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• What to do if you miss the grades to study dentistry
  A-level results day is this week! If you missed the grades to study dentistry at university, Dakshita Goli explains your options – from resitting to other career paths in dentistry. Results day can feel like the end of the world when things don’t go to plan, especially when you have high expectations for yourself. Missing…
• Studying dentistry abroad: what one UK student’s route says about dental school capacity 
  When Eshaa Hafeez narrowly missed her dentistry offer, she began looking at other routes into the profession, eventually choosing to study dentistry in Bulgaria. Here, she reflects on the competitiveness of UK admissions, plus the benefits and challenges of studying abroad. Studying dentistry in Bulgaria seemed like an alternative pathway into the profession. However, after moving here, I realised that this…
• Why technically strong prosthetics get rejected
  Even a technically strong prosthetic, which has been manufactured to exact specifications and fits first time in the mouth, can be rejected by the patient. This apparent disconnect between technical success and patient acceptance is not unheard of and is typically the result of several different factors. While fit, function, and occlusion are crucial, aesthetics…
• New implant prosthetic components by Zirkonzahn
  Multi Unit Abutments are now available with an angle of 30° – the implant prosthetic components are also compatible with Exocad and 3Shape. Especially when manufacturing implant restorations it is important to optimally adjust components to one another. The Zirkonzahn company, run by dental technicians and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of implant prosthetic…
• James Frith appointed as dental minister: here’s everything you need to know
  Three weeks into Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s term, the government has announced that James Frith will take on responsibility for dentistry as under-secretary of state for health and social care. A reshuffle of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) saw Yvette Cooper announced as the health secretary and several ministers and under-secretaries introduced…