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Half of employees call in sick or leave work early due to dental pain
Almost half of employees have called in sick or left work early due to dental pain, according to new research.…
Health & research
Bupa launches health benefits for UK frontline employees
Leading healthcare provider Bupa has launched ‘My Healthcare’, a new market-leading health benefits proposition for UK frontline employees, providing world-class…
Dentistry
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Total Orthodontics – orthodontics to the rescue!
This month Richard Jones, a specialist orthodontist at Total Orthodontics, part of Bupa Dental Care, discusses the often overlooked role…
Orthodontics
Top tips for a dental nurse job interview
For those getting their GSCE results, there are career options other than college if you want to get straight into…
Dental Nursing
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LGBTQ+ in dentistry – ‘you as a dentist is more important than who you’re dating’
Partners Sherri Maclennan and Stephanie Alexander talk us through their experiences in dentistry as members of the LGBTQ+ community and…
Dentistry
LGBTQIA+ in dentistry – ‘It’s okay not to know cultures beyond our own – what counts is wanting to learn’
Danny Hayes (he/him), regional marketing manager at Bupa Dental Care, discusses his experience in dentistry as a member of the…
Dentistry
Bupa announces investment in dental nursing careers
Bupa Dental Care has announced a new career framework for dental nurses that, for the first time, links pay to…
Dental Nursing
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National Apprenticeship Week – a rewarding career in dentistry
This week is National Apprenticeship Week, with the theme ‘build the future’. Bupa explains how rewarding an apprenticeship within dentistry…
Dental Nursing
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Dentaid offer services to London-based vulnerable communities for the first time
People experiencing homelessness in Westminster and Camden benefitted from a visiting mobile dental clinic last November. Launched by charity Dentaid…
Dentistry
The Apprentice – contestants tasked with designing children’s toothbrush
Dentistry made TV headlines yesterday as teams were tasked with designing a toothbrush on the latest series of The Apprentice. …
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… COVID-19 vaccines ‘mandatory…
Dentistry
Anglesey’s Menai Bridge Dental Practice celebrates 50 years serving the community
Menai Bridge Dental Practice is celebrating 50 years supporting its local community this September. First opened in 1971, the practice…
Implant dentistry
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How I did it – The Old Church Dental Practice
The Old Church Dental Practice is quite unlike any other, as practice manager Jayne Elfleet-Radford attests. Nestled in the picturesque…
Implant dentistry
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Providing the right tools for the job: Bupa boosts clinician confidence with launch of Communications Clinic
Bupa Dental Care (BDC) is launching a bespoke training offering – Communications Clinic – for its clinicians to help them…
Dentistry
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What does a day with Dentaid involve?
As part of National Volunteer’s Week in the UK, Neil Sikka, dentist at Bupa Dental Care recently spent a day…
Dentistry
Why Bupa Dental Care selected Aquathin RODI for clinically pure water
Aquathin explains why dental practices should consider its water purification system for clinically pure water. For dental practices, bacterial and…
Dentistry
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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… Tooth loss could…
Dentistry
Man fined after defecating on dental surgery doorstep
A man was slapped with a fine after he was seen defecating on the doorstep of a dental practice. CCTV…
Dentistry
Private healthcare group shuts two dental practices due to staff shortages
A private healthcare company has shut two of its practices after struggling to recruit dentists, it has been revealed. Last…
Private Practice