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Welsh dentists given critical worker status to continue working during lockdown
Vaughan Gething MS has confirmed the Welsh government considers dentists as critical workers, allowing them to continue working during lockdown.…
Dentistry
Simple ways to delight your orthodontic patients
With the popularity of orthodontics growing following lockdown, Arnold Gangaidzo explains how to keep your patients happy. Patients want their…
Orthodontics
What’s life like at dental school following lockdown? – a student’s perspective
With dental students returning to university, we speak to Gursahib Sohal about what life is like following the COVID-19 lockdown.…
Young Dentist
Rebuilding relationships with your patients
Lynne Clark speaks to Barry Oulton about how practice leaders can begin rebuilding relationships with their patients after lockdown. For…
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Invisalign treatment is flying after COVID locks down dentistry
With much of dentistry limited due to COVID-19, Arnold Gangaidzo explains why demand for Invisalign treatment is flying. On 23…
Orthodontics
Andrea Ubhi meets Chris Oxborrow
This month, Dr Andrea Ubhi, author, speaker and equality advocate talks with psychotherapist Christine Oxborrow. They discuss the personality type…
Private Practice
How we attracted new patients during lockdown
Hap Gill, the owner of The Richmond Dentist, continued marketing throughout lockdown and has continued to attract new patients. Here…
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Only one in eight brushed teeth twice a day during UK lockdown
Only 12% of Brits have been brushing their teeth twice a day since the COVID-19 lockdown, it has been revealed.…
Oral health
10 steps back to practice after COVID-19 – virtual consultations
With a growth in popularity, Claire Berry explores whether virtual consultations are the new way forward for dental advice. When…
Oral health
How our practices survived the lockdown
As we move slowly out of lockdown, dentists and practice managers share their thoughts and feelings about the support they…
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Returning to work – a hygienist’s experience
Tiffani Hutchinson talks about her experience going back to practice as a dental hygienist, and explains what the future might…
Oral health
More than nine in 10 dentists say lockdown worsened UK’s oral health
The significant majority of dental professionals (96%) believe lockdown has negatively impacted the UK’s oral health. As a result, they…
Dentistry
Four keys to success in the ‘new normal’ – transitioning back from a UDC to community care
Foundation dentists Aliya Remtulla, Kelly King and Mahad Farrukh discuss their transition from a UDC to community care following lockdown. COVID-19 has…
Dentistry
Can Google compete with a dentistry degree?
With more patients turning to Google during lockdown, Sonal Bhoot explores whether this is a good option or not. Thanks…
Dentistry
Maternity leave as a practice owner during lockdown
Inderpreet Battu gives her experience of having a child just before lockdown and trying to keep a dental practice running…
Dentistry
The straight and narrow – life back in orthodontics
Emma Laing talks about what life in orthodontics has been like since she’s returned to the practice and started seeing…
Orthodontics
Practice owners – you are not alone!
Holly Foley encourages practice owners to reach out and support each other during these challenging post-COVID-19 times. Our profession is…
Private Practice
The lockdown diet: effects, and the role of the GDP
As patients start coming back to dental practices, Elizabeth Offen looks at how their oral health may have changed and…
Oral health
Preparing patients for their first appointments post-lockdown
Sherali Patel discusses ways hygienists and therapists can better prepare their patients for their first appointments post lockdown. Dentistry has…
Oral health
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