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Dental design experts clean up

A company aiding dental practices in their bid to create space for local decontamination units (LDUs) has cleaned up. Workplace design specialists, Space Solutions, has

Preventive dentistry cheaper than cure

Belt-tightening Brits who neglect their teeth in the hope of saving money risk a shocking rise in the price of restorative dental treatments. The amount

Gum disease injection underway

A vaccine is being developed that will treat periodontitis – and could be available to dentists if human trials are a success. Australian drug makers

Dental nurse tutor scoops teacher award

Nicky Bartholomew, dental nurse tutor from the School of Professionals Complementary to Dentistry (SPCD), scooped Dental Care Professional Teacher of the Year 2009. She beat

Putting the ‘t’ in teamwork

Good team building and team planning means involving all team members in decisions wherever possible. This is particularly important because employees in your practice are

An alternative to fluoride

For decades, oral healthcare has been focused on the effects of fluoride and how it prevents enamel demineralisation caused by acidic food, drink and plaque

Dentists’ survey ends this weekend

Dentistry’s PCT survey closes for good in little more than a week. Filling out the form – which is completely confidential – takes less than

Snippets of Steele and toothpaste

I was recently interviewed for a regional television programme. Commenting on activity data, the journalist said: “Surely, the reduction in treatments is an indication that

Snowfalls impact on dental attendance

A poll of dental practices throughout the UK reveals that the recent snow has meant a massive rise in patients missing out on appointments. Last

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