James Goolnik – dentist, author and leading spokesperson for the Heart Your Smile campaign – is giving away a pair of tickets for the royal and UK premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. To enter, you must upload a photograph that includes a copy of James’s book Brush somewhere in the picture. The...
If you are a practice owner, you should be aware of changes to the Capital Allowances Act that could affect you if you sell your practice. This is the advice of NASDAL member Nick Hancock of specialist dental accountants Albert Goodman who is recommending that all practice owners who have not already done so...
The English Council exists to advise the BDA Principal Executive Committee (PEC) on all matters relating to policy in England, and to liaise with BDA’s branches and sections. Dr Lafferty brings extensive experience of representing the profession, both locally in Yorkshire and at national level, to the role. He is a former member of...
Following the phenomenal success of its first Practice Managers’ Conference in Northamptonshire, The Business of Dentistry (BoD) organised a second event in Edinburgh to satisfy demand from practices in Scotland and the north, for another day full of dynamic and thought-provoking presentations, from business experts within the dental industry. The one-day conference took place...
If you feel you no longer need your bleaching light due to the new legislation – which states that whitening products should not release or contain more than 6% hydrogen peroxide (18% carbamide peroxide) – Enlighten will pick it up from your practice, free of charge. Clinical director at Enlighten Smiles, Payman Langroudi, said:...
Philips, makers of the dentists’ most favoured sonic toothbrush worldwide recently launched the Sonicare AirFloss, an easy, effective way to clean in between teeth. Now the revolutionary hand-held device has been accredited by the British Dental Health Foundation. Research had shown the company that flossing on a regular basis can be hard to achieve...
According to the National Heart Forum (NHF), new duties on foods known to be unhealthy should form part of public health policies that can tackle growing obesity in the UK along with a number of other diet-related illnesses, one of which is dental decay. In the report, the NHF recommends the introduction of duties...