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500 Additional NHS Places Available at Thanet Practice
Dumpton Park Dental Centre in Thanet is inviting new patients to join the register as 500 additional NHS dental places have become available. The practice, which is located in Hereson Road, has recently recruited 2 new dentists, paving the way for 500 more patients to join the list. The clinic is one of the few practices in […]
UK Dentists Spills the Beans in Survey to Discover Weirdest Things in Patients’ Mouths
UK dentists have revealed the weirdest things they have found while examining patients’ mouths, in a survey carried out by Clinic Compare. Around 3,000 dentists and dental nurses across the country participated in the questionnaire and it returned some surprising results. Among the items listed were a whole gherkin, sweet wrappers and a peanut shell, […]
Mayor of Solihull Officially Opens Brand New Town Centre Dental Practice
The Mayor of Solihull has officially opened a brand new dental practice in the heart of the town centre. Mayor Glenis Slater was all smiles as she cut the ribbon to open Dental Practice Manor Square, which is located just a stone’s throw away from the Touchwood shopping centre. The new practice houses two surgeries […]
Newcastle Dental Student Dreams of Becoming ‘Britain’s Toughest Dentist’
A dental student from Newcastle is combining her studies with pursuing her dream to become ‘Britain’s toughest dentist’; twenty-two year old Natalya Rosenschein juggles her dentistry degree with training eight times a week in a bid to take the world of bodybuilding by storm. Natalya has already been successful in international competitions and just last […]
Plymouth Dental Student Crowned Top of the Class
A dental student from Plymouth’s Peninsula Dental School has been crowned top of the class in a regional heat of a national dental competition. Jack Colclough has successfully made it through to the next round of the Dental Skills Competition, which is run by the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. Jack, 25, was crowned […]
Delight for Campaigners as Dental Surgery is Saved
Campaigners celebrated yesterday after coming out on top after an 18 month fight to prevent the closure of a dental practice. Staff at Mersea Road Dental Surgery, Colchester, were told they would have to stop providing NHS treatment as there was plenty of capacity at other nearby practices. Dave Harris, a councillor from Colchester, devised a petition to keep the surgery […]
Newport Dentists Treat Team to Trip Abroad for 10th Anniversary
Dentists from Newport are treating their dental team to a trip abroad to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the practice opening. The owners of Malpas Dental Practice, Deborah and Keith Morgan, are treating their entire team of 16 members of staff to a mystery holiday to thank them for all their hard work over the […]
Ely Dental to Show Off Amazing Results of £750,000 Transformation
A dental team from Ely is proudly showing off the results of an incredible £750,000 makeover. Enhance Dental Clinic is barely recognisable after the amazing transformation. The £750,000 renovation project has created six modern surgeries in addition to a state of the art teaching facility, which is designed to support local dentists and mentoring schemes. The […]
Hertfordshire Dental Team Encourages Public to Support Stoptober
Members of the team from the special care dental service at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust are urging the public to support this year’s Stoptober campaign, which is designed to help people give up smoking and raise awareness of the health benefits of quitting for good. Stoptober is a 28-day challenge that encourages smokers to give up for […]
New Recruits Celebrate Their First Week on the Job as Petroc Launches New Dental Nurse Apprenticeship
New recruits on Petroc’s first ever dental nurse apprenticeship scheme in North Devon have celebrated the end of their first week on the job. The programme is new to the college’s curriculum this year and provides students with the chance to gain a Diploma in Dental Nursing. As part of the course, the apprentices will […]
