Thank you for visiting the North Yorkshire Local Dental Committee

National Dental News

• Are new dental school places a realistic answer to the workforce crisis?
  Nigel Jones offers his views on the recent announcement of 50 new dental school places to be divided between the Universities of East Anglia and Portsmouth and whether they will solve the workforce issue in UK dentistry. Despite having more than 40,000 on the register, we do not have enough dentists in the UK. This…
• Ageism in dentistry: are we treating elderly patients or our assumptions about them?
  ‘Given their age’ is an excuse we’ve all heard many times – Sharif Islam debunks some of the ageism that patients face when seeking dental treatment. Almost every time I’m in the gym, members inform me that ‘someone my age’ shouldn’t be able to, or even try to, move from an L-sit to a handstand…
• How an art project led to the world’s first instant tooth sensitivity gel
  Niall Kent explains how an unexpected discovery inspired him to develop a novel tooth sensitivity gel which provides relief on the go. Niall Kent, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, stumbled on the extraordinary solution for tooth sensitivity when he was asked by his brother, who worked at the Royal Academy of Art, to create sculptures…
• Mediation for dentists: what can the profession learn from separation negotiations?
  Jennifer Gallagher explains how mediation can help dental practice owners resolve business disputes, succession challenges and partnership disagreements confidentially. Businesses are all about relationships between the people running them. When there are differences in opinion about direction, succession planning or other difficult conversations needed, it can be tricky working out how best to handle things.…
• Connecting hormonal and oral health
  Ahead of her keynote at the GBT Summit London 2026, leading women’s health expert Dr Nighat Arif joins Celso Da Costa to discuss why hormonal health should be part of every oral health conversation. Celso Da Costa (CD): Public awareness of women’s health, particularly menopause, has grown significantly in recent years. Why do you think…