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Highlands dental practices encourage patients to join recycling drive
Dental practices in the Highlands are encouraging patients to get involved in an initiative to recycle common dental products and supplies. Clyde Munro, Scotland’s largest dental chain, has introduced new schemes to recycle dental waste in partnership with Phillips and TerraCycle. Practices belonging to the group, including Invergordon Dental Practice, Inshes Dental Centre, Torwood Dental […]
Record numbers of students applying for dentistry courses in the UK
Record numbers of students are applying for dental courses in the UK, new figures suggest. According to UCAS data obtained by dental supplier, Kent Express, the number of applications rose from 95,835 in 2019 to 100,240 in 2021. Dentistry is one of the most popular courses in the UK, with application numbers increasing by over […]
Dentist’s TikTok video encouraging followers to brush before breakfast notches up over a million views
A dentist who posted a video on TikTok encouraging followers to brush their teeth before breakfast has notched up over a million views. Dentist, Anna Peterson, has gone viral after suggesting that it’s better for your teeth to clean them before breakfast. Anna used a TikTok video to explain why it’s beneficial to brush before […]
Ely dental nurse celebrates 40 years at the same practice
A dental nurse from Ely is celebrating a monumental milestone after spending 40 years at the same practice. Debbie Lawrence joined the team at St Mary’s Dental Practice in Ely in September 1981. Debbie started work straight after leaving school and has never looked back. When the practice changed hands, she stayed at the surgery […]
Patients forced into DIY dentistry as access issues worsen in Suffolk
Patients in Suffolk are being forced to attempt DIY dentistry as a result of worsening access issues in the county. Hundreds of people signed a petition for urgent action to improve dental services in the area after both of Leiston’s NHS dental practices shut and local MPs and health watchdogs have reported an increase in […]
Dentists issues fresh warning over latest TikTok dental craze
Dentists have issued a fresh warning after yet another dental craze has taken off on social platform, TikTok. The most recent viral trend is storing toothpaste in clear bottles to make shelves and bathroom storage units look more appealing. While this is a lot less dangerous than other crazes that have prompted responses from dental […]
Dental patients set to benefit from free parking in Mutley
Dental patients in Mutley, Plymouth, are set to benefit from an extension of free parking benefits at two central locations. Under new guidelines, two of the area’s public car parks will be offering three hours of free parking for shoppers and patients attending GP and dental appointments. The move is designed to boost footfall and […]
Oldham dental therapist welcomes junk food advertising ban
A dental therapist from Oldham has welcomed a ban on junk food advertising before the watershed. Nyree Whitley, from mydentist on Ripponden Road, has welcomed news of an impending ban on junk food, which has been introduced to try and drive down childhood obesity rates. As well as targeting rising obesity rates by preventing children […]
Government confirms extra places for medicine and dentistry courses for 2021
The government has confirmed extra places for medicine and dentistry courses for 2021. In response to a significant rise in applications, ministers have increased the number of available places at universities offering medical and dental programmes to enable more students to start studying this year. Numbers for medicine and dentistry are capped by the government. […]
English university offers dental students cash to defer following surge in university applications
An elite English university is offering students hoping to study dentistry a cash payment to defer following a surge in applications and a rise in the number of students achieving top grades. Students who have been offered a place to study dentistry at the university have been offered a sum of £10,000 to defer to […]
