COVID-19

Wearing a face mask does not lead to a false sense of security, study finds

Wearing face coverings to protect against COVID-19 does not lead to a false sense of security, a study suggests. It…

Dentistry

GDC registrants do not have to self-isolate, BDA says

Last week, the foreign office ordered those returning to England from Spain to self-isolate for two weeks. But do quarantine…

Dentistry

Maternity leave as a practice owner during lockdown

Inderpreet Battu gives her experience of having a child just before lockdown and trying to keep a dental practice running…

Dentistry

Jason Wong – implementing the SOP into practice

Jason Wong, the new deputy CDO, discusses his return to practice and where he sees dentistry – and PPE requirements…

Dentistry

The secret to achieving massive goals

Practice Plan’s Lynn Leach shares David Hyner’s ‘massive goal principle’ to support practices looking to refocus their business strategy to…

Dentistry

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Obesity plan targets ‘buy one, get one free’ deals

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a number of measures to tackle obesity as part of a national crackdown. The…

Dentistry

The role of personal protective equipment (PPE) in dentistry

Melissa Loh, Karthikeyan Iyengar and William Loh discuss why PPE is so important in dentistry and what the future of…

Dentistry

My experience becoming a clinical caseworker

Karenn Helmrichne talks to Dentistry Online about her experience becoming a clinical caseworker and what the role involves. What does…

Oral health

The straight and narrow – life back in orthodontics

Emma Laing talks about what life in orthodontics has been like since she’s returned to the practice and started seeing…

Orthodontics

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… Dentists handed pay…

Dentistry

All dental staff in primary care must wear face masks, PHE advice says

Dental staff in primary care environment must all wear face masks if the practice is not COVID-19 secure. Following the…

Dentistry

Practice owners – you are not alone!

Holly Foley encourages practice owners to reach out and support each other during these challenging post-COVID-19 times. Our profession is…

Private Practice

Almost 97% of dental professionals are performing fewer oral cancer screens, survey finds

The significant majority of dental professionals (97%) are performing fewer oral cancer screenings in comparison to pre-pandemic circumstances. This is…

Oral health

AGP, PPE, FFP3 – it’s all ACPs

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to ACPs, Martin Fallowfield says. Here he explains what they are. Many years…

Dentistry

Life back in practice – how lockdown is changing the way dentistry is practised

We speak to Nik Sethi about what his practice has done and what he thinks other practices can do to…

Private Practice

Prepare for a second COVID-19 wave, experts warn

The UK needs to start preparing for a new wave of COVID-19 infections to hit this winter, a new report…

Dentistry

Revise Dental – innovative e-learning platform for dental students

Sumeet Sandhu introduces Revise Dental and explains what the group was set up for and what it hopes to offer…

Young Dentist

Regulators, COVID-19 and ARF payments – why I’ve left dentistry

Kate Hoddinott discusses the reasons behind her decision to leave dentistry and why the last few months were the final…

Dentistry

Preparing patients for their first appointments post-lockdown

Sherali Patel discusses ways hygienists and therapists can better prepare their patients for their first appointments post lockdown. Dentistry has…

Oral health