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LONDON: The United Kingdom has recorded its highest number of applications to medicine and dentistry since 2019, reflecting renewed interest in healthcare careers and sending an important signal to thousands of Pakistani students and dentists who view the UK as a destination for education, postgraduate training and professional practice.
LONDON: Growing concerns are emerging over the United Kingdom's dental registration system after international dentists reported significant challenges with both the newly revised Licence in Dental Surgery (LDS) examination and repeated technical failures affecting bookings for the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE).
GENEVA: The FDI World Dental Federation has launched a global initiative urging dental schools, universities and the wider oral healthcare community to place student mental health and well-being at the heart of dental education, warning that the pressures of dentistry begin long before graduation and can have lasting consequences for both.
LONDON: Thousands of internationally qualified dentists-including many from Pakistan aspiring to practise in the United Kingdom-have received additional time to prepare after the UK's General Dental Council (GDC) postponed the booking window for the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) Part 2.
LONDON: The United Kingdom has confirmed that new legislation banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under the age of 16 will come into force by April 2027, a move welcomed by dental professionals and public health experts as a major step towards protecting children's oral and general health.
CHICAGO: The American Dental Association (ADA) has achieved a milestone in global dentistry after three of its senior leaders were jointly ranked No.
GENEVA: The countdown has begun for one of Africa's biggest international dental events as the FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) has opened the call for scientific abstracts for the FDI Regional Dental Congress 2026, offering dental students, clinicians, researchers and oral health professionals an opportunity to showcase their work on an.
GENEVA: The future of restorative dentistry is set to take centre stage at the FDI World Dental Congress 2026, where global experts will examine how the profession can transition toward environmentally sustainable dental care while maintaining high standards of patient safety, clinical effectiveness and equitable access to treatment.
CHICAGO: The American Dental Association (ADA) is marking 100 years of dental standards, celebrating a century of work that has quietly influenced nearly every aspect of modern dentistry-from the materials used to restore teeth to the safety of dental instruments, infection prevention protocols and, increasingly, the development of.
GENEVA: Illegal dental practice continues to endanger millions of patients worldwide despite the existence of laws regulating dentistry in most countries, according to new findings released by the FDI World Dental Federation (FDI), which is urging governments, regulators and dental associations to strengthen enforcement before more patients suffer.
