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COVID-19: dental trainees and redeployment

Courtney Orloff, Priya Patel and Sancia Fernando share their experiences of redeployment and helping the NHS in the fight against…

Young Dentist

Dental career doubts after lockdown

After four months out of the practice, Sammi-Peony Dovey talks about her dental career doubts and why she’s glad to…

Oral health

Life in practice after lockdown – Jana Denzel

Jana Denzel walks us around his practice and shows what he and the team have implemented to help limit the…

Young Dentist

Government extends suspension of VAT on PPE

The government has extended its measure to scrap VAT on personal protective equipment (PPE) until the autumn.  Dental practices will…

Dentistry

How will COVID-19 impact the current generation of foundation dentists?

Onkar Mudhar gives his thoughts on how COVID-19 will have a lasting effect on the future of many graduating dentists.…

Young Dentist

10 steps back to practice after COVID-19 – communication

Added PPE can add barriers when communicating with patients. Barry Oulton explains how to keep communication at the forefront of…

Private Practice

BDA releases statement on Black Lives Matter movement

The British Dental Association (BDA) has set out how it will tackle racial disparities within dentistry as it speaks out…

Dentistry

Life in dentistry with autism

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how people perceive the world and interact with others, according to the…

Dentistry

Will COVID-19 widen the oral health gap?

A conversation about oral health is now more important than ever following the COVID-19 pandemic, Ben Atkins argues. Oral health…

Oral health

Life in practice after lockdown – Jas Gill

Jas talks about his one-way directional pathway throughout his dental practice to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and other…

Orthodontics

Could UVC lighting reduce fallow time in dental practices?

Skjalg Johnsen explains why he is using UVC lighting to help combat the COVID-19 virus and reduce fallow times in…

Dentistry

One third of adults in deprived areas have untreated tooth decay, survey shows

More than one quarter of England’s population suffers from tooth decay, new oral health survey statistics reveal. The data shows…

Dentistry

How COVID-19 has changed the perio landscape

With patients coming back to dental practices after months away, Gamze Eroglu explores how the lockdown has changed the perio…

Oral health

Temperature screening ‘unreliable’ method of COVID-19 detection, says government

The government is urging the UK to use temperature screening products with caution. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency…

Dentistry

Align Growth Summit: the future of dentistry in a year of momentous change

Align Technology Inc reports on the third edition of its GP Growth Summit, which for the first time was morphed…

Orthodontics

Is insolvency the only option after COVID-19?

Helen Wong and Pei Li Kew examine the legal framework in place for practices struggling to remain open. Businesses going…

Dentistry

Could poor oral hygiene increase the risk of COVID-19 infection?

In a new paper, Victoria Sampson looks into how better oral health care could reduce the risk of complications from…

Oral health

Dentistry Awards winners – George Cheetham

George Cheetham talks to Dentistry Online about what it was like to take home the Best Young Dentist accolade –…

Young Dentist

Out of office – Millie Bevan on growing up in Texas and the love of travelling

Millie Bevan talks about her life away from dentistry in this week’s Out of Office. We find out about growing…

Oral health