COVID-19

NHS dental charges will not increase from April

Patient charges will not increase from 1 April in England or Wales, it has been confirmed. The Department of Health…

Dentistry

NHS dental targets increase to 60% from April

NHS dental practices will need to hit 60% of their pre-COVID activity under new requirements.  This was announced under a…

Dentistry

Air purification in dentistry

Mars Purifier explains how its air purification system is a reliable way to help increase efficiency in the dental practice.…

Dentistry

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Dentistry podcast – Christina Chatfield on 12 months of COVID-19

  Christina Chatfield opens up about her own journey over the last 12 months and what this has meant for…

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… One year on…

Dentistry

‘No guarantee of future prosperity’ – NASDAL assess impact of COVID on dental profession

A small number of NHS contract holders could be in ‘real trouble’ if changes are not made to the targets,…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – more Brits stopped visiting dentist than any other European country

More people in Britain stopped visiting the dentist during the pandemic than in any other country in Europe. This is…

Dentistry

Evodental reflects on a year in lockdown

Evodental has marked the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdown. The practices, which focus exclusively on full arch dental…

Implant dentistry

Scotland – NHS dentists miss out on 4% pay rise

NHS staff in Scotland have been offered a 4% pay rise – but dentists have been excluded.  The Scottish government…

Dentistry

Does COVID make your hyaluronic acid filler swell?

Aesthetics doctor reports the first case of a patient’s hypersensitivity reaction to hyaluronic acid filler following COVID-19. Dr MJ Rowland-Warmann,…

Aesthetic dentistry

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Oral cancer – dental consultant speaks out after patient discovers lump on jaw

An expert in restorative dentistry has hammered home the importance of routine check-ups after a woman discovered a lump on…

Oral health

One year on from COVID-19 – the dentistry timeline

One full year on since the first UK lockdown, we reflect on the last 12 months to see how dentistry…

Dentistry

Nominate your lockdown heroes

A year on from when the first lockdown was announced we’re asking you to nominate your lockdown heroes. Following a…

Dentistry

The threats to dental practices as we come out of lockdown

Johnny Minford looks at the biggest of the current threats to dental practices as lockdown eases. As we went through…

Private Practice

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 – ‘fear,…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – treatment availability revealed as top dental complaint

Treatment availability was the top dental complaint from the UK public, it has been revealed.  It has been one year…

Dentistry

How has COVID-19 impacted the way you do dentistry?

We want to hear from you about how the pandemic has affected the way you carry out dentistry. Following the…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – ‘fear, helplessness and terror’ felt by frontline dental staff in China

Frontline dental staff working during the coronavirus pandemic in China experienced feelings of ‘fear and terror’, it has been revealed.…

Dentistry

Never let level 3 PPE get in the way of good communication: dentistry in a COVID-19 world

Dr Mac Bule explains how to avoid letting new ways of practising dentistry get in the way of good communication…

Dentistry

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