It is worrying to hear that students from socio-economic backgrounds are being priced out of choosing dentistry as a career. Just one in six applications for dentistry last year were from students from a lower socio economic background. This could be mainly down to debt. Dental students on average are graduating with £25,545 of debt […]

Flame Health Dentistry have two new opportunities for Associate Dentists in the North Devon and the Hull area. Our client in North Devon is looking for a private Associate Dentist. This is a full time position. Experience needs to include facial work and this would need to be demonstrated at interview. The team at Flame […]

Researchers at The Royal College of Surgeons Dental Journal have suggested that Dentists should screen patients for signs of excessive drinking. Extreme alcohol consumption can lead to cancer of the mouth, larynx and oesophagus and sometimes dentists are the first to identify mouth problems. As a dentist, do you think screening patients for such issues […]

In the past 35 years the number of people who have stopped smoking has dropped dramatically. However there is still 20% of the population still struggling to quit. These statistics have come from the General Household Survey and the General Lifestyle Survey. It has been brought to a dentists attention that they need to help […]

Flame Health Dentistry  are intrigued to hear that a GDC survey reveals that online learning is generally the preferred learning style of more than half of all GDC registrants. The GDC introduced compulsory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for dentists in 2002 and for dental care professionals (DCPs) in 2008. The current requirements for both registrant […]

This week Guardian Careers conducted a Graduate survey. The survey was to find out the biggest challenges facing graduate job seekers. Flame Health were keen to read about the percentage of unemployed graduates by course. It was recorded that just 4.7% of graduates struggle to find work within medicine and dentistry, compared to a worrying […]

Flame Health Dentistry have just acquired some new and very exciting vacancies. These vacancies are exclusive to us and we are very happy to be working alongside our clients in sourcing excellent professional candidates. Take a read and contact us today if the below are of interest to you! Flame Health Dentistry are keen to […]

Flame Health Dentistry are please to read that Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will release £28 million of funding so that the number of people able to visit the dentist increases. Funding will be given to PCT’s who have already bid for the money. The money will then be spent on expanding local services to meet […]

Flame Health Dentistry are keen to see the results from an online poll by the Forum of Private Business and Frank Taylor Associates. This survey is asking dental professionals what they view are the barriers to practice growth. Dentists are being asked how they plan to develop their practices over the coming year – including […]

From 1st March, dentists who advertise their services will be given guidance by the GDC so that information is clear and not misleading to the public. A website now needs to show details of their complaint procedure as well as contact information if a patient is not satisfied with the response. The guidance also makes clear […]

According to Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, local councils will be able to track health challenges when they take over looking after the health and wellbeing of their residents. Preventing cancer, cutting tooth decay in children and the population weighing less are just some of the challenges. From April next year, councils will be given a […]

Good news for dental patients who are a bit wary of going to see a dentist because of the pain factor. The University of Missouri and Nanova have created a pain free alternative to dental fillings and it could come to market very soon. The Plasma Brush is soon to undergo clinical trials, which will […]

This month has shown disappointing figures from the Office for National Statistics. The number of people out of work in the 3 month period up until last November increased to 2.68million. Scott Liversidge, Managing Partner at Flame Health commented on these figures to Fresh Business Thinking.com: “It is disappointing that the number of those unemployed […]

Flame Health would like to say Happy New Year to you all! We hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas and New Year period. Now that the new year is in swing and you are getting back into your working routines, are you now thinking about that new change in career? Flame Health specialise within Optometry, Dentistry, […]

UK unemployment has unfortunately increased by 128,000 in the three months to October, the highest level since 1994. Unemployment is now at a staggering 2.64m.  The Office for National Statistics revealed some figures which showed that:   The jobless rate increased from 7.9% to 8.3% The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance rose to 1.6m […]