National Dental News
- Turning off dentine sensitivity is instant and simpleColgate explains how treating dentine sensitivity can be as instant and simple as a flick of a switch with Colgate SENSITIVE. Dentine hypersensitivity is a chronic problem, affecting up to 57% of patients (Davari et al 2013; Dam et al, 2022; Berg et al, 2021). Many patients do not report DHS at the dentist’s office…
- Your waiting list isn’t the problem. Your triage isJoin Tony Rickwood on 29 June at 7pm as he discusses why your triage is the problem, not your waiting list. In this webinar, delegates will learn how remote triage is transforming NHS orthodontic contract performance. Using real data from Tony Rickwood, this session covers how to clear waiting lists faster, protect specialist chair time,…
- Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister: what this means for dentistryAs Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation, the dental profession is left asking what its political future holds. Today (22 June) the Prime Minister said he accepted with ‘good grace’ that he was no longer best placed to lead his party into the next general election. He said: ‘Every decision I’ve taken has been…
- Prevention will fail if communication does not landA few months into his role as senior editor of Dentistry.co.uk, Patrick Johnston comments on one theme that keeps coming through in almost every conversation: dentistry talks about prevention constantly. The harder question is whether patients and families are hearing us. At the Birmingham Dental Show, Bupa Dental Health Is Live and the General Dental…
- Tightening up your game: dental lessons from the FIFA World CupChris Nicholson explores the parallel between the FIFA World Cup tournament and dental practices thinking about stepping away from the NHS. As the World Cup gets underway, it’s a good reminder that success at the highest level of football is something that requires preparation and planning. The teams that go deep into the tournament have…