Study highlights oral health challenges in children with severe obesity
BORDEAUX, France: Research on children with severe or complex obesity suggests that oral health is often sidelined, despite its close links to overall well-being. New French research shines a light on the scale of dental problems faced by this group and the gaps in prevention and care. It also makes a surprising finding—prompting consideration of […]
Using AI in dentistry to minimise the risk of formal complaints
Formal complaints are one of the most stressful aspects of clinical dental practice and are widely recognised as a significant source of professional anxiety among dentists.1 Even when treatment is delivered to an acceptable clinical standard, complaints may still arise owing to misunderstanding, unmet expectations or communication difficulties rather than technical failure.2 For many dentists, […]
Dental Financial Planning: Turning Chaos into Financial Freedom – Part 5
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Dental Financial Planning: Turning Chaos into Financial Freedom – Part 6
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Sovereignty and authority: rethinking time for dental leaders
As dental practice ownership becomes more complex, a new UK event is reframing success in dentistry around time, ethics and community. The inaugural Sovereign Dentist gathering brought clinicians together to explore what it means to move from operator to leader – and why no one should do it alone. Leadership in dentistry is often seen as a byproduct of clinical authority. But…
Light meets precision: dental technician Annette von Hajmasy tested Renfert’s LIGHT 1
Annette von Hajmasy tested Renfert’s new LIGHT 1 dental light – and reveals how smart lighting perceptibly improves precision, colour fidelity and relaxation in everyday laboratory work. Special light modes turn a light into a real game changer for day-to-day precision work. Good light makes the difference between success and frustration The ‘perfect’ work lighting…
New dental training centre opens to urgent care patients
A new Dental Education Practice in Plymouth opened its doors yesterday (9 February), providing training to dental students and urgent care for patients in need. Led by the University of Plymouth, the new clinic allows trainee dentists and dental therapists to provide care to patients without an NHS dentist who are suffering with pain, trauma…
Advancing oral health science through IADR: An interview with the upcoming vice-president Prof. Georgios N. Belibasakis
Prof. Georgios N. Belibasakis was recently elected vice-president of the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR), marking a significant milestone in a career closely linked to the advancement of oral health science. Professor of clinical oral infection biology at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm in Sweden, he also serves as head of the Division […]
HASSBIO America to host education series and launch new material in Chicago
CHICAGO, US: HASSBIO America will take centre stage at LMT LAB DAY Chicago 2026, which will be held from 19 to 21 February. The company has organised a comprehensive educational programme and exhibition at Booth K23. In addition to highlighting its advanced aesthetic workflows and milling optimisation strategies, HASSBIO America will launch Amber Mill H, […]
What’s more important – protocols or principles in clear aligner biomechanics?
Raman Aulakh explains why evidence-based predictability should shape your aligner staging. If you take only one message from this mini-series, let it be this: clear aligner practice is not a book of recipes. It’s a set of principles you can apply, measure and refine. Protocols have their place. Blind faith does not. In general practice,…