It is recognised that dentistry combines science and art. In 2025 it is also a business. That includes the vast majority of the UK‘s state controlled and funded NHS dental care, which is delivered by small, and not so small, businesses.
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Registered charity and leading Awarding Organisation for Dental Nurses in the UK the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN), has announced the release of a newly regulated qualification – the Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing.
Read more: New Dental Nursing Regulated Qualification Launched
Most patients won‘t have heard of it, but erosive tooth wear is the third most commonly observed oral condition and, according to the Erosive Tooth Wear Foundation (ETWF), every patient should not only be aware of the condition and how to prevent it, but dentists should be screening for it at every clinical examination.
It has been a busy time for the College of General Dentistry (CGDent), and for those in the profession asking themselves exactly what the college does, there is some important news.
GDPUK readers will be familiar with the St Pauls Dental Practice in Bristol which after being closed by BUPA became a focus for community activism, and reopened to lengthy queues in 2024.
Read more: NHS Dental Reforms: Universal Urgent Care but Funding Unchanged?
There have been some remarkably mixed messages about the proposed Norwich Dental School, delivered virtually simultaneously.
In the aftermath of the NHS 10 year plan announcement, the BBC has reported that work on the first phase of a dental school in Norwich has already started, despite needing final approval from the government.
Read more: Work Starts on Norwich Dental School -- Amid Uncertainties