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Cosmetic corner – educating dental patients on the importance of sunscreen

For practices offering facial aesthetics treatments, Nafisa Mughal suggests dentists remind patients to use sunscreen. The weather has been pretty…

Cosmetic Dentistry

Secrets to success with Miguel Stanley

Jana Denzel speaks to Miguel Stanley about the challenges he’s faced in his career, what he thinks the future of…

Private Practice

Dentistry – your ticket around the globe? Part three

Thinking of moving abroad? Roshan Bains explores what requirements dentists need to practise elsewhere. In part three, he looks at…

Dentistry

Is eating out really helping out?

Henry Quach questions contradictory messages coming from the government with the eat out to help out scheme making junk food…

Dentistry

Children make up just 1% of COVID-19 cases

Children made up just 1% of COVID-19 cases in the first wave of the pandemic in England, it has been…

Dentistry

What did dental nursing teach me about becoming a dental therapist?

Beth Taylor explains how the experience she gained as a dental nurse helped her in a career move to become…

Oral health

Online Dentistry Show: Anna Middleton – utilising social media to enhance oral health

Coming this September, the Online Dentistry Show is putting on the very first virtual exhibition in UK dentistry with support…

Dentistry

A third of dentists expect their business to grow this year

Aileen Boyle, managing director of Braemar Finance, discovers what the mood of the profession is and explores some of the…

Dentistry

Dental profession reacts to latest WHO guidance for oral health services

The profession has slammed the latest oral health advice from the World Health Organisation – with calls for better communication.…

Dentistry

Eight foundation dentists working on the frontline

Eight foundation dentists found themselves redeployed to Watford General Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here they worked on COVID wards…

Young Dentist

Vaping linked to increased COVID-19 risk among young people

Vaping and e-cigarettes are associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 among teenagers and young people, it has been revealed.…

Oral health

Human adaptability during COVID-19 and how this applies to dentistry

Mohammad Moinuddin explores how adaptable people are during the COVID-19 pandemic and how this now applies to dentistry. On 23…

Young Dentist

Dentistry – your ticket around the globe? Part two

Thinking of moving abroad? Roshan Bains explores what requirements dentists need to practise elsewhere. In part two, he looks at…

Dentistry

WHO calls for more research on COVID-19 transmission in dental practices

The World Heath Organisation (WHO) is urging for more research into the spread of coronavirus in dental settings.  Today, the…

Dentistry

Time starved? Become a member of the ‘5am club’

Chris Barrow invites practice principals who don’t have enough time in the day to join the 5am club. Practice managers…

Dentistry

‘No fluoride for me thanks’: a brief guide to holistic dentistry

Asha Pandya-Sharpe discusses holistic dentistry, what it involves and what conventional dentists should be aware of. It is not entirely…

Young Dentist

Halo Caps – the person behind the mask (visor, gown, gloves and loupes)

Louisa Clarke explains how, along with her sister Johanna, they came up with a solution to personalising PPE – Halo…

Dentistry

Government releases mouth care guidance for COVID-19 patients

The government has released mouth care guidance for hospitalised patients as part of its care for those with suspected or…

Oral health

Online Dentistry Show: Monik Vasant – adhesive excellence

Coming this September, the Online Dentistry Show is putting on the very first virtual exhibition in UK dentistry with support…

Dentistry