The Probe Dental Podcast

Adrian Thorp, Clinical Director at Community Dental Service CIC, joins us to discuss the newly opened CDS Learning Academy.

In addition to describing the new Training Centre's opening, the technology included, and how dental professionals can hire the space, Adrian also discusses the work CDS does as a social enterprise and 100% employee-owned community interest company.

For more information, visit: https://www.communitydentalservices.co.uk/learning-academy-2/

Every six months, Dental Elite releases an update as to what the market for the goodwill of dental practices is doing. The full version, released in May, also includes Benchmarking Data from the previous year.

In this interview, Dental Elite Director, Luke Moore, discusses the 2025 edition and what its findings mean, including how a high percentage of transactions were completed by independent buyers, mixed practices continue to achieve the highest average multiples, and the average practice price is approaching £1.3 million.

Download the latest Dental Elite Goodwill Report at https://dentalelite.co.uk/goodwill-report/

With just a week to go until the 2025 Dental Award winners are revealed (Thursday 22nd May at Midday at the-probe.co.uk), we caught up with the 2024 Dentist of the Year, Rachel Derby, to discuss her journey into dentistry, the family culture and patient journey at her practice Chapel Dental, and her term as President of the British Association of Private Dentistry.Find out more about the BAPD at https://bapd.org.uk/

Christie & Co's Head of Dental, Joel Mannix, joins us once again to explore the specialist business property advisor's annual Business Outlook report, including a shift towards independent buyers and what spurred a rise in practices coming to the market in 2024 of 18%.View the 2025 Business Outlook report at https://www.christie.com/news-resources/business-outlook-2025/For more information on Christie & Co's services, visit https://www.christie.com/sectors/dental-practices/

Christie & Co's Head of Dental, Joel Mannix, joins us to discuss the specialist business property advisor's 2024 Dental Market Review, which provided added emphasis on the sentiments of the dental profession. Read the report here: https://www.christie.com/dental-market-review-2024/

Specialist prosthodontist, Dr Akit Patel believes that glass hybrids have a place in every restorative toolbox, especially to replace amalgam in compromised cases, and in root caries treatment. 

Akit practises at Perlan Specialist Dental Centre in Eastbourne, East Sussex, where the patient demographic is characterised by a high proportion of older patients, who pose a specific set of challenges – ones which are set to become more and more prevalent in dental practices across the country as our population ages.

Root caries are increasingly becoming one of the most significant clinical challenges faced by those treating older people and every dental practice will need to be ready to meet this challenge.

GC’s Back to your roots! campaign raises awareness about the treatment and prevention of root caries in the older population and offers a range of minimally invasive treatment solutions that place emphasis on prevention and manageable treatment.

Find out more

For further information on GC’s full range of restorative products contact GC UK on 01908 218999, email info.uk@gc.dental or visit gc.dental/europe/en-GB

The incredible Fiona Sandom and Michaela O’Neill explain how new powers for dental hygienists and dental therapists will benefit the profession and recount their work on getting the legislation to this point in this can't miss interview. Sponsored by Oralieve: Dry mouth relief for dry and sensitive mouths. https://www.oralieve-direct.co.uk/

Dentally co-founders Nick Davies and James Harker join us to discuss the company's beginnings 10 years ago, as well as how the software landscape has changed over the course of a decade. The Dentally CEO and COO also discuss the future of dental software and the impact that they expect AI to have on the dental profession.

Dental therapist Jenny Walker and hygienist Kathryn Mayo have years of experience of working with dental implant patients between them. This has led to the development of their special interest in the management of peri-implant disease and periodontitis, as well as their participation in the adolopment working group panels for the S3 peri-implant disease treatment guidelines.

In a recently released NSK podcast, Kathryn and Jenny give a fascinating insight into their working lives. Jenny is based in a peri-implant disease referral centre and Kathryn works in private practice and as a clinical supervisor running an implant maintenance clinic for Manchester University BSc undergraduate students.

On Saturday 2 November join Jenny Walker and Kathryn Mayo in Stevenage, North London for ‘Comprehensive Implant Supportive Management’ - a full day of lectures and hands-on sessions exploring the principles of managing and supporting patients throughout their implant journey from a dental hygiene perspective. For full details and to book visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/comprehensive-implant-supportive-management-tickets-877807294247