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Published: Wednesday, 26 November 2025 09:52
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The late lamented Kevin Lewis used to tell the story of his advice to a disgruntled dentist who wanted to send a letter to a particularly trying patient, telling them just what he thought of them. After the dentist had read a draft of the no-holds barred letter to him, he asked Kevin what he thought of it. Ever diplomatic, Kevin Lewis told the dentist that it was a very good letter.
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Published: Tuesday, 25 November 2025 08:41
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Like most emerging markets, dental software initially saw a plethora of small companies competing with a wide range of products. As the market matured through take overs and mergers, as well as seeing stragglers drop out, EXACT emerged as one of the key players.
Read more: Schein Sets Out to Reassure Exact Users
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Published: Monday, 24 November 2025 10:38
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It appeared to have gone quiet in Ipswich at the project led by former CDO, Sara Hurley. Perhaps too quiet, as GDPUK has now heard from very reliable sources that the former Chief Dental Officer will be departing, possibly not out of choice, from the dental school that she was so instrumental in setting up.
Read more: Time Up at Suffolk for Former CDO
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Published: Thursday, 20 November 2025 10:51
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One week before one of the most feverishly anticipated budgets in decades, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has weighed in on private dental fees. If nothing else this either demonstrates that at last the budget is looking good, all the internal tensions about it have been settled, and there is no more work to do on it, or that its preparation has been removed from her hands.
Read more: Eddie Crouch Describes Rachel Reeves’ Letter as Perverse
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Published: Monday, 17 November 2025 10:02
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Successful dental treatment usually requires high levels of patient compliance, but the collapse of one patient dentist relationship, may flag a new challenge for dental teams. As reported in The Mail, the consultation rapidly went downhill, ending with an urgent call for the police to come to the practice.
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Published: Friday, 14 November 2025 09:55
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The BBC seems to be on a roll when it comes to giving a wider airing to dental stories that the profession are familiar with, but which are unknown to the general public. This is despite the BBC‘s own major problems with fictional news.
Read more: NHS Website is “a work of fiction” According to BBC
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Published: Thursday, 13 November 2025 08:27
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Written by Peter Ingle
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Mark Twain may have said that reports of his death were grossly exaggerated, and dental amalgam too seems to have survived long after its predicted demise. Now, after a considerable period of “winding down” the date has been set for an end to the use of dental amalgam.
Read more: Amalgam's Last Goodbye Approaches
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