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• Dental teams could help identify diabetes risk, white paper says
  Dental practices could play a greater role in identifying people at risk of diabetes, according to a new European white paper calling for two-way screening and referral between dental and medical services. Medical teams should also screen for signs of oral disease as part of closer collaboration across healthcare, public health and social care, the…
• Northern Irish dentists face a shortfall of £50 per hour in funding
  Delivering Nothern Irish health service dental care costs around £145 per hour while current funding only stretches to £90, according to a new review that warns publicly funded dentistry is approaching a ‘tipping point’. With a reduction of more than 389,000 patients registered for publicly funded dental care since 2022, the review warns that Northern…
• Spilling the ‘t’: debunking myths around converting to private dentistry
  Emma McDaid debunks some of the myths around moving to private dentistry that may be getting in the way of dentists setting sail on a new way of life. Have you been dreaming of a work schedule that leaves you time to breathe? Would you like to wake up in the morning without the dread…
• How sports dentistry is shaping a micro-invasive approach to care
  Ahead of Dentistry Live: Sports dentistry powered by Curodont, Dr Mide Ojo explains why treating athletes has changed the way he approaches patient assessment, and how those lessons are helping shape a micro-invasive approach to everyday care. From the playing field to the practice Working with high-performance athletes has taught me that sports dentistry is…
• £3m investment moves enamel regeneration technology closer to market
  After a reported £3 million investment round, a new keratin-based enamel regeneration technology developed by King’s College London (KCL) researchers is moving towards commercial market launch next year. Hoxton Ventures, a London-based venture capital firm which was an early backer of tech firms such as Deliveroo, is leading the funding round for Eterna Regeneratives. Founded…