Mental health
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Technically Speaking – addressing mental health
This month, Emily and Eleanor Pittard discuss the importance of addressing mental health within your dental team and the many…
Laboratory
Fitness to practise investigations have ‘significant’ negative impact on mental health, says GDC report
A new GDC-commissioned report into fitness to practise investigations found they had a ‘significant negative impact’ on individuals – despite…
Dentistry
In living colour – the impact of environment on mental health
Kirsty Hague, art therapist and interiors expert at Hague Dental, explores the impact of environment on mental health and the…
Dentistry
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GDC was unable to disclose number of suicides
After being unable to reveal data on the number of people who have died by suicide while under fitness to…
Dentistry
Boosting resilience and wellbeing in dentistry
Mahrukh Khwaja details how preventative education is key to minimising burnout within dentistry. The theme for World Mental Health Day…
Dentistry
Dentips with Mahrukh Khwaja – managing mental health
In light of Mental Health Awareness month, Mahrukh Khwaja discusses her Dentip for managing mental health and wellbeing. In this…
Dentistry
World Mental Health Day with Preetee Hylton – ‘I felt alone, misunderstood, and judged’
Preetee Hylton opens up about why mental health conversations are so important to her both personally and professionally. Why are…
Dentistry
World Mental Health Day with Kyle Stanley – ‘separate your profession from your purpose’
As we mark World Mental Health Day, Kyle Stanley talks to Dentistry.co.uk about why wellbeing conversations need to be at…
Dentistry
Burnt out to thriving – the importance of preventative approaches to wellbeing in dentistry
‘The rewards are tremendous’: Mahrukh Khwaja looks at the importance of engaging dental professionals to take a preventative approach to…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 3 September 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Will the cost of living…
Dentistry
MPs call for dermal fillers to be prescription only after damning report into body image
MPs are calling on the government to introduce a new licensing regime for aesthetic treatments following a report into body…
Dentistry
Why dental professionals need regular breaks for a respectful workplace
In the face of the current recruitment crisis facing dentistry, Preetee Hylton highlights the importance of making the practice a…
Dentistry
The Mindset Expert – poor mental health ruining your life?
This month Mahmood Mawjee discusses the importance of addressing mental health in dentistry and how dentists can build mental resilience…
Dentistry
‘Urgent need’ to address dental patients with severe mental illness
Patients with serious mental illness are falling behind when it comes to oral health. According to a new study by…
Dentistry
Walk and Talk for Dentistry – how it can help to battle loneliness
As teams continue to Walk and Talk throughout the month of May, we hear from those who are taking part…
Dentistry
Dentistry Census – mental health worsened by pandemic
Two-thirds of dental professionals say their mental health worsened during the pandemic. Many revealed that they felt ‘nervous’, ‘depressed’ and…
Dentistry
Why should you Walk and Talk for dentistry?
Practices and dental leaders have banded together to Walk and Talk for mental health throughout the month of May. This…
Dentistry
Is your dental team ready to Walk and Talk this May?
Do you want to help break down the stigma surrounding mental health? We are encouraging you to get involved by…
Dentistry
Mental health in dentistry – is perfectionism still possible?
Robert Chaffe details the experiences he went through last year that left him fighting a GDC fitness to practise case.…
Aesthetic dentistry