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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… Leicester dentists told…
Dentistry
10 steps back to practice after COVID-19 – PPE
Neel Kothari explores the different options of PPE available to practices and the dental team as they look to reopen.…
Dentistry
10 steps back to practice after COVID-19 – patient workflow
Kris Leeson and Rob Lewis describe the patient workflow through their practice and explain how to keep patients and the…
Dentistry
Dentists unable to continue wearing a respirator mask in the long term
Four in five dentists cannot tolerate wearing an FFP2 or FFP3 respirator mask on a long-term basis, research reveals. This…
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… ‘The hardest week…
Dentistry
How prepared is dentistry for a second COVID-19 wave?
Seb Evans explores the possibility of a second COVID-19 wave and the impact this will have on dentistry. In an…
Dentistry
‘The hardest week so far’: one dentist’s experience of getting back to practice
A dentist has spoken out about what it has been like resuming face-to-face care. He says better communications would help…
Dentistry
Avoid overheating in full PPE – how dental teams can stay cool
More PPE purchases, more breaks and more hydration – this is the advice of Public Heath England (PHE) for workplaces…
Dentistry
Dental Protection offers support if unable to wear a fit-tested mask
Dental Protection is still offering its membership and assistance if clinicians are unable to wear a fit-tested mask. After the…
Dentistry
10 steps back to practice after COVID-19 – encouraging patients back
As dental practices face a ‘new normal’, Laura Horton discovers new ways to help encourage patients back to dentistry. Post…
Dentistry
10 steps back to practice after COVID-19 – staff training
Melissa Taylor explains how dental teams need staff training to get your practice back up to speed after COVID-19. As…
Oral health
Recalling the dental team – legal considerations
With dental practices returning to work and recalling their dental teams, Stuart Craig outlines some of the legal complications after…
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… Black Lives Matter…
Dentistry
BAPD urges government to reconsider PPE requirements for dentistry
The British Association of Private Dentistry (BAPD) is urging the government to change its guidance on PPE and fallow time.…
Dentistry
Jeremy Hunt promises to reopen inquiry into dentistry
The UK government has pledged to reopen an inquiry into dentistry after it was closed by the general election in…
Dentistry
Public attitudes on returning to dentistry post COVID-19 – the patients
Michael Heffernan discusses the effect of lockdown on patients’ oral health – and what dental teams can do to help. …
Oral health
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… Dental profession reacts…
Dentistry
Third of dentists eager to visit a dental exhibition this year
Almost a third of dentists will attend a dental exhibition this year if official advice says it is ok. That’s…
Dentistry
HSE issue safety warning against face mask
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging dentists to avoid using a particular face mask over fears it does…
Dentistry