Which UK city is accepting the least NHS patients?
A new report found that Bristol had the lowest acceptance rate for NHS dentistry, with just 14% of the city’s 50 practices accepting patients. In February, police broke up long queues outside a Bristol dental practice that was reopening and accepting new NHS patients. The area had reportedly been without an NHS dentist for seven […]
How can the new government save NHS dentistry?
Following Labour’s general election win, Ben Atkins calls for the new government to consult the profession on NHS dentistry reform. The main thing the government needs to do for dentistry is value everybody’s input. They need to actually understand what our profession and the dental health community needs rather than just paying lip service to […]
VideaHealth and vVARDIS team up to elevate preventive dental care
BOSTON, US: VideaHealth, a dental artificial intelligence (AI) company, and vVARDIS, a Swiss manufacturer of oral care and tooth whitening products, have recently announced their partnership. Together, the companies will enhance VideaAI, VideaHealth’s dental AI platform, to help dental clinicians provide better preventive care. Their goal is to improve the detection of early carious lesions, […]
Smooth your amalgam phase-down with practical alternatives
As amalgam is phased out in the EU and beyond, Kent Express suggests some alternatives which will give the same great results. Amalgam, once the most used restorative material worldwide, is to be completely phased out in the EU by 2025. This decision was made earlier this year on the grounds that the mercury in […]
The rise and rise of AI in dentistry
Luke Hutchings discusses how AI in dentistry has become a part of everyday working life within the profession and predicts this trend to continue. Everyone practising dentistry today will do so with the support of artificial intelligence (AI). Whether you utilise a fully digital workflow or not, you will likely rely on a number of […]
How to manage patient expectations in the dental practice
Lesley Taylor explains how managing patient expectations can be hugely important in achieving a satisfactory outcome. Ideally, dental professionals and patients should both be on the same page when it comes to expectations and outcomes of any treatment. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, which may increase the likelihood of a complaint. As such, managing […]
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 6 July 2024
It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Labour win the UK general election – the dental profession reacts Sir Keir Starmer has led the Labour Party to a landslide victory this general election, winning more than 410 seats. Yesterday, millions […]
Dentistry Awards 2024: last call for technicians, CDTs and labs
Calling all dental technicians, clinical dental technicians (CDTs) and dental labs: the final entry deadline for the 2024 Dentistry Awards is just around the corner. The awards, which recognise excellence across all walks of general practice, will take place on 13 September at their usual home of The Athena in Leicester. And with entry now […]
Asiga showcases human-centred design at DDS.Berlin
BERLIN, Germany: Held at the end of June, DDS.Berlin, the first edition of the Digital Dentistry Show, was packed with cutting-edge product releases for every phase of a digital dentistry workflow. Not to be outdone, Australia-based Asiga was on hand to demonstrate its award-winning resin 3D printers. Combining aesthetics and engineering, the compact printers are […]
General election 2024: is Labour’s dentistry plan already a done deal?
What will a new Labour government mean for dentistry? Practice Plan sales and marketing director Nigel Jones shares his thoughts on the election result. Having studied Labour’s manifesto and their dentistry rescue plan (DRP) for clues as to how Labour will approach the unenviable task of addressing the state of NHS dentistry, Nigel talks through […]