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Bredent medical presents minimally invasive ultrashort implant

LONDON, UK: German dental implants company bredent medical has introduced the copaSKY ultrashort implant system which offers an alternative to standard ...

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COVID-19: Vaccines to be mandatory for frontline dental staff

LONDON, UK: Last week, UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid announced that frontline healthcare workers in England—including ...

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Numerous professional dental bodies reach consensus on DIY orthodontics

LONDON, UK: Seeking to promote patient safety in dentistry, the British Orthodontic Society (BOS) has recently announced that it has joined a Europe-wide ...

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2021 BACD conference to take place in Edinburgh

EDINBURGH, UK: Formed in 2003 by a group of dentists, the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) has created an environment where dental professionals...

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NHS dentists feel left behind in budget plan

LONDON, UK: In a recent press release, the British Dental Association (BDA) lamented the budget’s failure to recognise the challenges facing dental ...

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King’s launches student society for sustainable dentistry

LONDON, UK: All industries are implicated in the need to reduce carbon emissions, and dentistry is no exception. A new student society at King’s College ...

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Research provides new insights into how acid damages teeth

GUILDFORD, UK: Researchers from the universities of Surrey and Birmingham in the UK have recently examined microstructural changes to dentinal tubules ...

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Back with a bang—Dentistry Show London set to return in 2022 after successful staging

LONDON, UK: The Dentistry Show London aims to present a hybrid expo and educational programme that is suited to the entire treatment team, and it has come ...

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Dental clinic in the cloud: Toothfairy app receives £3 million funding boost

LONDON, UK: According to Western folklore, children with a wiggly primary tooth can look forward to a visit from the tooth fairy, making an otherwise ...

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UK chief medical officers endorse water fluoridation

LONDON, UK: Though the benefits of fluoride in drinking water for oral health are firmly established, it is estimated that just six million UK residents ...

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Today is World Cavity-Free Future Day

DUNDEE, Scotland: World Cavity-Free Future Day (WCFFDay) is a global awareness day and is celebrated around the world on 14 October. The campaign is largely...

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Dental education during COVID-19: Stress, anxiety and isolation

Dental students, especially those at the undergraduate level, face various challenges during their studies, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made it an ...

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Ethics in dentistry: Dentist makes racist remarks during panel hearing

LONDON, UK: Questionable standards of conduct among dental professionals jeopardise both patient safety and the integrity of the dental profession, ...

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Disruptive technology—enhancing dentistry

The speed of the proliferation of new technologies is breathtaking. Although initially disruptive to our traditional practices, technologies can, and have, ...

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Virtual kick-off symposium: A big welcome to KATANA Zirconia YML!

HATTERSHEIM AM MAIN, Germany: The inventor of multilayered zirconia technology, Kuraray Noritake Dental, has just introduced the latest evolution of dental ...

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Prof. Liz Kay assumes role of BDA president

LONDON, UK: On 7 September, renowned academic and dental public health specialist Prof. Liz Kay was inaugurated as the British Dental Association’s (BDA) ...

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Join the digital revolution at the 3Shape Academy

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: As a market leader in 3D scanner and CAD/CAM software, 3Shape is committed to providing ongoing training, education and support for its...

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Interview with Dr David Warning on UK orthodontics: “Overall, we are in a positive place”

As the dental market is slowly getting back on its feet, industry professionals once again have the opportunity to attend leading dental events that had to ...

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Study finds teledentistry a valid substitute for in-person initial consultations

LONDON, UK: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the widespread adoption of videoconferencing tools in many industries, and dentistry is no exception. A ...

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Oversubscribed dentistry degrees in England: Students offered payment to switch university

LONDON, UK: The UK government has adjusted the cap for medical and dentistry courses for 2021 in order to support the National Health Service workforce of ...

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Quest for tooth whitening: Study reports extensive damage to dental cells by carbamide peroxide

TORONTO, Canada/LONDON, UK: As the quest for having whiter teeth continues, it is crucial to fully understand the extent of damage that tooth-whitening ...

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Full-mouth restoration with Zolid FX— a successful concept for sophisticated prostheses

The patient case outlined here describes the challenges that prostheses have to meet under high stress. The patient presented to the practice with ...

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2021 Invisalign Scientific Symposium presents efficacy and applicability of clear aligners

LONDON, UK: From 2 to 3 July, Align Technology presented its third Invisalign Scientific Symposium, which was held in a digital format for the second time ...

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BDA blasts potential migrant dental checks as “unethical”

LONDON, UK: In 2016, the Member of Parliament for Monmouth, David Davies, courted controversy when he suggested that dental checks could be used to verify ...

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Lane keeping assistance systems in endodontics

A fully automatic navigation assistant for root canal therapy? What may initially sound like robo-doc treatment or treatment by remote control will take ...

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BioMin F in Smile Revolution podcast

I recently recorded a podcast with Prof. Robert Hill and Richard Whatley (CEO at BioMin Technologies) on BioMin F toothpaste—an in-depth conversation on a...

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Novel glass ionomer cement may enhance dentine formation

LONDON, UK/JENA, Germany/DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia: A recent publication reports a new approach to stimulating Wnt signalling to enhance the formation of ...

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CQC mandates registration for direct-to-consumer orthodontics providers

LONDON, UK: As the independent regulator of health and social care in England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recognised the benefits that new ...

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Celebrities’ Smile Makeup—the MiCD way

In today’s beauty-adoring society, most people have the desire to look and feel their best, since facial and physical appearance have a crucial role to ...

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Functional aesthetic speech therapy: Synergy between dentistry and aesthetic medicine?

Aesthetic medicine is increasingly taking on a global connotation of harmony and balance, defined certainly by historically evolved and shared canons, but ...

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