Is it time to embrace the printed digital denture?
Ashley Byrne compares the current denture process with the printed digital one and asks if 2024 is the time to revolutionise dentures. I’ve written about digital dentures before and they remain a little controversial for many. But a new time is coming and, in all honesty, I can confidently see the end of flasking and […]
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 […]
Bupa Dental Care launches a head of dental nursing position
Bupa Dental Care has launched its new clinical advisory team, designed to strengthen its clinical voice across the business. The team includes four specialist roles, each with a dedicated focus on defined areas of dentistry. This will ensure core dental knowledge and practicalities of each specialism are integrated across business decision making. The newly formed […]
Excitement builds as IDEM 2024 emerges as the pinnacle event in dental innovation for Asia Pacific
SINGAPORE: This year’s International Dental Exhibition and Meeting (IDEM), the leading dental exhibition and conference in Asia Pacific, is poised to captivate and inspire dental professionals from around the region. This highly anticipated event, happening from 19 to 21 April at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, will offer a comprehensive three-track scientific conference featuring more […]
Broader research is needed to connect low vitamin D levels to paediatric caries in Norway
TRONDHEIM, Norway: A study conducted in Norway has provided valuable insights into the complex interplay between serum vitamin D levels and oral health conditions like dental caries and molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) in children. It is well established that vitamin D plays a vital role in bone mineralisation and that individuals in Nordic countries are at […]
AI will not replace dentists but will improve clinical outcomes, say experts
‘Artificial intelligence (AI) will not replace dentists; it will help make their clinical outcomes more predictable’, says Professor Falk Schwendicke. ‘Empowering your dental practice using AI and diagnostics’ was the subject of the latest in the Digital Excellence Series by Align Education. The session featured Professor Falk Schwendicke and Dr Ingo Baresel, both from Germany, […]
Why should you offer clear aligner therapy?
Providing clear aligner therapy to your patients in an essential part of delivering the best patient care – Gina Vega explains why. I firmly believe that the basis of good cosmetic dentistry relies on the position of the teeth. This is because we are using, in a very large number of cases, natural healthy teeth […]
NHS dental recovery plan is ‘outrageous’, says dentist
Last week, the government announced the details of its NHS dental recovery plan. But what does the profession think of it? Ken Dalley, dentist My concern is that, while the Tories are still in power, the NHS will continue to decline. Dentistry is the thin end of the wedge to wholesale privatisation of health care […]
NHS LGBT inclusivity scheme axed due to ‘lack of funding’
The government has reportedly defunded the NHS Rainbow Badge Partnership, a scheme aiming to foster LGBT inclusivity in healthcare settings. It was announced on 9 February that the NHS Rainbow Badge Partnership would be coming to an end. The LGBT foundation, one of the charity partners within the project, said this was ‘due to lack of funding’. […]
Mortgages and dentistry – how does it impact me?
In this video, Neil Richardson explains a bit about the current mortgage climate and answers your most pressing questions about what it means. What’s going on with mortgages at the moment? In recent weeks, there has been a noticeable decrease in inflation alongside winter weather patterns. Early in 2023, inflation surged as interest rates […]