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• Damira Dental Group: ‘One of the scariest things that has happened in my career’
  Anushika Brogan was in Marbella when the call came through: Home Office officials had arrived at Damira Dental Group’s office. By the end of the visit, the group’s human resources director had been interviewed for four hours, the business had been asked detailed questions about how it operated, and around 130 sponsored workers were facing…
• Dental nurse visa grants fall 95% after skilled worker visa changes
  Sponsored visa grants for overseas dental nurses fell by 95% after the government removed the role from the skilled worker route, new Home Office figures showed. The latest immigration statistics recorded six grants for dental nurses in Q4 2025-Q2 2026, down from 122 in the previous three quarters. Visa grants for medical and dental technicians…
• Skilled worker visas and UK dentistry – what changed one year on
  A year after the government raised the skill threshold for the skilled worker visa, the effect on UK dentistry is becoming clearer. New overseas sponsorship has largely closed for dental nurses, dental hygienists and dental technicians. Sponsored entry-clearance visa grants for dental nurses fell by 95% in the first three quarters for which a direct…
• What comes next for NHS dentistry in Wales? Understanding your options
  With the updated NHS dental contract in Wales approaching its six-month mark, Louise Anderson explains how clinicians have turned to peer support to navigate ongoing challenges with software, contract targets and patient access. In the absence of official support and guidance, a WhatsApp group has helped clinicians in Wales navigate their way through the choppy…
• PATZi protocol in atrophic maxillary full-arch implant rehabilitations
  Pretam Gharat explores the evolution of immediate full-arch implant rehabilitation and introduces the PATZi protocol, a systematic approach designed to improve planning, stability and predictability when treating patients with severely atrophic maxillae. Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark discovered osseointegration in 1952. He treated the first human patient with a full-arch fixed dental prosthesis supported by titanium fixtures…