The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, announced the research and development of a new National Oral Health Policy last month and undertook

The Key Skills in Primary Dental Care assessment for dental care professionals (DCPs) was launched at Showcase. Developed by the Faculty of General Dental Practice

New figures have revealed a drastic shortage in the number of people in Scotland registered with an NHS dentist. More than half of adults and

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The cream of UK practices edge closer to the most anticipated night of the year as the shortlist for the Dentistry Awards 2007 is announced.

Gold foil (direct gold restoration) is possibly the oldest and best-documented dental treatment for repairing cavities. Giovanni Arcolani (Ioannis Herculani) published in 1483 his treaty

People who can’t get access to an NHS dentist in England are being forced to go without treatment or even pull out their own teeth,

The Mouth Cancer Foundation, while welcoming the government’s introduction of a human papilloma virus (HPV) immunisation programme for girls aged 12-13 against cervical cancer, is

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The publication of ‘NHS Dental Reforms – one year on’ prompted thoughts about how little has changed in half a century of NHS dentistry, writes

The British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) has announced that this year’s Showcase was the most successful to date. Earlier this month (18-20 October) 347 stands