10 Questions to Ask Your CPA Each Year
10 Questions to Ask Your CPA Each Year
The Economics Between In-Network vs. FFS Fee Models
The Economics Between In-Network vs. FFS Fee Models
Workforce planning – the issue that won’t go away
Nigel Jones tackles the everlasting question of workforce planning in light of recent developments in the dental sector. From budgets to potential CMA inquiries and from GDC strategies to consumer media appearances, it’s clear we still need to talk seriously about workforce issues in UK dentistry. There has been a lot of talk for many…
Make or break – how language shapes patient experience
Lisa Bainham explains how language can make or break a conversation at a crucial moment in a patient’s experience of your dental practice. In any patient-facing role, especially front of house (FOH), the way we speak matters. A lot. It’s not just what we say – it’s how we say it. The wrong choice of…
How Ironman made me a better dentist
When burnout struck, dentist Adam Govani found unexpected balance, focus and fulfilment through Ironman – one of the toughest endurance events on earth. On 20 September 2024, my wife and one-year-old child were on a road trip around Scotland with the in-laws. After a week of chaos, work, and my brother’s wedding, I was absolutely…
Is this the best time ever to be a dental technician?
Though 2025 has been a challenging year for dental labs, it may still be the best time to be a dental technician – Ashley Byrne explains why. Spend any time scrolling through professional forums or chatting with other lab owners and you could easily come away thinking the dental technology world is in constant crisis.…
LISTERINE at the Oral Health Summit 2025: where global evidence met everyday preventive practice
As platinum sponsor of the Oral Health Summit 2025, LISTERINE played a central role in a landmark meeting that brought together the BSDHT, the BSP and global experts to advance prevention across the oral health spectrum. Over two packed days in Edinburgh, LISTERINE delivered a series of evidence-led sessions that highlighted the science behind daily-use,…
Restoring confidence and smiles: becoming an award-winning CDT
This year’s Clinical Dental Technician of the Year, Matthew Varley, shares his journey into dentistry and the impact a CDT can have at the heart of patient care. Please introduce yourself I’m Matthew, a clinical dental technician (CDT) working across Yorkshire. I’ve dedicated my career to restoring not just smiles, but also confidence – through…
Dentistry’s 2025 news round up
What were the biggest dental headlines of 2025? From changes to the dental contract to a shake up of skilled worker visa and industry innovations – including toothpaste made of hair! – explore this year’s stories below. January Pay increase for NHS dentists dubbed ‘inadequate’ A pay uplift of 4.64% for NHS dentists in England…
How to go about becoming a mixed dental practice
Practice Plan regional support manager Amy Hansford suggests some things to consider when planning to become a mixed NHS and private dental practice. We’ve all been warned about not putting all our eggs in one basket. So, as the recent NHS 10-year plan was somewhat heavy on aspiration but light on detail for dentistry, a…