Pride Month

How does the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of ‘woman’ impact dental practices?

We learn how the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ has implications for dentistry, dental staff and…

Patient management

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

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

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

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

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

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

My experience as a trans man in dentistry – and how it can be more inclusive


Dental hygiene student Ben Marriott opens up about his own experience as a trans man in dentistry and how some…

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

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

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

Celebrating Pride Month – three LGBTQ+ stories from the dental profession

This week marks the beginning of Pride Month, which is dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ+ communities all around the world.…

Dentistry