A collaborative approach to oral health in children
Oral-B explores how dental professionals can drive transformation to help achieve healthier smiles for children. For many years, UK statistics on children’s oral health have made for a disheartening read. The link to socioeconomic status is especially significant, with the cost-of-living crisis (BDA, 2023) and poor access to NHS dentists intensifying the challenges. Put simply,…
Diving deep: how daily sea swims drive exceptional dental care
James Madeley from mydentist shares his experience with year-round cold water swims and how they have benefitted him both personally and professionally. In the world of dentistry, maintaining a healthy work-life balance is paramount in helping deliver the best possible patient care. For James Madeley, a dedicated dentist with over 12 years of experience, this…
Dental Financial Planning Turning Chaos into Financial Freedom – Part 7
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Social media risks for dentists
Join Kay Louise Grant on 17 February at 7pm as she discusses social media risks for dentists and how to mitigate them. This webinar explores both the risks and benefits of using social media in a personal, professional and practice context, with a particular focus on responding to and engaging with patients online. The session…
Opening a second practice: a blueprint for success
Does having a proven business model make it easier to open a second dental practice? Moj Dehghanpour has the inside edge. Opening a new dental clinic in an area bustling with fresh foot traffic can be a smooth process if you have prior experience. This is especially true in cities where urban postcodes often share…
Patient safety in dental practices: compliance, audits and out-of-hours care
Pulsion Technology explains why dental practices are moving away from paper-based checks towards structured digital audits to manage their compliance. Patient safety in dental practices depends on far more than clinical skill alone. Safe care is shaped by systems, processes and behaviours that reduce risk, prevent harm and support consistent standards in everyday practice. From…
Wearable biosensor developed to detect gum disease
A new tissue-adhesive biosensor has been developed to detect gum disease, which researchers say will ‘shift care from reactive to proactive’. Developed by researchers at Texas A&M University, the sensor detects inflammatory biomarkers in the mouth with molecular precision. It is unaffected by the moisture of the oral environment and remains attached while eating and…
The bulk and butter of posterior composite restorations
Join Ahmed Tadfi on 18 February at 7pm as he discusses the bulk and butter of posterior composite restorations. Bulk-fill composite materials have become an integral part of contemporary restorative dentistry, offering a simplified and efficient alternative to traditional incremental layering techniques. Designed to allow placement in thicker increments while maintaining adequate depth of cure…
World Oral Health Day webinar supports local and global oral health action
MEYRIN, Switzerland: Every year on 20 March, the global dental community marks World Oral Health Day (WOHD) in the spirit of improving global oral health and overall well-being. Dental professionals play a key role in the annual campaign by helping to spread the message in their communities. As this year’s campaign takes off, Dr Anna […]
Automation, crowns and the uncomfortable questions we need to ask
Ashley Byrne considers the latest existential threat hanging over the heads of the dental technology sector: automation. Every few years, dentistry gets its latest existential threat: CAD was going to kill the technician, milling was going to commoditise us, printing was going to flood the market with poor quality, cheap dentistry. And now, apparently, automation…