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Thousands of toothpaste tubes donated to help less fortunate families

Thousands of toothpaste tubes have been donated to food banks and community projects to help children improve their oral health.…

Oral health

Stevie Potter – a life in dentistry

We speak to Stevie Potter about her life in dentistry and how she balances that with life as a GB…

Dentistry

One in 10 dental staff have not had their first COVID jab

Around 9% of dental staff are not fully vaccinated against COVID as the profession fears mandatory vaccine measures will lead…

Dentistry

Dentist struck off after ‘repeatedly’ sexually assaulting two dental nurses

A dentist who sexually assaulted two dental nurses in the presence of patients has been struck off the register.  The…

Dental Nursing

Practice Plan – helping to build a business

Suki Singh, caught up with Tania Ross, of Garston Lodge Dental Practice. They discuss how and why she became a…

NHS to Private

Dan Shaffer – defined by dentistry

Dan Shaffer reminisces about times before COVID and separating life in dentistry with time away from it. I went to…

Dentistry

Dentist who donned fake arm to dodge jab gets vaccinated for real

A dentist who avoided the vaccine by donning a fake arm has now got the COVID-19 jab – but genuinely…

Dentistry

Dental Mavericks charity – Project Morocco

Navid Tahir explains why he and the team at Whitworth Dental Care and Park House Dental are supporting the work…

Dentistry

Recovery of NHS dental care ‘too slow’ says Healthwatch

The recovery of NHS dental care is not moving fast enough, causing particular worry over the health of children and…

Dentistry

Racism in dentistry

Sharon Kaur explores the challenges of racism in dentistry and gives her personal experiences as well as explaining how to…

Dentistry

Do you have the right mindset?

Mindset suggests we are set in our way of thinking about things, but instead we should remain open and fluid,…

Dentistry

Nursing matters – how important is the working relationship between dentist and dental nurse?

Gemma Forsythe rounds off 2021 with a discussion on the communication between dental nurse and dentist.  Teamwork is essential for…

Dental Nursing

The legal eagle – feeding back on GDC performance

John Makin takes a closer look at the GDC’s latest feedback and calls for further legislation change over dental regulation.…

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… Boris Johnson quizzed…

Dentistry

Can dentists take action against the mandatory vaccine requirement?

FTA Law reveal all on the legal issues intertwined with the mandatory vaccine requirement for healthcare workers. A recent government…

Dentistry

From 3k to 200k followers – how to grow your dental account on Instagram

After gaining 200k followers in just nine months, Zack Chug reveals his tricks and tips for growing an Instagram account.  …

Young Dentist

Eddie Crouch: ‘NHS reform needs to be an indicator of travel’

Nigel Jones, and BDA Executive Committee chair, Eddie Crouch, recently took part in an FMC webinar to discuss all things…

NHS to Private

A dental student’s guide to…sepsis

In this month’s Dental Student’s Guide, Hannah Hook looks at sepsis and how to react if you have a suspected…

Young Dentist

90 seconds with…Chinwe Akuonu

We speak to Chinwe Akuonu about her strangest experience in dentistry and her hopes to inspire students from minority backgrounds. …

Young Dentist