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Six-figure funding package will help improve dental surgery ventilation in Wales
A £450,000 package has been secured to help dental practices improve their ventilation systems in Wales. The move has been…
Dentistry
COVID-19 – calls and complaints about dentistry increased by 450% over summer
The top two most searched for advice articles in the summer were about how to access an NHS dentist, a…
Dentistry
Avoiding burnout – how to foster engaged dental professionals
Mahrukh Khwaja discusses the importance of fostering engagement to avoid burnout and how it can boost wellbeing and resilience levels.…
Dentistry
A ‘new model’ of paediatric dentistry operating in Leeds
Caroline Holland introduces an innovative way of delivering paediatric dentistry to children in the UK, without having to attend the…
Dentistry
One quarter of practices predict COVID recovery will take less than a year
Four in five practices expect to bounce back from the COVID pandemic within the next three years. This is according…
Dentistry
My Castellini – with Kevin Dobbs
Here Kevin Dobbs explains why an ability to rely on the best dental equipment is vital to ensure his Academy…
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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… Tooth loss could…
Dentistry
Looking back on 2020 and forward to 2021
As we head for the finish line of 2020, Chris Barrow pauses for thought to look back at the year…
Dentistry
P-001 – the new extra-oral aerosol suction system
Olif introduces its innovative new extra-oral aerosol suction system, keeping the dental team and patients safe whilst working. The innovative…
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COVID-19 – 10% UK’s dental hygienists and therapists not back at work
Of those who are back at work, more than half of the UK’s dental hygienists and therapists are working reduced…
Oral health
Bridge2aid – surviving the challenges of COVID-19
Shaenna Loughnane shares with Dentistry Online the challenges the charity has faced in 2020 and how the team has adapted…
Dentistry
Operation Moonshot: how effective is the track and trace system?
If we shoot for the moon but miss, asks Kevin Lewis, will we all end up seeing stars? Encore un…
Dentistry
Decon Pete – COVID-19 and 2020 – what a year!
Introducing Decon Pete who will discuss everything dental practices need to know about disinfection and decontamination. In his first column,…
Dentistry
Tooth loss could be a symptom of long COVID, experts suggest
Tooth loss could be a new side effect of long COVID, dentists have warned. It has emerged that coronavirus may…
Oral health
COVID-19 – mouth cancer referrals fall by 33%
Mouth cancer referrals have fallen by one third since the start of the pandemic – sparking calls for urgent action.…
Dentistry
Is now the right time to prioritise charity work?
Despite being in the middle of a pandemic, Mark Topley explains why working with a charity is more important than…
Dentistry
Commercial tenancies during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ivath Khan explores the implications of the pandemic on landlords and tenants of business properties. Before the pandemic, most business…
Dentistry
CDO Sara Hurley – ‘prioritise patients with suspected mouth cancer’
The majority of dental treatments now carried out are tooth saving, it has been confirmed. In her latest update to…
Dentistry
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… ‘Utterly wrongheaded’ –…
Dentistry