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Life in practice after lockdown – Chris Barrow
With dental practices returning, Chris Barrow touches on the impact lockdown has on his business and gives his advice on…
Private Practice
Which parts of ‘normal’ are worth returning to?
Catherine Gough explores how to choose the areas of our lives we would like to return back to normal as…
Young Dentist
Is there a link between COVID-19 and oral hygiene?
Professor Martin Addy and Dr Victoria Sampson look at the connection between good oral hygiene practices and COVID-19. A recent…
Oral health
Secrets to success with Bill Dorfman
Today Jana Denzel speaks to Bill Dorfman about his journey in dentistry, how to overcome challenges and his advice to…
Dentistry
Embracing diversity
CODE explains how principals can help create a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion within dental practices. As businesses, we…
Dentistry
Leicester dentists told ‘use clinical judgement’ on new lockdown measures
NHS England is telling dental practices across Leicester to use their clinical judgement as to whether they can remain open.…
Dentistry
10 steps back to practice after COVID-19 – PPE
Neel Kothari explores the different options of PPE available to practices and the dental team as they look to reopen.…
Dentistry
A healthy word – returning to practice
As Anna Middleton makes her return to practice, she explains how the practice and dental team made the transition as…
Oral health
CQC to discuss registration repayment options
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will discuss repayment options if practices are struggling to pay their registration fees, a meeting…
Dentistry
10 steps back to practice after COVID-19 – patient workflow
Kris Leeson and Rob Lewis describe the patient workflow through their practice and explain how to keep patients and the…
Dentistry
Life in practice after lockdown – Manrina Rhode
Manrina describes how the workflow in her practice has changed since going back and what new procedures they have introduced.…
Aesthetic dentistry
Three in five dentists feel COVID-19 pandemic increased their stress and anxiety
Almost 70% of dental professionals feel they are experiencing higher stress and anxiety levels as a result of the pandemic.…
Dentistry
Dentists unable to continue wearing a respirator mask in the long term
Four in five dentists cannot tolerate wearing an FFP2 or FFP3 respirator mask on a long-term basis, research reveals. This…
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… ‘The hardest week…
Dentistry
NHS England dental practices told to assess vulnerable staff within four weeks
Dental practices, hospitals and other NHS employers have been told to finish the assessments for at-risk staff within four weeks…
Dentistry
DenScreen – patient screening and COVID-19 testing for dental practices
DenScreen is a systematic screening system, allowing clinicians to individually and accurately assess each patient’s COVID-19 risk. Professor David Denning…
Dentistry
How prepared is dentistry for a second COVID-19 wave?
Seb Evans explores the possibility of a second COVID-19 wave and the impact this will have on dentistry. In an…
Dentistry
Dental team changes – coming back after lockdown
Raha Sepehrara considers the difficult decisions some members of the dental team are making and how business owners should deal…
Private Practice
‘The hardest week so far’: one dentist’s experience of getting back to practice
A dentist has spoken out about what it has been like resuming face-to-face care. He says better communications would help…
Dentistry