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Ukrainian refugees returning home for dental treatment
A mother from Ukraine has said she will return to the country in order to get dental treatment due to…
NHS in crisis
Moving from Ukraine to the UK as a paediatric dentist
Mariya Dolhova shares her journey from paediatric dentistry in Ukraine to impacting dental health in the UK. Ukrainian paediatric dentist…
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Dentists join exodus as one in five Ukrainians in south east return home
A dentist is among the one in five Ukrainians in the south east who are opting to return home, prompting…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 28 January 2023
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… What is the profession saying…
Dentistry
We need dentistry at the frontline, says Ukraine’s deputy Health Minister
Oksana Dmytriieva, a former dentist and deputy Health Minister of the Ukrainian government, talks to Leo Jurkiw about how the…
Dentistry
Planmeca donates five mobile dental clinics to Ukraine
Finnish healthcare technology manufacturer Planmeca is donating five fully furnished mobile dental clinics to Ukraine. Planmeca, one of the world’s…
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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 20 August 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Patient flies to Nepal to…
Dentistry
Dentists from Ukraine waiting ‘up to three years’ to practise in UK
A family of Ukrainian dentists have described the ‘sad’ realities of passing the overseas registration exam in order to practise…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week – 30 July 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem – here’s what happened over the past seven days… ‘Significant decline’…
Dentistry
‘It’s like survivor’s guilt’ – one dentist on the emotional impact of the Russia-Ukraine war
Dentist Myroslav Goncharuk-Khomyn talks to Leo Jurkiw about the realities of life in western Ukraine and how he is contributing…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week – 16 July 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem – here’s what happened over the past seven days… Nine in…
Dentistry
‘I believe we’ll pass through this dark period’ – the perspective of a dentist in Ukraine
Leo Jurkiw interviews Stella Benjaminova, the owner of a dental clinic in Ukraine, to hear about how they are surviving…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week – 18 June 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Reform of NHS…
Dentistry
More than £85,000 worth of dental equipment donated to Ukraine
After overseeing a five-figure dental donation to Ukraine, Leo Jurkiw opens up about the importance of maintaining momentum when it…
Dentistry
What is the current state of Ukrainian dentistry?
Myroslav Goncharuk-Khomyn provides his views on the current situation of Ukrainian dentistry, and the challenges being faced. The war in…
Dentistry
Ukraine war – ‘have you ever cemented crowns with explosions nearby?’
Leo Jurkiw speaks to Oleksandr Dikalo, director of Dental Clinic 8 Kharkiv, about life practising as a dentist, whilst in…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week – 23 April 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dentistry Census – dentistry…
Dentistry
‘Making promises that can’t be kept’ – Ukrainian refugees offered NHS dentistry
Health professionals are advised to help refugees from Ukraine find an NHS dentist, sparking fears that new arrivals will be…
Dentistry
Kevin Lewis – putting it into perspective
Kevin Lewis discusses the war in Ukraine and how fortunate we are in the UK to be untouched by such…
Dentistry