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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
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
Brexit – potential impacts on the dental profession
Now that a deal is in the place with the EU, specialist dental accountant Nathan Poole examines the possible challenges…
Dentistry
FFP3 masks – HSE says not for more than one-hour use
The dental industry widely deploys disposable FFP3 masks. Yet HSE guidance doesn’t recommend continuous wear of more than one hour.…
Dentistry
What the future of dental education might look like
Dental student Ali Al-Naher talks to Dental Sky’s Joe Earl about the future provision of dentistry and dental education. Global…
Young Dentist
Dentistry Online’s 2020 round up
Following one of the most eventful years in living memory, we look back and review the biggest dental news headlines…
Dentistry
COVID-19 – dental practices must deliver 45% of NHS contracts
Chief dental officer Sara Hurley, has written to the dental profession about arrangements for NHS contracts in the final quarter. …
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… COVID-19 – dentists’…
Dentistry
PPE order limits for dental practices increase over Christmas
Limits on personal protective equipment orders (PPE) have been increased over Christmas. The PPE portal – set up by the…
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
The impact of COVID-19 on sustainability in dentistry
A year on from the Extinction Rebellion protests in London, and following a COVID-19 pandemic, Alkisti Vousvouni discusses sustainability issues…
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… Mouthwash can kill…
Dentistry
COVID contracts – PPE sources with political connections given priority, says watchdog
PPE suggestions from MPs, government officials and ministers’ offices were ‘fast tracked’ for contracts, it has been revealed. The cross-government…
Dentistry
Dental profession calls for permanent VAT exemption on PPE
Dentists are calling for a permanent VAT exemption on personal protective equipment (PPE) to help healthcare settings fight COVID-19. Kicked…
Dentistry
Temporary VAT holiday on PPE set to finish
VAT on PPE is set to resume at 20% from the end of October after the Treasury ended its ‘tax…
Dentistry
Can dentistry survive without furlough?
With the furlough scheme finishing at the end of October, we ask Andy Acton whether he believes dentistry will survive…
Dentistry
Eco-friendly PPE helps to tackle poverty in disadvantaged communities
A group of dentists are making customised and eco-friendly PPE – including face masks and gowns – in a bid…
Dentistry
COVID-19 – what should dental teams do after a positive test?
With confusing guidance over how to react to COVID-19, Priya Sharma clarifies how dental practices should react. The COVID-19 pandemic…
Dentistry
England’s CDO cuts fallow time requirements for dental practices
All four of the UK’s chief dental officers have accepted recommendations cutting fallow time to potentially 10 minutes. Put together…
Dentistry