Clinical Case: Selective-etch adhesive cementation of chairside CAD/CAM glass ceramic inlays
Using 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive and 3M™ RelyX™ Universal Resin Cement. The post Clinical Case: Selective-etch adhesive cementation of chairside CAD/CAM glass ceramic inlays appeared first on Solventum Dental Blog.
Clinical Case: Class IV Restorations with 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative
Using 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative. The post Clinical Case: Class IV Restorations with 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative appeared first on Solventum Dental Blog.
Dental charity celebrates 10 years of mobile dental care for vulnerable people in Yorkshire
A dental charity has returned to Dewsbury to mark 10 years of providing life-changing care to vulnerable people in Yorkshire and across the UK. Dentaid The Dental Charity provided care for people experiencing homelessness and addiction at the charity Kirklees in Recovery on its mobile dental unit on Wednesday 3 December. Since Dentaid first visited…
Start 2026 with clarity: your 31-day January compliance reset
If you’re looking to go into 2026 feeling organised, confident and inspection-ready, the January Compliance Reset Planner is the solution. January is often one of the busiest, most pressured periods in practice life. The team returns from leave, diaries start to fill again, evidence needs updating, and the compliance ‘to-do’ list can feel like it…
The ORE booking crisis: a broken system and a cruel lottery
Mohammed Ghafoor explains why the overseas registration exam (ORE) currently tests luck, not competence – and why this needs to change. For overseas-qualified dentists, the ORE is not just another professional test. It is the gateway to practising dentistry in the United Kingdom, the decisive moment that determines whether years of training and investment can…
GDC fails to meet standards for fitness to practise and equality
The General Dental Council (GDC) met 16 out of 18 Standards of Good Regulation in 2024/25, falling short on equality, diversity and inclusion and fitness to practise (FtP) timeliness. The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) review for 2024/25 found that the GDC met standards in areas including registration and education and training. However, the PSA said…
Why cultural sensitivity matters in consent
Biju Krishnan explains the impact that differences in patient background can have on consent in dentistry, and why cultural sensitivity is essential to fulfil legal and ethical obligations. ‘You want to do what to my tooth?’ is not a question we want to hear halfway through our best attempt at explaining a root canal. But behind that raised…
‘Devastating’: rebuilding life after a brain aneurysm as a dentist
Marium Riaz shares her experience with brain aneurysm, stroke and rediscovering her career path in dentistry in the aftermath. Dentistry has always been more than a profession to me – it has been a source of joy, purpose, and identity. After 11 years practising in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, I made a life-changing decision to move…
Leadership change at CANDULOR: Alexander Ewert appointed managing director
GLATTPARK, Switzerland: Dental manufacturer CANDULOR has announced the appointment of Alexander Ewert as managing director of the company’s headquarters in Switzerland and its subsidiary in Germany, effective 1 January 2026. Ewert will succeed Claudia Schenkel-Thiel, who is retiring after 16 years with the company, including eight years in a management role.
Nearly 5,000 Kiwi children waiting in pain as dental system strains
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand’s public oral health system is facing growing pressure as increasing numbers of children wait extended periods for hospital-based dental care. Long delays for treatment are leaving many young patients in avoidable pain and distress, raising renewed concerns about workforce capacity, access to prevention and the sustainability of the country’s child […]