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• Trust before treatment: building rapport to drive case acceptance
  Lia Melconian shares her top tips for building rapport with patients and explains how this can be utilised to increase case acceptance rates. Throughout my training, I naively thought the ‘best’ dentists were the ones with the most knowledge about teeth. Looking back on my career to date, first as an associate dentist and now…
• Mastering the juggle of motherhood and dentistry
  Dentistry‘s Next Top Digital Dentist winner, Sheena Tanna, shares how she balances motherhood and dentistry. What was it like to return to dentistry after maternity leave? Returning to dentistry after I had had a baby was, I think, perhaps different for me, because I am a principal dentist, so I had maintained contact with the…
• NHS Wales dental contract: what dentists actually need to know from April 2026
  Wales is moving away from the UDA system and introducing a needs- and risk-based dental contract from April 2026 – what impact will this have? The aim of this change is to improve access for patients with genuine dental need and to better reflect the time, complexity, and cost of modern dentistry. This is a…
• ORE overhaul could deliver ‘five-fold’ rise in overseas dentist registrations 
  Up to five times more internationally qualified dentists could join the UK dental register from autumn 2026 under changes announced to the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE). Around 354 dentists joined the register via the ORE in 2024 – the route overseas-qualified dentists must pass to register with the General Dental Council (GDC) and practise in…
• Give to gain: achieving gender equality in dentistry
  Stevie Farndon speaks to five women overcoming gender barriers to transform dentistry through leadership, mentorship and purpose. International Women’s Day invites reflection not only on progress toward gender equality but also on how meaningful change happens within professions.  This year’s theme, ‘give to gain’, highlights the impact of generosity, collaboration and shared support in creating…