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What dentistry can learn about community from BBC radio presenter Nadia Ali

In the latest episode of Dentistry Talks podcast, we speak with BBC radio presenter Nadia Ali whose story is one…

Business

How does the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of ‘woman’ impact dental practices?

We learn how the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ has implications for dentistry, dental staff and…

Patient management

UK riots: calls for dentistry to ‘stand strong’ against racism

In light of the current UK riots, the dental profession needs to stand strong and in solidarity – regardless of…

Dentistry

How can we improve communication to avoid discrimination?

Nicola Sherlock considers the technique and tools that help teams develop good relationships with a diverse patient base. There are…

Clinical Dentistry

Dental students ‘likely to under-report racist incidents’, says study

Dental students ‘felt compelled to put patients’ interests first’ despite racist comments, according to a new study that looks at…

Dentistry

A need for change: discrimination in dentistry

We talk to Dr Kim Chan, the principal at Avenue Dental Surgery, part of the Dentex group, in Torquay. She…

Private Practice

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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… One quarter of…

Dentistry

Discrimination and bias ‘may be getting worse’ in NHS, says report

Discrimination and unfair treatment is ‘evident’ within the NHS despite efforts to tackle it, a new report found. The findings…

Dentistry

Treatment and care of the LGBTQ community

As the UK marks Pride Month 2021, Nick Coller explains how dental teams can help the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…

Dentistry