LGBTQ+

How has dentistry changed for LGBTQ+ professionals?

As Pride Month draws to a close, Anna Peterson reflects on how the dental profession has become more inclusive for…

Dentistry

The profession’s duty of care towards LGBTQ+ patients

Andrew Gilliver of the LGBT Foundation discusses supporting LGBTQ+ patients and staff, including how to ask the right questions and…

Dentistry

Creating a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community in the dental practice

Nick Coller discusses the significance of Pride Month and how dental practices can create a safe place for the LGBTQ+…

Dentistry

Is dentistry inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community?

This Pride Month, we asked our audience whether dentistry is an inclusive profession for the LGBTQ+ community – find out…

Dentistry

How to be considerate towards transgender and non-binary patients

This Pride Month, Ben Marriott shares ten tips for ensuring your dental practice is inclusive and considerate of transgender and…

Dentistry

NHS LGBT inclusivity scheme axed due to ‘lack of funding’

The government has reportedly defunded the NHS Rainbow Badge Partnership, a scheme aiming to foster LGBT inclusivity in healthcare settings.…

Dentistry

Why celebrating Pride is important in dentistry

As Pride month draws to an end, we hear from two dental professionals who explain why it is so integral…

Dentistry

Technically Speaking – why Pride Month is for everyone

‘Pride Month is not just for the LGBTQ+ community’: Emily and Eleanor Pittard discuss what Pride Month really means, why…

Columnists

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 2 July 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Sara Hurley CDO…

Dentistry

LGBTQ+ in dentistry – ‘you as a dentist is more important than who you’re dating’

Partners Sherri Maclennan and Stephanie Alexander talk us through their experiences in dentistry as members of the LGBTQ+ community and…

Dentistry

LGBTQIA+ in dentistry – ‘It’s okay not to know cultures beyond our own – what counts is wanting to learn’

Danny Hayes (he/him), regional marketing manager at Bupa Dental Care, discusses his experience in dentistry as a member of the…

Dentistry

Nursing Matters – how we can all promote LGBTQ+ inclusivity

In celebration of pride month, Gemma Forsythe has spoken to LGBTQ+ members within the profession to discuss their experiences and…

Dental Nursing

How to ensure minority groups feel seen in dentistry

Hassan Shariff considers how teams and practices can take steps to support gender minority groups within dentistry. According to the…

Young Dentist

‘We’re not following a trend’ – trans inclusivity in dentistry

Dental therapist Leon Bassi talks us through the importance of supporting the trans community and why this will make dentistry…

Dentistry

‘You can be successful and be gay’ – a hygienist’s experience in dentistry as a gay woman

As we mark Pride Month this June, Anna Peterson opens up about her journey as a gay woman within dentistry…

Oral health

Sexual orientation in dentistry

As part of a series of articles tackling diversity and inclusivity in dentistry, Sharon Kaur speaks to Robbie Stewart about…

Dentistry

Treatment and care of the LGBTQ community

As the UK marks Pride Month 2021, Nick Coller explains how dental teams can help the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…

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… Dentists call for…

Dentistry

Facial aesthetics – considerations for transgender patients

Clinicians play an ‘integral role’ in the transitioning process for transgender patients. A new study has detailed the key considerations…

Aesthetic dentistry