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Half of all smokers are stress smoking more since COVID-19

Almost one third of smokers are smoking more since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.  And 65%…

Oral health

Mental health and financial strength with Wesleyan and Confidental

Join a panel of speakers as they talk about mental health and financial strength at 19:00 on Thursday 22 April.…

Dentistry

Building patient confidence in attending dental practices

Dentistry Online speaks to Jon Workman, area general manager for Great Britain and Ireland GSK Consumer Healthcare, about dentistry after…

Oral health

Tales of a therapist: Carley Phillips

Carley Phillips describes her journey into dental nursing and how she found herself focusing on orthodontic therapy. I arrived quite…

Orthodontics

COVID-19 and DIY dentistry

Hawa Azhar discusses the impact the pandemic has had on DIY dentistry and explains how a dual approach to patient…

Dentistry

NHS dental teams in Wales to receive bonus payment

The Welsh government has confirmed that NHS dental teams will receive a bonus payment in response to the pandemic. Vaughan…

Dentistry

From Rome to London: navigating university as an international student

Martina Olivieri discusses her experience as an international student at dental school and how moving to the UK has impacted…

Young Dentist

A different perspective for dental volunteering abroad: the case of Dental Team Gulu in northern Uganda

Sophia Signorini and Georgios Kitsaras discuss their experiences volunteering for the Dental Team Gulu in northern Uganda and what they…

Young Dentist

Immediate loading of short dental implants after sinus floor augmentation

Eduardo Anitua examines the factors influencing success when immediately loading short implants following a transcrestal sinus lift. Short implants (less…

Implant dentistry

COVID-19 – pandemic led to spike in dental-related redundancy queries

Redundancy and absence queries were among the top five reasons for dental professionals requesting advice and guidance. This is according…

Dentistry

GDC spent £59,000 on investigators in seven years

The General Dental Council (GDC) spent more than £59,000 on investigators in seven years, sparking calls to stop undercover inquiries.…

Dentistry

Fast Track 4 – how winning has helped me

With Fast Track 4 entries now open and coming in thick and fast, we hear from Shiraz Khan, a previous…

Young Dentist

An interview with BOS president: Jonathan Sandler

BOS president, Professor Jonathan Sandler speaks to Dentistry Online about his desire to guide and support the next generation of…

Orthodontics

One year on: the changing landscape of dentistry

Zoe Close talks to Eddie Crouch about how COVID-19 has changed the profession, what the short- and long-term impacts will…

Dentistry

‘The science is clear cut’ – dentist speaks out in favour of water fluoridation in Scotland

A dentist has dubbed it ‘baffling’ that water fluoridation is yet to take hold in Scotland. Robert Donald, chair of…

Dentistry Scotland

Dentistry Cribs – Yorkshire Dental Suite

In this month’s Dentistry Cribs, brothers Hassan and Hussein Dalghous walk us around Yorkshire Dental Suite in Leeds. This high…

Implant dentistry

Oral health messages – are they reaching our patients?

Catherine Rutland points out that patients may not see oral health messages and might need reminding of the changes practices…

Dentistry

Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea – a role for the GDP

Join Ama Johal as he discusses snoring and sleep apnoea in a free webinar at 13:00 on Monday 19 April.…

Orthodontics

A thin line between love and hate

Are your patients avoiding a problem that could be causing issues in their personal lives? Arifa Sultana considers the impact…

Oral health