16th-century Scottish skeleton shows early gold dental bridge
Demonstrates that complex aesthetic dental interventions existed 500 years before modern dentistry was established as a profession.
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NICE guidance on endocarditis prophylaxis updated for first time in 20 years
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Welsh NHS dental contract: 100% of practices rate implementation as poor
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18th-century caricaturist Tim Bobbin depicted dental extraction in 1773
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Dentist shares experience of sudden retirement and career transition
Personal reflection on sudden retirement from dentistry and practical ways to maintain professional identity and purpose.
BDA communications team drives NHS dentistry reform agenda
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Dundee Faculty of Health student societies win awards
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Mentorship must extend beyond formal training, says NHS commentary
Commentary arguing NHS should sustain mentorship beyond training programmes to prevent burnout and early career attrition in dentistry.
Belmont upgrades Voyager III Plus treatment centre
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Maternal antibodies may programme lifelong gum disease resistance
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ORE Part 2 fee jumps 65% to £6,967, sparking candidate backlash
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International dentists outnumber UK-qualifiers on GDC register for first time
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Why dental practices resist AI note-taking despite time savings
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Webinar on periodontal and peri-implant disease management
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Part 2 ORE fee jumps 65% as GDC confirms first exam sittings
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HelpDental launches online booking app for NHS and private dentists
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Dental clinics can boost childhood vaccination rates through routine records
Audit shows clinical template prompts doubled vaccination documentation rates in paediatric dental settings.
Bioengineered chewing gum reduces cancer-linked oral pathogens
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Northern Ireland allocates £8m to stabilise public dental services
Public dental funding decisions in Northern Ireland: training places increased and emergency clinic opening, affecting workforce planning and patient access.
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Ivoclar Summer School 2026 expands to ten countries
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Dementia and oral health: what dental teams need to know
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Food insecurity and oral health: what patients want dentists to know
First study capturing food insecurity patients' views on dental care; shows dentists need training on poverty's impact on oral health.
England's supervised toothbrushing programmes expand to 238,636 children
Dental public health leads should review barriers and facilitators to STP implementation before scaling programmes under the new national funding.
National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day marks 13 years of direct access
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Childhood deprivation reduces dental attendance even when NHS care is free
Understand why early life socioeconomic factors predict dental attendance patterns into adulthood, beyond cost.
FirstFit veneers enable same-day full-arch workflow without temporaries
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UK dental practice profits recover across all sectors in 2025
UK practice profit benchmarks for 2025: private up 22%, NHS up 19%, mixed up 5%. Budget accordingly.
Richmond crown helps solve 20-year murder case in France
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BSDHT: 77 years of advancing dental hygiene and therapy
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Webinar explores mindfulness techniques for dental professionals
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Dental practice goodwill values at risk as speculative buying accelerates
Practice owners and investors should understand how speculative consolidation may affect future valuation multiples and exit timing.
MDDUS webinar addresses communication skills for difficult patient interactions
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Ageing as a dental professional: maintaining purpose and identity
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Using social media to educate patients on oral health
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NICE reverses 18-year stance on antibiotic prophylaxis for endocarditis
NICE is reconsidering its 18-year-old stance against endocarditis prophylaxis. UK dentists must monitor the updated guidance as it develops.