COVID-19

‘Dental nurses need recognition’ – the difference between NHS and private work

Claire Frisby talks about her 25 years in dental nursing and how her private work compared to that in the…

Dental Nursing

Dentistry Question Time – is there a future for NHS dentistry after COVID-19?

What would you ask an expert panel about the future of NHS dentistry? Dentistry Question Time will welcome some of…

Dentistry

The February manifesto – improve your business performance

This month Chris discusses how he’s keeping positive through February and helping ensure businesses keep going through the tough times.…

Private Practice

‘Huge inequalities’ – data reveals dramatic drop in children’s dental visits in Scotland

The number of children seen by a dentist in Scotland fell to one quarter of the 2018-2019 average, it has…

Dentistry

Lockdown exit plan – what does dentistry need?

Boris Johnson will outline England’s lockdown exit plan today. Seb Evans explores what dentistry wants as the nation reopens. On…

Dentistry

Matt Hancock ‘acted unlawfully’ in failing to publish PPE contract details

Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, acted unlawfully by delaying the publication of contracts carried out during the pandemic. Last week,…

Dentistry

Stealth Mask announces new dental P3 mask

Stealth Mask introduces its P3 mask, designed specifically for the dental team to give a cleaner and more subtle dental…

Dentistry

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Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental students in…

Dentistry

Practices in the media spotlight

Dealing with media interest is tricky at the best of times. Doing so in the midst of a pandemic can…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – dental students in Wales likely to graduate this year

Welsh dental students have been reassured and told they are likely to reach the required standards expected of a graduate…

Young Dentist

Redeployment as part of the COVID support team

Menna Shykhon discusses her experience working as part of the COVID support team during the recent height of the pandemic.…

Young Dentist

Applications for dental degrees spike amidst pandemic uncertainty

More than 20,000 extra applicants have signed up for dentistry and medicine courses this year, it has been revealed. Latest…

Young Dentist

Working together to improve dental team wellbeing

In this exclusive interview, Ros Keeton introduces the collaborative guide Wellbeing Support for the Dental Team. She explains why it…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – re-deployment to the maternity department

After redeployment to the maternity department during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sanjana Sudarshan explains what she will take back to working…

Young Dentist

‘Deeply disturbed’ – dental students in Aberdeen told they will not receive financial support

Calls are being made for clarification after Scottish dental students at a university were told they would not be compensated.…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – hygienist gives away £10,000 worth of treatment to thank NHS staff for saving mother’s life

A dental hygienist is giving away £10,000 worth of treatment to NHS frontline workers to thank them for saving her…

Oral health

Dental students in Scotland to receive bursaries in face of delayed graduation

Bursaries will be offered to struggling dental students in Scotland in response to COVID-19 disruptions. Calls were made to help…

Young Dentist

Redeployment to track and trace – a foundation dentist’s experience

Roshni Ruparelia gives her experience after helping out with the track and trace efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Graduating from…

Young Dentist

How Britain’s predicted economic boom has already been felt in dentistry

A top economist has predicted Britain’s economy will see a spending boom once lockdown restrictions are scrapped. Speaking to the…

Private Practice