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90 seconds during lockdown with…Megan Fairhall
Today Megan Fairhall explains how the COVID-19 lockdown is impacting her and what she’s been up to. Megan Fairhall Megan…
Oral health
‘Look of panic’: one dentist’s experience working on the COVID-19 frontline
Jamie Durrant-Fellows is a clinical lead for periodontics and facial aesthetics who has been working as a senior house officer…
Dentistry
What COVID-19 has taught us about whistleblowing
Bindiya Thakrar explores what the current COVID-19 pandemic has taught us about whistleblowing. When COVID-19 first hit us here in…
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… Prepare for ‘new…
Dentistry
Seeing the positives – what COVID-19 can teach the dental industry
Dr Maria Papavergos talks of her pandemic experience and how the dental profession can – and should – take away…
Dentistry
How will COVID-19 impact paediatric dentistry?
As the UK looks to ease itself out of lockdown, the dentistry industry prepares to adjust its practices to the…
Dentistry
A training year on pause – the impact of COVID-19 on foundation dentists
Louisa Jarvie explains what life is like during lockdown for a foundation dentist and how she believes they will bounce…
Young Dentist
Action on Sugar says UK’s oral health likely to worsen following COVID-19
A campaign group has slammed big brands for capitalising off the back of the lockdown as it states the pandemic…
Dentistry
Redeployment: dentists in intensive care
Krupali and Gabby recall their experiences when working in an intensive care ward during the COVID-19 outbreak. Little did anybody…
Young Dentist
Back to work: evidence-based guidelines for safe dentistry after COVID-19
Dental organisation Alpha Omega has published a set of evidence-based protocols aimed at getting the dental profession back to work.…
Dentistry
90 seconds during lockdown with…Nafisa Mughal
Here we find out what Nafisa Mughal has been up to during the COVID-19 lockdown. Nafisa Mughal Nafisa Mughal is…
Aesthetic dentistry
Reinvigorate, reassemble and realign your team ready for reopening
Anthony Gedge’s latest exposé on how a Manchester pushchair millionaire can reenergise you to reinvigorate, reassemble, realign your team when…
Dentistry
What’s it like to catch COVID-19?
Linda Greenwall interviews London dentist Richard Prais – one of the earliest confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK. Richard…
Aesthetic dentistry
Lessons from Houston, Texas, as dental practices reopen
As Houston, Texas reopens its dental practices, what can we learn for our practices and patients in the UK? Yesterday…
Dentistry
‘Extremely concerned’: latest NHS figures reveal 20% of children are obese
A dentist is calling on industry colleagues to help change patients’ diets as new NHS statistics show a significant hike…
Oral health
Dentistry post lockdown – how to protect ourselves and our patients
Nissit Patel reviews the literature and gives his thoughts on how to protect dental teams and patients after the lockdown.…
Dentistry
How to have difficult conversations with your team
Are you currently worried about difficult conversations you might have to have at work after lockdown? Mark Topley lists some…
Dentistry
Volunteering in an ICU – one foundation dentist’s experience
Chandni Nakum, a current foundation dentist, speaks to one anonymous London foundation dentist who is working in a London hospital…
Young Dentist
Island isolation: how COVID-19 has impacted dentistry on UK isles
Dentistry Online has spoken to dentists residing on UK islands to see how their practices are coping with the pandemic. …
Dentistry