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…
Navigating a small space in dental practice design
Lucy Walker and Charlotte Malagoni explain how to overcome the challenges of a small space when designing a bijou dental clinic. Space is at a premium in the UK – using it to its full potential to create a functional yet welcoming and visually appealing dental environment requires careful planning. Changes in 2020 to the…
The final frontier? Why prevention must become dentistry’s collective mission
Mastering prevention is dentistry’s next great challenge – but meeting it needs unity and inspiration, Cat Edney and Avi Banerjee tell Guy Hiscott. Antiquated remuneration systems have created a ‘watch and wait’ culture that makes no sense clinically. You wouldn’t tell a patient with high blood pressure to watch and wait. For all the talk of innovation, the most critical transformation facing dentistry might not…
How to stay ahead of CQC requirements
LonDEC explains why its online course is a must for dental practices wanting to stay up to date with Care Quality Commission (CQC) requirements. In today’s regulatory climate, running a dental practice means more than providing excellent clinical care – it requires demonstrating, always, that your service is safe, well-led, and compliant with national standards.…
“The Midwinter Meeting will offer unmatched opportunities to learn, grow and connect”
As the incoming president of the Chicago Dental Society (CDS), Dr Philip L. Schefke, clinical assistant professor at the Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine in Downers Grove in Illinois in the US, is leading preparations for a refreshed Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. The 2026 event, to be held from 19 to 21 February […]