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Free PPE for dental practices extended to end of June
Free PPE will be available for dental practices until the end of June this year, it has been revealed. Health…
Dentistry
A short guide to mortgages
Magdelena Harding, senior financial consultant at Wesleyan Financial Services, shares her advice on getting a mortgage and how the pandemic…
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Six ways hygiene and therapy can rescue your practice
Nick Coller examines how effective deployment of hygiene and therapy personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond can turn them…
Dentistry
Eight in 10 at increased risk of caries since pandemic, research shows
More than half (55%) of the UK say they have neglected their teeth during lockdown – sparking fears over increased…
Oral health
Letters to Dentistry Online – are NHS dentists busy or not?
Opinion on whether NHS dentistry should return is mixed. Dentistry Online is receiving numerous correspondence on the matter. Here is…
Dentistry
Spike in cases of ‘COVID tongue’ in patients, health expert says
Increasing cases of ‘COVID tongue’ are being seen in patients who test positive for coronavirus, according to a health expert. …
Oral health
Skin cancer – should dental teams start checking their patients?
Skin cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the UK. Annette Matthews explores whether dental teams should start inspecting…
Aesthetic dentistry
Dannii’s diaries – why 2021 is the year of the dental nurse
In the first of a new series, Dannii Schroven discusses why now is the time for the dental nurse to…
Dental Nursing
Funding cuts could deny dental care to thousands, says MP
Funding cuts could deprive thousands of dental care, an MP has argued in a fresh bid to protect NHS services. …
Dentistry
Reflecting on 2020
John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union, reflects on how we can still learn important lessons from a difficult…
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Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed
In this latest instalment of Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed, Practice Plan’s Nigel Jones and British Dental Association chair Eddie…
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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… MPs join calls…
Dentistry
‘Unattainable targets’ – MPs debate impact of COVID-19 on dental services
Members of Parliament pushed for the government to scrap NHS dental targets in the latest bid to protect dental services. …
Dentistry
COVID-19 vaccination – dental professionals’ moral duty to help
It’s time for UK dentists to put down their drills and pick up syringes to back the COVID-19 vaccination effort…
Dentistry
Temperature scanners of ‘limited value’ in detecting COVID-19
Temperature scanners are of limited accuracy when it comes to detecting COVID-19, it has been suggested. Experts in physiology argue…
Dentistry
Save time and boost profits
Rachel Moreland explains how you can save time and boost profits in your dental practice with a digital approach. There’s…
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COVID-19 – GDC releases new regulatory advice
Dental regulators have released new advice in the face of the renewed national lockdown. The General Dental Council (GDC) has…
Dentistry
Nearly eight in 10 practices report spike in cancelled or missed dental appointments
NHS dentistry faces an ‘uncertain future’ after 45% say they are less likely to seek routine care during the new…
Dentistry
‘No data’ to support second dose vaccine delay
Henry Quach explores the potential impact of delivering the COVID-19 vaccines 12 weeks apart instead of 21 days apart. The…
Dentistry