A scholarship award worth £7,000 for research in primary dental care is available. The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) (FGDP (UK)) and the British

The link between overweight children and tooth cavities has been disproved, according to a new dental health study. Overweight children have been found to have

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Having few or no natural teeth at the age of 70 may be an early indicator of accelerated ageing, Danish researchers suggest. Scientists from the

Hello everyone, it’s good to be back after my holiday. I hope you all had a fantastic Easter break; I ate my body weight in

Bad gums impacts on a person’s smile, according to a recent US study. Conducted at the University of Michigan, it assessed the smiling patterns of

The legal deadline (30 July 2008) for GDC registration is fast approaching – so dental technicians must act now to ensure they are registered in

Scientists are developing the technology to enable teeth to regrow the crystals that make up dentin and enamel. The technology will eventually phase out fillings

Periodontal disease results in the breakdown of the supportive apparatus around the tooth. The resultant pockets harbour pathogens allowing continuing breakdown. As those of you

Mind games. Chances are that you are playing a few in your practice right now. Sometimes it is your own mind game that you play

It seems that barely a day goes by when we don’t hear about turbulence in the world’s financial markets and the dreaded ‘credit crunch’. As

With the legal deadline (30 July 2008) for GDC registration fast approaching, dental technicians must act now to ensure they are registered in time. For