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This week’s look across the dental sector includes leadership changes at Toregem BioPharma and Bupa Dental Care, new guidance on treating older adults and warnings about dental academic shortages. Tooth regrowth drug developer appoints new chief executive Toregem BioPharma has appointed Hiroki Wada as president and chief executive as the Japanese biotechnology company prepares to…
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Forget coffee and energy drinks. New research suggests prehistoric humans had their own stimulant of choice, and it left some very telling marks on their teeth. Scientists examining the remains of two pre-agricultural foragers from Sulawesi, Indonesia, found deep, rounded grooves around their teeth. The pattern suggested both individuals had repeatedly held and gently gnawed…
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A dental nurse has been erased from the General Dental Council (GDC) register following convictions for assaulting another dental nurse and a second woman, and failures to disclose criminal matters to the regulator. The nurse was convicted by court martial in July 2024 of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two offences of assault by…
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Chief dental officer (CDO) for England Jason Wong has questioned whether current dental school entry requirements reflect the practical and people-centred nature of the profession. Speaking during a panel discussion hosted by mydentist at its Chesterfield practice, Wong said work was under way to widen participation in dental education. He also called for dentistry to…
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Bupa Dental Care’s ‘Dental Health Is… Live’ conference explored the mouth-mind connection which means that confidence, wellbeing and everyday experiences can motivate patients to prioritise oral health and embrace preventive care. Patients do not always talk about oral health in the language of periodontal risk, systemic links or long-term prevention. Often, they talk about confidence.…
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FMC acquisition expands The Simplyhealth Group’s ability to help practices adapt, grow and deliver excellent patient care through technology, education, insight and innovation. The Simplyhealth Group today announces it has acquired FMC, one of the UK’s leading businesses serving the dental profession. The acquisition reflects The Simplyhealth Group’s continued commitment to improving access to oral…
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Eligible dental hygiene and dental therapy students in England will be able to receive advance payments towards placement travel and accommodation from the 2026/27 academic year. Students currently have to pay travel and accommodation costs themselves before submitting a claim for reimbursement. The government said these costs could run into hundreds of pounds, particularly for…
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Dentists are abandoning the NHS, or so the headlines say. Rachel Gilmour MP believes ministers, not the profession, should answer for the NHS dental crisis. The Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead has proposed giving the government one year to improve NHS dental care in West Somerset. Gilmour has tabled an amendment to the…
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What is one thing a dental practice can do today to become more accessible? For Maisie Cass, it starts with curiosity. Cass is a neuroinclusion specialist, chief curiosity officer at Diversity Does, and was diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. She has spent 20 years helping organisations understand the minds they are missing. In this episode…
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A dentist has been erased after a patient seeking ‘Hollywood smile’ treatment was left with failing crowns and bridges, poorly restored teeth, gingivitis caused by ill-fitting restorations, retained roots, a fractured root, periapical pathology and bone loss. The General Dental Council’s (GDC) Professional Conduct Committee found that the registrant failed to provide an adequate standard…
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What if a dental appointment could tell patients more about their heart, their genes and their future health than their last GP visit? That prospect was discussed at Bupa’s Dental Health is… Live roundtable, a curated conversation on how dentistry is changing and what that could mean for the wider healthcare system. Chaired by Mark Allan, general…
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Around 100 aspiring dentists, dental students, early-career clinicians, specialists and educators gathered at the Royal College of Surgeons in July for the first Budding Black Dentists conference, a sold-out event designed to make specialist careers more visible and accessible to Black dental professionals. The conference comes at a time when Black, Black British, Caribbean and…
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Self-employed dentists with some NHS or health service work saw taxable income rise significantly across all four UK nations in 2024/25, with Scotland recording the highest figure at £99,100. The latest Dental Earnings and Expenses Estimates found that mean taxable income in Scotland increased by 9.3%, from £90,600 in 2023/24 to £99,100 in 2024/25. Northern…
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It has been another busy week across the dental sector. Take a look at our snapshot of this week’s industry news and updates, including new guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) scribes, Dr Urshla Devalia’s appointment to the General Dental Council and more great work by the Dental Wellness Trust. Dental practices using AI scribes have…
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The wait is over. The Dentistry Top 50 2026 has arrived, celebrating the people whose work, leadership and ideas are helping to shape the future of UK dentistry. Nineteen people join the Top 50 for the first time this year, alongside returning figures who continue to make their mark on the profession. The list spans…
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The government has launched a call for evidence on protecting the title ‘nurse’ in law, while recognising that established roles such as dental nurse may need exemptions. Dental nurse is already a protected title under the Dentists Act 1984, and dental nurses must be registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) to use it. However,…
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A large US trial has found that silver diamine fluoride can arrest tooth decay in more than half of affected baby teeth when applied every six months. The Phase III study, published online in JAMA Pediatrics, included 830 children under the age of six with severe early childhood caries. Researchers tested 38% silver diamine fluoride…
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Burnout does not always arrive as a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like another full diary, another yes, another day of telling yourself you will rest when things calm down in the surgery. Lynn Blades knows this pattern well. The founder of Legacy Leadership, journalist and author of The Quiet Burn, she has spent years…
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Toregem BioPharma, the Kyoto-based company developing a tooth regeneration treatment, said it had been selected for the KYOTO overseas expansion challenging support subsidy program and the Kyoto Startup Overseas Expansion Support Project for individual overseas business matching. In a post published on 24 July 2026, Toregem said the new support would help it create overseas…
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