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Biomimetic dentistry in the NHS?

I was asked recently how biomimetic dentistry could be practised within the NHS, and I fluffed the answer. I’ve never worked within the NHS, and I practice in Scotland, where…

8th October 2026
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Which tooth first? Treatment planning a mouth full of cracked and weak teeth

According to the flowchart, the first thing we’d treat is caries or pulpitis, but as he was a new patient who hadn’t been to a dentist for years, we agreed…

24th September 2026
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The tooth I used to monitor

This is the kind of tooth I was leaving every single day. A narrow occlusal amalgam. No symptoms. No signs on the radiograph. The patient had no idea anything was…

4th September 2026
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The four red flags: how we decide which teeth are at high risk of fracture and caries

Every practice has a set of teeth nobody is treating. A wide amalgam, twenty years old. No pain, no obvious caries, a bitewing that looks acceptable. You tell your patient…

27th August 2026
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