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In the run-up to International Women’s Day 2025, Catherine Rutland explores how dentistry has changed for female professionals with the help of two other inspirational women in dentistry. On International Women’s Day 2024 I had been presenting at the North of England Dentistry Show when I was approached by a lovely lady called Ellie Rea.…
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Denplan explains how you and your dental business can start your own sustainability journey with its support. At Denplan, we are proud to be a B Corp business, a recognition of our high environmental and social ambitions and continued positive impacts in using our business as a force for good. We’re a business without shareholders,…
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As we approach International Women’s Day, Catherine Rutland considers this year’s theme of ‘inspire inclusion’ and what this means in dentistry. Our profession will constantly morph and change, it has done over the last decade and will continue to do so. There are many factors that cause those changes, some very obvious, like the current…
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Catherine Rutland, clinical director for Denplan, shares her insight into the challenges of 2023 and what Denplan will be doing to remedy them in 2024. As the year comes to a close, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the dental sector environment over the last 12 months. It has been a year of…
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Catherine Rutland discusses the current picture of wellbeing among dental professionals and what recent political announcements might mean for the future of dentistry. At the start of October we saw the end of the political party conference season. And with it, renewed energy and commitments to improve the health of our nation. While it was…
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We all know the power of prevention, but sharing those messages with children reminds you that a lot of people do not fully understand that power, says Catherine Rutland. Talking to classes of eight/nine-year-olds on the value of their teeth is a great way to spend a Monday morning. I was delivering the sessions on…
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Catherine Rutland reveals how navigating the challenging road to B Corp certification helped define a company-wide understanding of sustainability. When our company gained B Corp certification last summer, as employees, we felt a huge sense of pride. It had taken almost two years of work to get the business in a position to be accredited.…
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Catherine Rutland on dispelling dentistry myths and finding solutions for the wider provision of dentistry in this country. The Health and Social Care Committee has confirmed that it is holding an inquiry into dentistry. Thus, we must use this opportunity to provide a clear picture of the profession’s views and thoughts on key areas. Easy…
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‘Taking a breath can be challenging’: Catherine Rutland highlights the importance of taking time for yourself to reset, reflect and grow. Pausing for thought can be difficult to do. Because of the full-on nature of each individual day, you get pulled from one thing to another. Before you know it, it’s time for bed! However,…
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Catherine Rutland shares why personal development and understanding is equally as important as growing professionally. Professional development is something we are very aware of. Interestingly, I seem to have had quite a few conversations recently about how we develop and what for. There can be a big focus on clinical subjects, yet we often forget…
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Catherine Rutland discusses the importance of being honest and talking about current events, as it’s the only way awareness and change can happen. Several reports have recently been published on very important topics. While these types of reports can gain some media attention when first printed (depending on the other news stories of the day),…
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Catherine Rutland shares the value of meeting people in different areas of dentistry and stepping out of your comfort zone. As with friendship groups and family, we often find that in our professional lives we tend to meet and communicate with people who we get on with most easily and are familiar with. Recently, I…
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Catherine Rutland explores the ethical dilemmas dentists face when a patient walks into a practice with problems linked to dental tourism. We very often can go for some time in life without something challenging our ethics. We don’t often think about them too much and it’s not until we’re conflicted that they become forefront in…
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Catherine Rutland shares her experience of adjusting to normal life after the last two years of Covid. After a break of over two years, it feels the life of trains, planes and automobiles has returned for many of us. Whether it be for leisure or work. I feel like I am having to relearn to…
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Influencing private dentistry in Westminster and championing young dentists – Catherine Rutland shares the active role Denplan is taking to be the leading voice of private dentistry. Over the last few years, Denplan has been working towards a clear objective. That is to be the leading voice of private dentistry. A leading voice within the dental…
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Catherine Rutland reflects on how morale in dentistry has changed over the past 25 years, including attitudes to mental health and how to create a positive environment. In my mind, morale and wellbeing are inextricably linked. When reflecting over the last 25 years, the interesting thing is that the amount these subjects are discussed and…
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After hosting a roundtable to launch the Consumer Oral Health Survey, Catherine Rutland delights at the positivity in the room. After such a difficult two years for the profession, it was great to host a roundtable to launch our Consumer Oral Health Survey at Twickenham face to face. Even better was the overarching feedback from…
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Catherine Rutland explains why compassion towards your team and peers is vital. Reading an interesting article on compassionate leadership recently caused me to think more broadly about intraprofessional compassion. I am not sure that is even a ‘proper’ term. However, what I mean is the compassion we show to each other within the profession. Whilst…
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Catherine Rutland discusses the difference between endurance and resilience, and how to know when you should take action. Listening to several sessions in the last few weeks on the impact of not looking after your mental health has reminded me that we all need to take care of ourselves after the last two years. The…
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