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Catch up with this week’s dental news – 30 March 2024

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… New powers granted to dental therapists and hygienists, government announces The government has announced plans for dental hygienists and dental therapists to supply and administer certain types of medicines without sign off from a dentist. Announced yesterday […]

MP hopes latest plan will improve dental access

Following the announcement that dental hygienists and dental therapists will be granted new powers, the government shares the rationale behind this decision and the impact it hopes it will have. Announced yesterday (28 March), the government has revealed plans for dental hygienists and therapists to supply and administer certain types of medicines without sign off […]

Seven top tips for young dentists

How can you move forward in your dentistry career? Shiraz Khan shares his best advice for young dentists looking for career progression. 1. Education Education is really the key to ensuring you are continually progressing your understanding and your competence within your daily practice. We’ve all heard the phrase that you don’t know what you […]

Your guide to the 2024 Dentistry Awards

The Dentistry Awards have returned for 2024 – here is everything you need to know about entering, including the full list of categories. The Dentistry Awards is the largest dental awards ceremony in the UK. Tagged as ‘dentistry’s biggest party’, the occasion has become a well-respected ceremony, recognising excellence in dentistry across the whole of […]

Doubled-edged sword: AI must foster, not worsen, sustainability in dental care

LYON, France: Given that dentistry is already struggling to increase equity of care and reduce its adverse impact on the environment, the ethical duality of artificial intelligence (AI) regarding sustainability poses pertinent questions for the industry. A 2022 review of the relationship between AI and oral health generated interest when it called on the oral […]