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Online registration now live
Delegates are now able to register online for their ticket to BDTA Dental Showcase, which takes place at ExCel London from October 4-6, 2012. Registration is free and can be completed easily online at...
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Charity goes digital
The Hope Dental Centre in Mwanza, Tanzania, has had an EXACT practice management system installed. Only a few years ago the Mwanza community would have to travel as far as Kenya or South Africa for a dental...
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Overweight students risk losing their teeth
A study undertaken in Japan looked at the oral health and eating habits of over 800 university undergraduates, and compared the levels of gum disease between students who were classed as underweight, normal...
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Foundation elects new president
John Siebert, chairman of George Warman Publications, has become the new president of the British Dental Health Foundation. John replaces outgoing president Daniel Davis and will serve as president for...
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Dental problems linked with sinusitis
Some 9m people in the UK suffer from sinusitis which is inflammation of the lining of the sinuses. It is often caused by a viral or bacterial infection and symptoms include a blocked or runny nose, pain...
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Latest CPD
Men, women and oral health
It is generally accepted that in order for a preventive healthcare strategy to be effective, it needs to be targeted. Health education messages must be adapted for the individuals or groups to whom they...
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Developing and managing your team
What sort of manager are you? Would your team describe you as a David Brent rather than as a Richard Branson? Are you more of a Simon Cowell or a Louis Walsh? If you’re reading this, you may...
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Suitable for: Practice Managers
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDS)
Core Topic: Medical EmergenciesDoes having to use a defibrillator and CPR in your workplace seem unlikely to you? Well it shouldn’t.
Seventy per cent of cardiac arrests in the UK occur outside of the hospital environment with...
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Instrument decontamination
Core Topic: Disinfection and DecontaminationThe role of DCPs in ensuring compliance with HTM01-05 has now become an essential part of the job description. The adherence to protocols that ensure safe and effective cleaning and sterilisation is important...
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Suitable for: Dental Nurses
Not just a box ticking exercise
Core Topic: Radiography and RadiationI often liken the development of diagnostic radiology and radiation safety practice to the advances made in skiing technology and safety (skiing being a pastime that takes up a great deal of my leisure...
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