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• Why your number one Google ranking is now almost worthless
  David Nelkin explains how ranking number one on Google is no longer the best way to get potential patients hearing about your practice. Recently in this column I argued that ranking number one on Google no longer means what most practice owners think it means. The results page now has so many separate areas that…
• Dentistry Top 50 2026: the list has been decided
  The Dentistry Top 50 2026 has been decided, and 19 new names will feature when the list is revealed, reflecting another year of significant change across the profession. Following an open call for nominations earlier this year, the final 50 were selected by FMC’s senior leadership team, drawing on suggestions from readers alongside the panel’s…
• Beyond the hype: why Avant Garde Dentistry’s 3D Sprint course is setting a new standard for dental education
  Specialist prosthodontist Dr Michael Mynt reflects on his experience attending Avant Garde Dentistry’s 3D Sprint course and explains why its combination of clinical excellence, digital innovation and commercial understanding left such a lasting impression. As clinicians, we often leave courses with pages of notes, new techniques to consider and ideas we hope to introduce into…
• What you need to know before leaving NHS dentistry
  Leaving private dentistry affects more than your working patterns and how your practice is run. It can also have a big impact on your finances and your retirement plans. In this episode, Iain Stevenson, head of dental at Wesleyan Financial Services, and Suki Singh, area manager at Practice Plan Group (PPG), discuss what dentists should…
• What are the risks of choosing not to implement complex care pathways?
  Ian Gordon explains the clinical rationale, operational reality and practical risk underpinning the decision to use or not implement clinical care pathways. Complex care pathways (CCPs) are clinically logical. They are designed to support patients aged 16 and over with significant caries and/or unstable or more severe periodontitis, using prevention, risk factor management, self-care support…