LLOC says farewell to Didier Fillion
It's the end of an era here following Didier Fillion's decision to stop practising in the UK within the coming year.
Inside I’m Smiling
We don't know her identity, but this blogger wrote eloquently about her experience of being in lingual braces. It;s the diary of a twenty-something girl and how her teeth were transformed.
The proliferation of fake dental materials
Full marks to the British Dental Industry Association (BDIA) which is tackling the proliferation of fake materials and equipment.
Lilian Lindsay, the first female dentist in the UK
As this month marked International Women’s Day, we wanted to celebrate “the mother of dentistry†and a groundbreaker in her own right, Lilian Lindsay.
Digital technology in orthodontics
Of all the dental specialties, orthodontics has been most influenced by digital advances
Summary of the ARF debacle
There was talk of little else among dentists in December. What chance did, the British Dental Association, have in challenging the legality of the General Dental Council's 63% increase in the Annual Retention Fee (ARF)?
Taking collaboration to a new level through inter-disciplinary treatment
I have recently been involved in a series of inter-disciplinary treatments where tooth erosion has been an exacerbating factor.
Seas of red a fitting memoriam to the Fallen
I wonder how many colleagues visited the Tower of London and saw the display of ceramic poppies?
Saving faces in France and in Sidcup in WW1
Facial reconstructive surgery carried out by dentists during the First World War informed developments in plastic surgery.
The oil pull and the absence of marketing magic
Oil-pulling is an ancient system of cleansing the mouth of toxins which has become popular within celebrity and media circles.
Lingual lasses report back from the field
Most patients who have visited recently will know that three us took part in the Tough Mudders fitness challenge last month.
First teeth do matter!
The health of children’s teeth in the UK has become a matter of national debate after a programme on ITV called The Dentists.
