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• Burnout in dentistry: the warning signs before the collapse
  Burnout does not always arrive as a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like another full diary, another yes, another day of telling yourself you will rest when things calm down in the surgery. Lynn Blades knows this pattern well. The founder of Legacy Leadership, journalist and author of The Quiet Burn, she has spent years…
• Which fluoride varnish is backed by the most clinical evidence?
  Colgate explains the clinical evidence which sets Duraphat Fluoride Varnish apart from other varnishes for caries control in dental treatment. Dental teams are presented with a wide range of professional products to support caries prevention including fluoride varnish. It is vital to understand that not all fluoride varnishes are the same. Although they may have…
• Why every potential SAFE Clear Aligner Diploma delegate is interviewed
  Raman Aulakh explains why every delegate is interviewed for the SAFE Clear Aligner Diploma and what the interviewers are looking for. In dentistry, we would never begin treatment without first understanding the patient. We listen, we assess, we diagnose. We explore what they want, what they understand, what they expect and whether the proposed treatment…
• Toregem secures Kyoto support as it advances tooth regeneration ambitions
  Toregem BioPharma, the Kyoto-based company developing a tooth regeneration treatment, said it had been selected for the KYOTO overseas expansion challenging support subsidy program and the Kyoto Startup Overseas Expansion Support Project for individual overseas business matching. In a post published on 24 July 2026, Toregem said the new support would help it create overseas…
• Why your number one Google ranking is now almost worthless
  David Nelkin explains how ranking number one on Google is no longer the best way to get potential patients hearing about your practice. Recently in this column I argued that ranking number one on Google no longer means what most practice owners think it means. The results page now has so many separate areas that…