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Nick Coller discusses the significance of Pride Month and how dental practices can create a safe place for the LGBTQ+ community. Pride Month commemorates the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Tired of oppression and harassment, the LGBTQ+ community rioted after police raided the New York’s Stonewall Inn. These protests gave birth to the gay rights movement.…
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Nick Coller and Alison Dooley explore the link between eating disorders and the oral cavity, and how dental professionals can assist in diagnosis. Definition Eating disorders are psychosomatic disorders with a multifaceted aetiology, characterised by abnormal eating patterns. They result as a complex mix of psychological and personality traits, environmental factors (like peer and parental…
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As the UK marks Pride Month 2021, Nick Coller explains how dental teams can help the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community overcome some of the challenges it faces when accessing healthcare. Part of our duty of care to our patients is to ensure we treat them without discrimination. This can mean challenging our…
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Nick Coller examines how effective deployment of hygiene and therapy personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond can turn them into practice heroes. The pandemic has forced dentistry, like many other industries, to examine profitability, resources and effective staff deployment. This has inevitably led to job losses amongst dental hygienists and therapists (DHTs). This article…
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Nick Coller breaks down the merits of the humble mouthguard – a simple appliance, but when done well, one with a host of indications. Mouthguards coverings used over the teeth protect the hard and soft tissues of the mouth from sports injury, or worn at night to counter the effects of clenching and grinding, sleep…
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Nick Coller talks to Siobhan Kelleher about offering ‘brotox’ and life as a German-qualified hygienist and therapist. Factfile Name: Nick Coller Position: dental hygienist and therapist Qualifications: MA RDH Hygieniker Hot topics: facial aesthetics Website: www.nicholascoller.com. Tell us about your dentistry journey I qualified with an MA (Oxon) from St Catherine’s College, Oxford in French…
