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Dental practitioners encouraged to renew registration by 30 November


Dental practitioners wishing to renew their registration on time must do so by 30 November 2019. More than 23,500 dental practitioners hold general, specialist or non-practising registration with the Dental Board of Australia (the Board). The quickest and easiest way to renew is online.



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Meeting your CPD obligations: What you need to know


Equipping yourself with clinical knowledge and current techniques to improve health outcomes for your patients is an important part of your practice as a dentist. Recognising this, the Dental Board of Australia (the DBA) requires every registered dentist to complete 60 hours of CPD over a three-year cycle, with the current one finishing on 30 November this year.


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SMH: Secret dentist incentives drive growth in teeth straighteners


The biggest provider in the surging market for clear orthodontic teeth straighteners showers its best-selling dentists with hefty secret discounts which insiders claim could lead to customers being sold an unsuitable product. Industry insiders have flagged concerns to regulators that market leader Invisalign Australia is offering substantial discounts to dentists based on how many patients order their product.


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From Netflix to digital scans, startups want to make the dentist suck less


Dental startups are giving the industry a fresh look and feel to make the experience of having hands inside your mouth less weird. The dentistry startup Tend is opening its first location in Manhattan’s Flatiron neighborhood. With $36 million in funding and executives that hail from SoulCycle, One Medical, and Smile Direct Club, Tend is hoping to reinvent the dentist’s office and convince more people to care about their teeth.


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Holding Redlich to lead class action against Smiles Inclusive


Law firm Holding Redlich has confirmed the process is underway for a class action against embattled Gold Coast-based dental group Smiles Inclusive (ASX: SIL)...recouping cash from Morgans, KPMG, Talbot Sayer and Smiles Directors and Officers personally...The class action, aimed at recouping 95 cents a share, offers a lot more upside for shareholders than the current 4 to 5 cents on offer.


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Special sensory cells in gums protect against periodontitis


Newly discovered chemical-sensing cells in the gums protect the mouth by standing guard against infections that damage soft tissue and destroy the bone that supports the teeth. With the help of bitter taste receptors that also detect byproducts from harmful bacteria, these special gum cells trigger the immune system to control the amount and type of bacteria in the mouth and could one day lead to personalized dental treatments against gum disease.


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