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Getting in contact with your inner core
In his fourth seminar, Dr Bashar Al-Naher will show you how to get in contact with your inner core. He…
Dentistry
Individual coaching support available for frontline NHS staff
Frontline NHS workers can now access individual coaching support in a bid to ease the pressures of the COVID-19 crisis.…
Dentistry
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… Coronavirus webinar On…
Dentistry
NHS introduces free mental health hotline for staff battling coronavirus
A mental health hotline has been launched by the NHS to help support staff as they work together to battle…
Dentistry
NHS volunteer offers support services to dentists during coronavirus emergency
Support for dentists who are struggling in response to the coronavirus lockdown is being offered up for free. Jane Lelean,…
Dentistry
Have you got two minutes to talk about mental health?
Practice Plan gathered together a panel of opinion leaders to discuss the big issues affecting the profession, including mental health.…
Dentistry
How to cope with anxiety, stress and suicidal thoughts
Donna Hall shares recent statistics about anxiety and stress in dentistry and speaks to Rory O’Connor from the Dental Health…
Dentistry
Smoking may increase risk of depression and schizophrenia
New research from the University of Bristol has revealed that tobacco smoking may increase the risk of developing depression and…
Dentistry
NHS England offering mental health support for dentists and doctors
NHS England is launching mental health support for dentists and doctors, the Department of Health and Social Care, has announced. Confidential support…
Dentistry
Mistrust and mental health issues revealed in survey of dentists
Eighty-four per cent of NHS dentists believe their current role has negatively affected their mental health, according to the latest…
Dentistry
Harry Singhs – a new perspective
As the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners agrees to introduce measures to protect those who may be vulnerable as a…
Aesthetic dentistry
Dentists vote for a minimum UDA value
Dentists unanimously call for a minimum UDA value of £25 at the Local Dental Committees’ (LDC) annual conference. Welsh colleagues…
Dentistry
Last chance to fill in dentistry survey
There are just a few weeks left for NHS and private dentists to complete the Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey. Dentists…
Dentistry
Concentrate on what you’re good at
Maybe you are an associate and want to become a principal but you’re worried about the jump. Maybe you are…
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Is there enough time to meet your patients’ expectations?
If you asked anyone in any profession whether they felt under time pressure, the chances are they would say ‘yes’.…
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Inflammation, periodontitis and depression
Sarah Gingell and Nadir Khan explain how periodontitis could be linked to our mental health and how dental professionals could…
Oral health
Speak out on mental health
It’s important for the profession to put its weight behind the door of change, Josie Hutchings. Barely a week goes…
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Mental health issues remain leading cause of income protection claims
Depression and anxiety are the most common causes of long-term absences from work. According to financial mutual Wesleyan, more than…
Dentistry