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A healthy word – National Smile Month and behaviour change
Anna Middleton discusses the importance of behaviour change when it comes to improving oral health. Every year the charity campaign…
Oral health
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… NHS dental targets…
Dentistry
A healthy word – lockdown and alcohol
New research reveals an increase in lockdown level drinking that could have a lasting impact and therefore devastating health consequences.…
Oral health
A healthy word – new year, new workflow
Anna Middleton explains how qualifying as a dental therapist opens up a whole new way of working with the rest…
Oral health
A healthy word – what does it mean to qualify as a dental therapist?
After such a turbulent year, Anna Middleton reflects on 2020 and outlines her plans for 2021 after qualifying as a…
Oral health
A healthy word – safe use of aerosols
Although there’s no way of completely removing dental aerosols, Anna Middleton gives her three tips to reduce them so the…
Oral health
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…
Dentistry
A healthy word – the return of National Smile Month
In this month’s column, Anna Middleton explains how despite not seeing patients right now, we can all still get involved…
Oral health