024/5 financial year, up from £45.8 million the previous year, according to newly-released statistics. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has released statistics surrounding childhood hospital tooth extractions for the past financial year. These suggest that NHS spending on tooth extractions in this period…
AI-facilitated bone segmentation for the fabrication of bone-borne surgical guides
The use of 3D imaging has become the standard of care for diagnosis and treatment planning for many medical and dental procedures. Such imaging was first available through large-format medical-grade CT devices, which provided static film images for clinicians, researchers and engineers. Early CT scans generated a series of cross-sectional images that were recorded on […]
New Learn Lasers Academy platform offers free CE webinars
AMD Lasers has launched the Learn Lasers Academy, a new digital education platform offering free continuing education (CE) programmes for dental professionals. The platform provides live and on-demand webinars and is designed to support clinically relevant learning in a flexible online format. While laser dentistry is a core focus of the curriculum, the programme also […]
Not all fluoride varnishes are the same
Colgate explains what sets Duraphat Fluoride Varnish apart from other varnishes for caries control in dental treatment. Dental teams are presented with a wide range of professional products to support caries prevention including fluoride varnish. It is vital to understand that not all fluoride varnishes are the same. Although they may have similar compositions, they…