Catherine Rutland

Catherine Rutland

Author at Dentistry Online

Catherine Rutland is clinical director at Denplan, part of Simplyhealth.
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Culture change in dentistry crucial to improve working lives of women

As we approach International Women’s Day, Catherine Rutland considers this year’s theme of ‘inspire inclusion’ and what this means in dentistry. Our profession will constantly morph and change, it has done over the last decade and will continue to do so. There are many factors that cause those changes, some very obvious, like the current…

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Wellbeing in the workplace: pressure on dentists at an all-time high

Catherine Rutland discusses the current picture of wellbeing among dental professionals and what recent political announcements might mean for the future of dentistry. At the start of October we saw the end of the political party conference season. And with it, renewed energy and commitments to improve the health of our nation. While it was…

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Core Strengths – sending the right message

Catherine Rutland on dispelling dentistry myths and finding solutions for the wider provision of dentistry in this country. The Health and Social Care Committee has confirmed that it is holding an inquiry into dentistry. Thus, we must use this opportunity to provide a clear picture of the profession’s views and thoughts on key areas. Easy…

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Core Strengths – personal and professional development

Catherine Rutland shares why personal development and understanding is equally as important as growing professionally. Professional development is something we are very aware of. Interestingly, I seem to have had quite a few conversations recently about how we develop and what for. There can be a big focus on clinical subjects, yet we often forget…

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Core Strengths – the ethical challenges with dental tourism

Catherine Rutland explores the ethical dilemmas dentists face when a patient walks into a practice with problems linked to dental tourism. We very often can go for some time in life without something challenging our ethics. We don’t often think about them too much and it’s not until we’re conflicted that they become forefront in…

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Twenty-five years of morale ups and downs

Catherine Rutland reflects on how morale in dentistry has changed over the past 25 years, including attitudes to mental health and how to create a positive environment. In my mind, morale and wellbeing are inextricably linked. When reflecting over the last 25 years, the interesting thing is that the amount these subjects are discussed and…

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Core strengths – cultivating compassion

Catherine Rutland explains why compassion towards your team and peers is vital. Reading an interesting article on compassionate leadership recently caused me to think more broadly about intraprofessional compassion. I am not sure that is even a ‘proper’ term. However, what I mean is the compassion we show to each other within the profession.  Whilst…


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