Scottish Dental

Articles from August 2024

• College launches register of implant dentistry mentors

  Register will enable trainees to identify and contact experienced and qualified mentors.

• Experience everything Scotland and dentistry has to offer

  Your chance to work in different practices across Scotland - with Clyde Munro's Explorer Programme.

• GDC publishes whistleblowing disclosures report

  Relative to other healthcare regulators, the GDC received a higher proportion of disclosures.

• Glasgow Science Centre gets to the root of teeth anatomy

  Exhibit highlights the fundamental role of oral biofilms in oral disease.

• Hopes for positive impact on claims costs after change to PI discount rate

  The personal injury discount rate is to be increased, millions of pounds in compensation payments.  

• GDC publishes outcome of call for evidence on Overseas Registration Examination

  There is a clear desire for improvements in the examination's availability.

• Regenerative Surgical Management of an Endodontic Periodontic Lesion

  References 1Galler K. M., Grätz E. M., Widbiller M., Buchalla W., and Knüttel H., Pathophysiological mechanisms of root resorption after…

• Oral maxillofacial tissue study

  The abstract submission phase for the Osteology Foundation’s Joint Large Clinical Grant is now open. The study focus should be on…

• DDU calls on UK Government to prioritise regulatory reform

  Top of the list is reform of the General Dental Council's fitness to practise processes.

• Time for dentists to shape the future of their association

  The British Dental Association has set out to equip dentists with all the information they need.

• The Orthodontic Clinic, Aberdeen, celebrates 10th anniversary

  Party will bring together the team, family, friends and key people who have supported them.

• Stressing the importance of mental resilience

  The need to look after the mental, as well as physical, safety of dentists and their colleagues has gained greater recognition.

• Employers should provide staff with access to dental care

  Tax breaks for employers for the provision of occupational health should be extended to dentistry.

• Dental professionals at risk of hearing loss, says new study

  Education on the risk and methods to prevent it should be provided to staff and students.

• Child and adult contact with NHS primary dental care falls, again

  The fall follows a pattern in participation rates across the previous two years.

• Dental teams could detect diabetes via new pathway

  New research aims to validate routine screening during oral health check-ups.

• Award offers hands-on course to Foundation Trainees

  The College of General Dentistry (CGDent) and GC Award for Foundation Trainees, which promotes clinical skills and patient care, is now…

• A game-changer for your dental career

  If you’ve ever considered expanding your practice by incorporating implant dentistry, there’s never been a better time to take the leap with Scotland's first MSc in Clinical Implantology

• Cumbernauld hygienist given European award

  Jacqueline Armstrong, the founder of Ohh!, the hygienist practice in Cumbernauld, has been given a European Award of Distinction by…

• CGDent fellows’ winter reception

  The College of General Dentistry 2025 Fellows’ Winter Reception will take place on the evening of Thursday 30 January in…

• Government must act on dentistry, says Labour

  The Labour Party has said that the Scottish Government must “brush up its act” on lengthy waits for dental surgery,…

• RCSPG’s annual dental conference: embracing realistic dentistry

  The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow’s Annual Dental Conference (previously TC White) on 21 November is titled…

• Christie & Co grows Scottish dental team

  Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has appointed Kevin Strain as a Senior Business Agent in its Scottish dental…

• Achieving high stability in full arch cases

  Dr Nikolas Vourakis is a dental implant expert at the One to One Dental Clinic in Harley Street, as well…

• GDC consults on proposals to update decision making guidance

  The General Dental Council (GDC) is consulting on proposed revisions to the decision making guidance for practice committees, administered by the Dental…

• GDC announces more overseas registration exam dates  

  The General Dental Council (GDC) is working with current providers to increase the capacity of these exams and ensure continuity of service.

• Symposium to focus on peri-implantitis, bone regeneration and gingival recession

  Paris is an exciting place to be right now with the Paralympic Games, and later this month the city will host a gathering of dental champions

• Dental group increases NHS capacity amid access to care crisis

  One of Scotland’s leading independent dental groups has announced a major patient recruitment in Glasgow in a bid to alleviate…

• GDC updates guidance on voluntary removal applications

  Registered dental professionals can ask to be removed from the register at any time and it is normally an administrative…

• Clinically active dental professional sought to edit PDJ

  The College of General Dentistry (CGDent) is seeking a new editor for its Primary Dental Journal (PDJ). The PDJ is the college’s quarterly peer-reviewed…