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Figures from the National Health Service indicate that at least one in 15 adults in the UK currently suffers from the most severe form of periodontal disease. In the report,…

Many of you will have children of varying ages, and some of you will have experienced the trials and traumas of bringing up young people who think – They know…

After the on/off/on/off evidence base for connecting periodontal health with the risk of heart disease and diabetes a new study has come down in favour of a strong link. The…

The General Dental Council have now received over 4000 responses to their ‘consultation’ on the proposed rise in Annual Retention Fee. There was a meeting of the Council yesterday to…

Greek mythology has it that before mankind there was a War of the Gods, between the older gods of Titan and the younger Olympians. After many battles, the Olympians –…

Setting the scene Changes are afoot! Care Quality Commission have published their plans and timetable for changes to the way dental practices are inspected. To précis these, they are based…

There is a common set of faults in the mind-set of General Dental Practitioners and I have to admit to being susceptible to these too. It’s like our default programming…

“For the times they are a-changin’” – thanks to Bob Dylan for a neat introduction to this blog. The landscape of our profession is changing rapidly. This certainly isn`t the…