The coronavirus has “exposed and exacerbated the issues facing mixed and private practices across the UK,” a roundtable on the future of dentistry has heard.
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Calls have been made to find alternatives to plastic toothpaste tubes as it’s been estimated that 300 million toothpaste tubes a year go to landfill.
An analysis of the effects of Rishi Sunak’s recent budget shows dentists may be affected by the increase in Corporation Tax.
Attention to cross-infection issues during the pandemic has generally led to increased sales of toothpastes.
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The newly launched College of General Dentistry (CGDent) has appointed two dental care professionals as Ambassadors.
Turkey’s dental tourism industry attracted 100,000 foreigners in 2020 according to latest figures.
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