NHS

A foundation dentist’s account from the COVID-19 frontline

After her call to help at Northwick Park hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak, Lauren Clark tells us how her experience…

Young Dentist

Acting with immunity

John Makin warns the public should not hold dental professionals to an unattainable standard after the applause fades away. Every…

Dentistry

‘Dentistry will clearly never be the same again’

Richard Scarborough asks principal dentist Martina Hodgson about her approach to running a private dental practice in the weeks since…

Orthodontics

Routine dental care in Wales to resume in 2021, new plans suggest

The CDO for Wales, Colette Bridgman, has published plans to get dentistry back up and running over the next 12…

Dentistry

Life during and after lockdown as a new practice owner

When the lockdown was announced, Mihir Shah had only been a practice owner for 18 months. Here he explains his…

Private Practice

’Emotionally challenging’: stories from the dental care frontline

As the world of dentistry continues to navigate the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of our dental care colleagues…

Dentistry

Scotland’s CDO reveals ‘return to work’ plans for dental practices

Tom Ferris, the CDO for Scotland, has unveiled steps aimed at getting the dental profession back to work. The three-phase…

Dentistry

Smoking and behaviour change

Anna Middleton gives her perspective as an ex-smoker what it’s like to give up smoking and how dental teams can…

Oral health

Setting up a private urgent dental care hub during the COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic represents a challenge to all healthcare. Due to the nature of dentistry, social distancing is impossible…

Private Practice

The cost of reopening dental practices after COVID-19

As dental practices start looking at what they might need to reopen once the COVID-19 lockdown ends, Seb Evans explores…

Dentistry

BAPD launches recommendations on returning to clinical practice

The British Association of Private Dentistry (BAPD) has launched its recommendations on returning to normal clinical working practices. On the…

Private Practice

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… Prepare for ‘new…

Dentistry

‘Extremely concerned’: latest NHS figures reveal 20% of children are obese

A dentist is calling on industry colleagues to help change patients’ diets as new NHS statistics show a significant hike…

Oral health

Island isolation: how COVID-19 has impacted dentistry on UK isles

Dentistry Online has spoken to dentists residing on UK islands to see how their practices are coping with the pandemic. …

Dentistry

Prepare for ‘new era of dental care’, Sara Hurley warns

NHS England will expand the urgent dental care system as part of the next phase of the NHS’s response to…

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… Urgent dental care…

Dentistry

Urgent dental care centres shut as NHS refuses funding

Urgent dental care centres across Hertfordshire have shut their doors after the NHS refused to promise any extra funding. The…

Dentistry

COVID-19 crisis is ignoring labour rights violations, suggests report

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the suffering of thousands, a new report into labour rights violations suggests.…

Dentistry

Mydentist goes the extra mile to help local communities smile through COVID-19

Mydentist practice teams around the UK have been helping their local communities smile through acts of kindness. From delivering prescriptions…

Dentistry