Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days…
‘Look of panic’: one dentist’s experience working on the COVID-19 frontline
We continue to hear your experiences of working on the frontline. This week Jamie Durrant-Fellows discusses his time on the frontline and the look of panic in some of his patient’s eyes.
New stats show healthcare workers do not have higher COVID-19 death rate
Latest analysis from the Office for National Statistics shows that healthcare workers do not have higher rates of COVID-19 deaths compared with the general population.
BAPD launches recommendations on returning to clinical practice
Many associations and professionals are beginning to encourage a ‘back to work’ movement in dentistry. The BAPD kick started this by launching its recommendations on returning to clinical practice.
Dental groups band together to create ‘back to work’ guidance
Following this, other dental organisations have joined forces to provide return-to-work guidelines.
The DFT guide to coming out the other side of COVID-19
And Lorna Gladwin gave her DFT guide to coming out the other side of COVID-19.
COVID-19 – managing costs through a crisis
Andy Acton has given his thoughts on the important subject of managing costs through this coronavirus crisis. Before giving his advice on how practices can move forward.
Mouthwash could help lower COVID-19 transmissions, research suggests
As we move towards the next phase of lockdown recent studies show how looking after our oral health can help. Mouthwash has been shown to help lower COVID-19 transmissions.
Denture hygiene reminders could help to slow COVID-19
And denture hygiene reminders could also help slow the virus.
Dentistry Top 50 – the 2020 results
You’ll be pleased to know the news this week wasn’t all about the coronavirus! Earlier this week we saw the release of 2020’s Dentistry Top 50 most influential people.
Drone technology: what the future of dentistry could look like
And Neel Barchha gave us his thoughts on what the future of dentistry might look like. Could it include drone technology?
Latest webinars
Make sure you take a look at the latest webinars happening over on Dentistry Study Club. Next week we have:
- Steps to success using Philips Zoom! whitening gel – with Andrew Wallace – Tuesday 19 May at 19:00
- Free infection control webinar: COVID-19 – another virus for us to work with in dentistry – with Michelle Meredith – Thursday 21 May at 19:00.
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