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All Med Pro announces new partnership with BSDHT

All Med Pro is announcing its new partnership with The British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy. This includes a…

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COVID-19 – 10% UK’s dental hygienists and therapists not back at work

Of those who are back at work, more than half of the UK’s dental hygienists and therapists are working reduced…

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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… ‘Severe lack of…

Dentistry

Dental teams urged to identify signs of eating disorders amidst pandemic

A dental organisation is calling on dental teams to spot signs of eating disorders over fears they could go undiagnosed.…

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… 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…

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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…

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Direct access: your views

Melanie Pomphrett summarises the results from her dissertation that sought to find out the views of dental hygienists and therapists…

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The hygienist’s blog – a great initiative, here to stay

With lockdown keeping patients away, Claire Berry introduces the innovative virtual online oral health clinic from the BSDHT and Oral-B.…

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90 seconds during lockdown with…Amber Ojak

Amber Ojak lets us know what her guilty pleasure is and when she bumped into somebody wearing a Darth Vader…

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‘Inadequately protected’: BDA calls for better PPE for workers fighting coronavirus

The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling for a joined-up approach towards PPE in a collaborative bid to protect workers…

Dentistry

A healthy word – where should self-employed hygienists and therapists turn?

Despite little help from the government, hygienists and therapists are still doing their bit to help out during the coronavirus…

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Johnson & Johnson and BSDHT join forces to support dental students

Johnson & Johnson Ltd, the maker of Listerine, is delighted to be the British Society of Dental Hygiene & Therapist’s…

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The psychology of habits and oral hygiene

Fitting interdental cleaning into patients’ lifestyles is the key to forming good habits, Barry Oulton says. As dental professionals will know, interdental…

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Fiona Ellwood accepts new appointments

Patron and founder of the SBDN, Fiona Ellwood has been appointed vice chair of British Society of Dental Hygiene and…

Dentistry

BSDHT announces student award winner

The British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) has announced that Anna Seymour has won the National Student of the…

Dentistry

Nestlé reduces sugar in products by 2.6 billion teaspoons

Nestlé UK and Ireland has cut more than 2.6 billion teaspoons of sugar from its products since 2015. It claims…

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Meal deal promotions could undo sugar tax benefits

Promotions such as meal deals could render the sugar tax meaningless, a new study by The Independent has found. From April the…

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Coca-Cola points to sugar tax as the reason behind its price rise

Coca-Cola has put up the price of its bottles of Coke by 20p, whilst reducing the size of the bottle…

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