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Mental Health with Rhona – let’s break the stigma
In the first of her brand new column, Rhona Eskander sheds light on the urgent need to address mental health…
Columnists
The future of wellbeing for dental teams
Mahrukh Khwaja details her top predictions for where wellbeing is heading within dentistry. Running a successful dental practice involves more…
Future of Dentistry
GDC releases update on deaths during fitness to practise investigations
The GDC will no longer release its report on the cause of death of registrants who have died during an…
Dentistry
Mental Health Awareness Week – dentistry’s top tips for better wellbeing
This week marks Mental Health Awareness Week. We hear from the profession about what mental health means to them and…
Dentistry
How do we build happier careers?
With many in the profession fearing they must choose between their own wellbeing and keeping up with patient demand, Lizzy…
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The wellness mindset: optimising sleep
Mahrukh Khwaja discusses the importance of sleep for the mental health and wellbeing of dentists, and what you can do…
Dentistry
One third of surveyed dental students ‘had severe depression during pandemic’
More than half of dental students in a newly-released study presented moderate or severe levels of depression. Results showed that…
Young Dentist
Nursing Matters – managing stress in dentistry
‘It’s not a sign of weakness’ – to mark Stress Awareness Month this April, Gemma Forsythe sheds light on stress…
Dental Nursing
Mind the mental health gap
John Townend explores the topic of mental health and mindfulness – what it is, why it is important, how to…
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Dentist left suicidal following false ‘blue-on-blue’ complaint
An unfounded complaint from a colleague left a dentist in a ‘cold, dark and lonely place’ and forced her to…
Dentistry
Nursing Matters – The Molar Mindset: the new wellbeing platform for dental nurses
With many nurses currently feeling undervalued, Gemma Forsythe talks to a co-founder of Molar Mindset, a new platform designed to…
Dental Nursing
Entrepreneur launches first mental health book for dental professionals
Dentist, positive psychologist and founder of Mind Ninja, Dr Mahrukh Khwaja, shares the inspiration behind her new book, Resilience and…
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Technically Speaking – addressing mental health
This month, Emily and Eleanor Pittard discuss the importance of addressing mental health within your dental team and the many…
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Fitness to practise investigations have ‘significant’ negative impact on mental health, says GDC report
A new GDC-commissioned report into fitness to practise investigations found they had a ‘significant negative impact’ on individuals – despite…
Dentistry
In living colour – the impact of environment on mental health
Kirsty Hague, art therapist and interiors expert at Hague Dental, explores the impact of environment on mental health and the…
Dentistry
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GDC was unable to disclose number of suicides
After being unable to reveal data on the number of people who have died by suicide while under fitness to…
Dentistry
Boosting resilience and wellbeing in dentistry
Mahrukh Khwaja details how preventative education is key to minimising burnout within dentistry. The theme for World Mental Health Day…
Dentistry
Dentips with Mahrukh Khwaja – managing mental health
In light of Mental Health Awareness month, Mahrukh Khwaja discusses her Dentip for managing mental health and wellbeing. In this…
Dentistry
World Mental Health Day with Preetee Hylton – ‘I felt alone, misunderstood, and judged’
Preetee Hylton opens up about why mental health conversations are so important to her both personally and professionally. Why are…
Dentistry