gender

Give to gain: achieving gender equality in dentistry

Stevie Farndon speaks to five women overcoming gender barriers to transform dentistry through leadership, mentorship and purpose. International Women’s Day…

Dentistry

Four in 10 transgender people have avoided dental care

Around 42% of transgender (trans) people said they had avoided accessing dental care in a report on trans experiences of…

Dentistry

Are gender stereotypes still at play in dental nursing?

Abubakar Mir draws on his experience as a male dental nurse to consider why dental nursing remains female dominated and…

Dental Nursing

Does the term ‘dentistry’ need a rethink?

Whoever would have guessed that a debate on gender identity would have such resonance for dentistry? Kevin Lewis uncovers some…

Columnists

Women in dentistry – still not quite equal

With 35 years of dental experience, Zoe Close examines how the rise in numbers of women in dentistry is likely…

NHS to Private

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 29 June 2024

It’s been an interesting week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Is dentistry…

Dentistry

How does gender affect smile design?

Manrina Rhode explains how she helps patients to achieve a typically masculine or feminine smile, and the features that are…

Aesthetic dentistry

‘No quick fix’ – only nine out of 23 dental boards are 50% women

Only nine out of 23 dental organisations have a board where more than 50% were women, it has been revealed.…

Dentistry