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• Dentistry brief remains undecided as Dame Diana Johnson joins DHSC
  Dentistry’s ministerial lead remains unclear after this week’s government reshuffle, with Dame Diana Johnson joining the Department of Health and Social Care as responsibilities are finalised. Johnson joins the department under new health secretary Yvette Cooper following Andy Burnham’s appointment as prime minister, while Stephen Kinnock, who previously held responsibility for dentistry, has been appointed…
• Medicine and dentistry applications hit highest level since 2019
  Applications to medicine and dentistry have reached their highest level since 2019 after rising by almost 12% in a year, new UCAS data shows. The UCAS June deadline release shows there were 134,210 applications recorded for medicine and dentistry courses for 2026 entry, up from 119,990 in 2025. This represents an increase of 14,220 applications.…
• Greed or psychological crisis? The human impact of NHS clawback
  In the wake of a high-profile fraud case, Sarah McKimm explores the psychological impact of NHS clawback and how it can change a clinician’s perspective. Recent headlines have once again brought conversations around NHS dental contracts, clawback and accountability into sharp focus. Following a recent case involving a former dentist convicted of fraud relating to…
• Early caries treatment: the ultimate private practice growth engine
  Haley Abivardi and Goly Abivardi discuss the science, philosophy and commercial potential of their breakthrough early caries treatment. The dream of every dental principal is to lead a practice defined by cutting-edge innovation, patient-centred care and organic growth. Yet, for decades, private dentistry has been tethered to a restrictive, invasive model: the drill. By introducing…
• Should dentistry be paying more attention to simple blood markers?
  Vitamin D, haemoglobin A1c and carbohydrate frequency should become part of modern prevention conversations, argues Tif Qureshi. Dentistry has become too comfortable talking about prevention in black and white terms, according to Tif Qureshi. Fluoride, plaque control and localised treatment are only part of the picture, he argues. The rest sits in a patient’s wider…