COVID-19

Dental foundation training during a COVID year

Puja Jalota shares her experiences of being a foundation dentist during the COVID-19 pandemic and describes how study days, coursework…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – social media and family ‘most common’ sources of oral health information

Family, friends and social media – these were reportedly the most common sources of dental information during the pandemic.  This…

Dentistry

CDO Sara Hurley announces change to fallow time requirements

Chief dental officer Sara Hurley has announced new changes to fallow time requirements in England. Fallow time following an aerosol-generating…

Dentistry

Then and now: COVID-19 and PPE from a dental nurse’s perspective

Student dental nurse Alis Fleming discusses how PPE has influenced the way she works in the dental practice. With the…

Dental Nursing

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One in four dentists in Scotland report depressive symptoms

More than one quarter of dentists in Scotland report ‘significant depressive’ symptoms amidst COVID-19. This is according to recent survey…

Dentistry Scotland

Long COVID: implications for employers

Anna Bithrey discusses long COVID, assessing how the illness is classified and the key considerations for employees and employers. According…

Dentistry

No dental practices in York are taking on new NHS patients

No dental practices are accepting new NHS patients in York, it has been revealed.  Out of the 39 practices in…

Dentistry

Top seven tips for managing halitosis

After noticing a rise in ‘mask mouth’ due to the pandemic, Amber Ojak provides her top seven tips for managing…

Oral health

Practices in Scotland who recruit dental nurse trainees given free PPE

Bundles of free PPE are reserved for dental practices in Scotland taking on trainee dental nurses. The move – sanctioned…

Dental Nursing

Dental nursing roles see 72% salary increase compared to last year, says recruitment site

Salaries of dental nursing roles have seen a 72% increase across the last year, new data suggests. According to recruitment…

Dental Nursing

How to plan for a happy retirement and get the best out of your pensions

Phil Bowler describes how you are never too young to plan ahead for your retirement. Retirement should be seen as…

Dentistry

Government failed to deliver pledge for a smoke-free England

More than two years have passed since the government made plans for England to be smoke-free by 2030. And a…

Oral health

Dentaid – how they provide oral care to the UK’s most vulnerable

We speak to Andy Evans from Dentaid about what the charity does and how it is coping during the COVID-19…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – dental standard operating procedure updated in England

‘Not yet business as usual’ – this is the key message that has been put out to the dental profession…

Dentistry

What does the 19 July mean for dentistry?

Monday 19 July – the date we will wave goodbye to the restrictions that have guided our lives for more…

Dentistry

Scotland’s CDO updates profession on infection control guidance

The chief dental officer (CDO) for Scotland has updated the profession on the future of infection and prevention control in…

Dentistry Scotland

The COVID dental graduates – what will we bring to the profession?

Kiri Paul explores the additional skills dental graduates will pick up during the COVID-19 pandemic and how this can help…

Young Dentist

NHS dental practice values plummet in last quarter

New figures reveal that NHS practice values plummeted in the last quarter as the UK experienced its third lockdown. This…

Dentistry

Scotland scraps plan to introduce activity targets for dental practices requiring financial support

The government in Scotland has abandoned plans to introduce activity targets to guarantee practices get financial support.  Tom Ferris, the…

Dentistry Scotland