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Happy National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day 2025
Dentistry is delighted to celebrate National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day for its second year – here we detail…
Dentistry
Dental therapy foundation training: a game-changer for graduates
After a lonely and disheartening start to her career as a dental therapist, Lydia Austin shares how dental therapy foundation…
Dentistry
The rise of the NHS dental therapist: life at the coalface
Dave Martin reflects on the decades-long journey of dental therapists in the NHS and the barriers they continue to face…
Dentistry
A week in the life of a dental academic and BADT chair
Joanne Bowles shares a week in her life as a dental academic and secretary and chair elect for the British…
Dentistry
How far have dental therapists come?
Debbie Hemington looks back at how far dental therapists have evolved since 1960, and the many opportunities open to them…
Dentistry
Why everyone wins when you utilise dental therapists
Ibrahim Numan discusses how underutilised dental therapists are impacting the industry and how to use them to their full scope…
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Happy National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day!
Today we’re celebrating National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day, a day dedicated to the invaluable contributions of dental hygienists…
Dentistry
Introducing National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day
Dentistry is delighted to announce National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day – a brand new national day dedicated to…
Dentistry
Consultation opens on plan to relieve NHS dental access
The government has opened a public consultation on a proposal which could see dental hygienists and therapists alleviate access issues.…
NHS in crisis
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… Calls for GDC…
Dentistry
Calls for GDC to stop overseas dentists registering as hygienists
Dental organisations are calling for the GDC to suspend a registration route for overseas dentists. In a joint statement, the…
Oral health
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
Early caries prevention remains a key focus
Amanda Gallie describes what she will be presenting at this year’s The Dentistry Show. This year’s Dentistry Show has been…
Oral health
Dentistry’s success depends on age-appropriate healthcare
Age-appropriate dentistry is essential to ensure successful dental health outcomes in a 21st century facing an increasingly more expansive age range…
Oral health
Age-appropriate dentistry is ‘essential’
Age-appropriate dentistry will become essential for successful dental health outcomes in the future, says the BADT. These calls come after…
Oral health
Dental teams must target mums-to-be to help them quit smoking
Dental teams should include smoking cessation as part of their treatment service to improve the nation’s future health. This comes…
Oral health
Dental therapists back ban on junk food adverts before watershed
The British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) is backing a call for the ban on junk food adverts screening on…
Oral health
BADT calls on UK to learn from Mexico’s sugary drinks tax
The BADT has called on the UK to follow the example of Mexico and introduce a sugary drinks tax. The calls…
Oral health
‘Consider yourself as one’ Sara Hurley, CDO for England, tells dental profession
Distinctive roles within a dental team need to be overlooked if dentistry is to meet the oral health needs of…
Oral health
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