Is music the answer to waiting room anxiety?
PPL PRS explains how music can be used to alleviate fear and anxiety in the dental practice to make your waiting room a stress-free zone. A waiting room can be an anxious and stressful place for many people. However it’s also the first thing your patients see when they enter your practice. It’s therefore important […]
Dental practice Accelerator: the hurdles
The Dental Practice Accelerator programme is full steam ahead for winner Hannan Saleem and his practice – but what challenges lie ahead? Having won the Dental Practice Accelerator, Hannan Saleem and his practice London Dental Centre are looking forward to reaping the benefits of the programme. With goals now set, the journey to becoming a million-pound practice is […]
Informed consent in paediatric dental care is both complicated and inconsistent
CAPE TOWN, South Africa: When it comes to paediatric dental care, the understanding of informed consent varies in different countries. Although the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry provides specific guidelines on ensuring informed consent for paediatric patients, similar guidelines are often not easy to find in other countries. A new multinational study delves into the […]
X-Smart Pro+: “Ensuring safety while going much faster”
In February in the UAE, Dentsply Sirona held the second Dentsply Sirona World Dubai, attracting almost 1,200 participants from 50 countries. At the event, the company’s X-Smart Pro+ made its market premiere in the Middle East. The device is a portable tabletop endodontic motor with an apex locator and was developed to optimise the performance of Dentsply Sirona’s […]
Maxillary full-arch implant-supported rehabilitation with a digital workflow: Two-year follow-up
Complete edentulism is an irreversible condition that is a known marker of disease burden for oral health.1 Edentulism significantly influences both oral and overall health, as well as quality of life.2 Full-arch implant-supported rehabilitation has emerged as a reliable and predictable treatment option for edentulism cases.3New developments such as virtual planning technologies offer an optimal […]
Volunteering for oral health in Tanzania
Taylor and Elise, two dental nurses about to embark on a volunteering trip to Tanzania, discuss the work they will be doing and the challenges they anticipate facing along the way. Please introduce yourselves We are two dental nurses, Taylor Kendall and Elise Smith, who work for Portman-Dentex at a practice called Beaufort Dental Care […]
BMI not best method for measuring childhood obesity, study suggests
Alternative methods should be used to measure childhood obesity, according to researchers, who say Body Mass Index (BMI) can ‘misidentify and misdiagnose’ the disease. Published in Paediatric Research, it concluded that using BMI is not as useful in measuring fat in children as waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). Obesity affects almost one in four children and adolescents. […]
Sign up now to the UK Dentistry Golf Championship!
FMC is delighted to be hosting the second UK Dentistry Golf Championship this coming summer. Taking place on Thursday 27 June 2024, the competition will be held at the Alister Mackenzie (of Augusta National fame) designed Hadley Wood Golf Club, easily located just inside the northern tip of the M25. The event will bring together […]
Getting back into saving – why now is the time
Dental specialist financial adviser Aaron Prested from Wesleyan Financial Services highlights why saving and investing for the future is important for dentists. A changing economic landscape Over the past year, we have seen a reversal in the trend of the last 15 years, with interest rates on offer to savers returning to approximately 4% and […]
Bringing it all together when building a dental practice
Dr Amandine Beke explains the must-dos for those in dentistry when it comes to buying and building a practice. In the final video instalment from Amandine Beke, she reflects on her experience of building Vere Dental over the past couple of years. It has taken time, patience, faith and hard work, but she and her […]