The British Dental Association (BDA) is outraged that the Department of Health is refusing to seek NICE guidance on the HTM 01-05 decontamination guidelines for

Body   Issue 1, 2010 Welcome to the first issue of JCDA Express, an e-newsletter that brings you concise information about important developments in the

The chief dental officer for England, Barry Cockcroft has been awarded a CBE in the New Year honours. He previously held the posts of acting

Around the country, practice principals and practice managers face a dilemma. Should they give their staff a bonus this year? Ever since Scrooge looked into

The noughties are fast drawing to a close and we are approaching the second decade of the ‘new’ millennium. To mark this occasion, Colgate Total

Scientists have identified the way a simple amino acid makes human teeth strong and resilient. Proline is repeated in the centre of proteins found in

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has confirmed that it would be happy to consider a review of the evidence base for

When I had my teeth whitened in New York, I was given the option of watching an overhead television, or wearing a headset which piped

Children who add a handful of raisins onto their breakfast cereal will not increase their chances of developing tooth decay, a study has found. Bran

The investment firm Intermediate Capital Group is in talks to take a stake in Oasis, the dentist chain that runs a network of 170 practices,

Probably because my local hospital (Colchester) had its chairman removed and another in Essex (Basildon) hit the headlines because of serious ‘under-performing’, I began to

There is a growing view that things are getting better. But the end of a recession is the most dangerous time. If it’s true that