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Strategic goals of GDC must consider mental wellbeing of registrants
Calls have been made for the General Dental Council (GDC) to consider dental teams’ wellbeing in its three-year plan. Dental…
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
How to protect downtime in a busy practice
Dentistry is traditionally an intense and often isolating profession. For many dental teams, the pandemic has exacerbated this. The challenges…
Dentistry
Ways to help team members care for their wellbeing
Working on the premise that prevention is better than cure, regional support manager at Practice Plan, Emma Flunt caught up…
Dentistry
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The Secret Dentist – a bright future
‘You need to plan to change things’: The Secret Dentist is at it again… This month he shares the key…
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
‘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
9 April 2022 – 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… Sara Hurley CDO…
Dentistry
Dental students in crisis
Ros Keeton, chairman of the British Dental Association Benevolent Fund, discusses the results of a recent survey into the financial and…
Young Dentist
Only half of young dentists ‘feel positive’ about their future in dentistry
Around half of young dentists feel positive about their future in the profession. This is according to new research carried out…
Young Dentist
Take a Moment – new year, new goals
Setting goals can help give us a sense of purpose and direction, giving us something to aim towards, Lauren Long…
Dentistry
Dental nurses’ wellbeing – ‘we all need to support and uplift each other’
Following a recent report that exposes a lack of research into the wellbeing of dental nurses, Grace Burridge considers the…
Dental Nursing
Mental health – review suggests little or no evidence of research into wellbeing of dental nurses
Little or no research has been carried out into the mental health of dental nurses, a report shows. While there…
Dental Nursing
Nursing matters – you can’t pour from an empty cup
Gemma Forsythe talks about the pressures of nursing and why dental nurses need to take time out for themselves during…
Dental Nursing
One in four dentists in Scotland report depressive symptoms
More than one quarter of dentists in Scotland report ‘significant depressive’ symptoms amidst COVID-19. This is according to recent survey…
Dentistry Scotland
Mothers’ mental health impacts children’s oral hygiene
The mental health of mothers can impact the toothbrushing habits in children, it has emerged. Postpartum depression or a lack…
Oral health