Three new Army dentists and Air Force peers completed a four-day course at Fort Carson on digital workflows designed to shorten restorative treatment and speed return to duty.
KMTC plans mandatory German training for Dental Technology and Community Oral Health students, targeting jobs in Germany's dental clinics and laboratories from 2026/27.
The Canadian Dental Care Plan has reached millions of Canadians, but the Canadian Dental Association says denied treatments, unexpected costs and uneven access still stand between coverage and care.
The 2026 GUM/RDH Award of Distinction recognises six dental hygienists whose work advances prevention, education, access, compassionate care and the profession's future. Independent confirmation of the awards and recipient biographies remains limited.
Makbule Sipahi says perimenopause is changing how many women experience clinical work. Dentistry needs better ergonomics, more flexible schedules and stronger workplace support if it wants to retain experienced dentists.
Dr. Cherae M. Farmer-Dixon connects preventive dental care with wider health risks and points to access barriers affecting Black communities.
Nova Scotia's dental staffing gap remains after a spring recruitment fair. The provincial job bank still lists 138 hygienist and assistant vacancies, while federal listings show that clinics across Canada face similar pressure.
The University of Rochester will open the Eastman School of Dentistry on Jan. 1, 2027. The school will be New York's seventh dental school and will give dental education, research and patient care a separate academic structure.
Lyon College is pairing liberal arts education with Arkansas-based dental and veterinary training. Robert Steinbuch also argues that constitutional rights exist only when people enforce them.
A £1.5 million investment will create a School of Oral Health at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital campus. The school will train up to 30 undergraduate students each year.
Dr Caroline Johnson is seeking Government backing for a Lincolnshire dental school as the University of Lincoln says just one in four people in the county can access NHS dental care.
The UK lost 75 full-time equivalent oral health research posts in two decades. Dental schools now want NHS-equivalent pay and clearer career routes for clinical researchers.
Dental hygiene and therapy students are being embedded into general dental practices with a focus on full-scope experience, clinical governance, and business benefit-transforming both patient care and recruitment pipelines.
The British Dental Association has dismissed calls for minor NHS dental contract tweaks, warning that only sweeping reform can halt the mass departure of dentists from the NHS.
