Another year of smiles: Mydentist Excellence Awards 2025
Mydentist celebrates its 2025 Excellence Awards winners, making another year of outstanding dentistry across the mydentist network. Mydentist, a leading UK provider of affordable dental care, hosted an evening of celebration at its 2025 Excellence Awards on Friday 10 October. The annual event brings the organisation together to mark the achievements and hard work of…
Social media: what standards should dental professionals uphold online?
John Makin shares his top tips for using social media responsibly as a young dentist – from maintaining professional standards to staying secure online. Whether it’s sharing learning tips with fellow students, connecting with the wider dental community or simply expressing yourself, social media can be a great tool when you use it responsibly. However,…
Getting ahead in implant surgery
Kathryn Taylor discusses a recent sinus lift and immediate implant placement case – plus the surgical equipment used to achieve a successful treatment outcome. A female patient in her early 60s attended our clinic at University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) where she had been on the waiting list for implant surgery for some time. She…
‘Life is completely unpredictable’ – the realities of the overseas registration exam
In October, dentist Eni Muco was unsuccessful in booking part one of the overseas registration exam (ORE) for the sixth time. Here, she explains how ORE difficulties have impacted her career and family life – and why urgent change is necessary. I qualified in 2013 from the University of Medical Dentistry in Tirana, Albania. I…
Stop Building a Business You Don’t Want – Vision, Freedom & the Courage to Choose Differently – Shaun McCloskey: Ep #561
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The End of Cheap Money – 5 Rules To Thrive In The Next Decade – David’s Monopodcast: Ep #560
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MiSmile NEXT Conference and Gala: 10 years of smiles and growth
MiSmile reports back from its NEXT Conference and Gala, marking 10 years of resilience, innovation and community spirit in the MiSmile Network. On 12 September 2025, the MiSmile community came together at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in London for the MiSmile NEXT Conference and Gala. This year was not just another instalment of the network’s…
The Dentist’s Guide to Battling Bad Breath
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Become better, not bitter: overcoming domestic abuse
Devinia Lavan-Iswaran speaks to Julie Bissett about her experiences with domestic abuse and how she pulled herself up from rock bottom to excel in life and dentistry. Life is full of challenges, but it is how we rise above them that defines us. However, you get the distinct feeling that Devinia Lavan-Iswaran – known as…
Dental procedures and their relationship with postoperative peri-prosthetic joint infection
LEIPZIG, Germany: As the global population ages, the number of total joint arthroplasties (TJAs), particularly of the hip and knee, correspondingly increases. Between 1% and 2% of these surgical procedures result in peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI).1 A substantial body of literature has explored the connections between these life-threatening infections and oral health, though reaching scientific […]