What I wish
An anonymous letter from a reader to a previous manager. Here, a dental nurse reveals how unsupported she felt from her first day at a previous practice – and how she vows to help any trainee who comes her way
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Follow your dreams
Dental nurse Haydn Stockley talks about his illness and how he has overcome the challenges it brought to supercharge a career within dentistry.
Oral sex and mouth cancer
A new study has found that having more than 10 prior oral sex partners was associated with a 4.3-times greater likelihood of having HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer.
Sugar tax and kids' health
The government has broken the promise to pump millions of pounds of sugary drinks tax money into improving children’s healthy diets, campaigners say.
Research shapes safe dentistry
Dental nurses have contributed to new research at Newcastle University that is being used to shape how dentistry can be carried out safely during the pandemic by mitigating the risks of dental aerosols.
Sensory dentistry
The healthy child programme (HCP) developed by Health Education England now includes advice on dental issues, thanks to the input of BSPD’s secretary and consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Urshla (Oosh) Devalia and Wendy Bellis, Honorary Clinical Senior Teaching Fellow at the Eastman Dental Institute.
Gum and kidney disease
An imbalance of the body's oxygen-producing free radicals and its antioxidant cells could be the reason why gum disease and chronic kidney disease affect each other,
Dental teams COVID jabs
NHS England has confirmed all dental team members and their support staff in NHS and private settings will receive priority access to the COVID vaccine.
Gum disease-causing bacteria
Scientists believe they have discovered how P. gingivalis colonises the mouth.
Look to the future
Practising gratitude and looking to the future will help safeguard our mental wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdowns, a new study in the Journal of Positive Psychology reports.
Law: COVID-19 vaccination
Attempting to force the COVID-19 vaccination on an employee could be seen as misconduct.
Kids' dental video wins praise
A new video all about tooth decay and made by kids (with a little help from dental experts) has just been released.
Unhealthy snacks to be banned
Promotions on food and drinks high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) in retailers will be restricted from April 2022, the government has confirmed.
Toothpaste charity drive
The Oral Health Foundation and the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy have teamed up with GSK to provide more than 100,000 tubes of Sensodyne toothpaste to the vulnerable and those in need in Greater Manchester.
Redundancy to COVID-19 role
A dental nurse made redundant at the start of the pandemic believes it was a sign for her to help the battle against COVID-19 by becoming an NHS vaccinator.
