Dentistry

Don’t worry if you don’t have it all figured out

Serena Mayor explains why young dentists don’t need to figure out their career path as soon as they graduate. I…

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A healthy word – retraining as a dental therapist

In this month’s column, Anna Middleton talks about her time back at school, training to become a dental therapist. At…

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More than nine in 10 dentists say lockdown worsened UK’s oral health

The significant majority of dental professionals (96%) believe lockdown has negatively impacted the UK’s oral health.  As a result, they…

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Four keys to success in the ‘new normal’ – transitioning back from a UDC to community care

Foundation dentists Aliya Remtulla, Kelly King and Mahad Farrukh discuss their transition from a UDC to community care following lockdown. COVID-19 has…

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FMC is offering you a year of completely free CPD with its leading title

During these tough times, there’s no need to worry about your upcoming year of CPD – we can give it…

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Is UVC the answer to reducing fallow time?

UVDS introduces its UVC unit that could reduce fallow time in some dental surgeries from 60 minutes to just 60…

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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…

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Can Google compete with a dentistry degree?

With more patients turning to Google during lockdown, Sonal Bhoot explores whether this is a good option or not. Thanks…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Dental anxiety – building the perfect dental practice

Dental anxiety affects around half of UK adults. Trishala Lakhani explains how she would build a practice perfectly catered to…

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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…

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Alcoholism and dentistry – how one dental therapist turned her life around

Dental hygienist and therapist Sarah Thomson talks about her alcoholism and the road to recovery. I have two passions in…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Dental practice values continue to rise

The value of dental practices continues to rise for the sixth quarter in a row, latest NASDAL figures show. Goodwill…

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