The British Dental Journal publications

BDJ titles

We want to help you stay up-to-date with the latest developments in dentistry. That’s why membership includes access to the British Dental Journal’s entire portfolio. Whether you’re starting out or an experienced practitioner, as long as you’re a member, we’ll keep you informed.

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British Dental Journal

The BDJ aims to inform readers of ideas, opinions, developments and key issues in dentistry - clinical, practical and scientific - to spark interest, debate and discussion.

BDJ In Practice

BDJ In Practice provides everything practising dentists need to know, from regulation to leadership, campaigning to compliance.

BDJ Team

BDJ Team is an online publication for the whole dental team, offering a wide range of content and providing ten free hours of verifiable CPD a year to registered dental care professionals.

BDJ Student

BDJ Student aims to give the dentists of tomorrow the tools they need to succeed throughout university through clinical insight, news, views and opinions.

Evidence-Based Dentistry

EBD aims to create a dialogue between dental practitioners and dental researchers, in order to drive new research and promote the use of the best available evidence to inform clinical decision-making.

BDJ Open

BDJ Open is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing primary research from all oral health and dental disciplines across the globe.

BDJ collections

Endodontics Paediatric Dentistry

Periodontics Head and neck cancer

Orthodontics Private dentistry

Call for papers

The BDJ Portfolio welcomes submissions to the following journal collections:

The Impact of AI on Evidence-Based Dentistry

As AI technologies rapidly evolve, they present both challenges and opportunities for improving dental practices, patient outcomes, and clinical decision-making. EBD welcomes submissions of Systematic Reviews, Scoping Reviews, Methodology articles and Feasibility Studies which examine the intersection of AI and evidence-based approaches of the dental practitioner.

Periodontology

The majority of periodontal diseases are totally preventable, yet 50% of the world's population suffers from periodontitis. The BDJ welcomes articles on the topic of periodontology, including clinical outcomes and patient perspectives.

Fluoride

Fluoride has proven benefit in reducing the risk for dental caries, benefiting populations worldwide and across the lifespan. The BDJ welcomes articles which address fluoride use in dentistry, including biological principles and discussion of impacts and ethics of water fluoridation.

Exclusive access for members

BDJ Clinician's Guides

The BDJ Clinicians' Guides series enables clinicians at all stages of their careers to remain up to date on key topics across all fields of dentistry. BDA members can buy the guides with a 20% discount or access online versions via our library.

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