‘How lockdown helped me heal’
To look at her now, you would never know dental hygienist Laura Thompson has experienced a mental health crisis. Here, she explains why self-care in dentistry is so important…
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When will there be good news?
2020 may have dampened our spirits, but we can all learn from nature’s ability to adapt and blossom once again.
Ethnic minority group: survey
The General Dental Council (GDC) suggests that new findings revealing that there are significantly lower levels of satisfaction amongst dental patients from ethnic minority backgrounds are a 'cause for concern'.
Appoint a wellbeing lead
Dental practices should appoint a wellbeing lead amid the COVID-19 crisis.
FGDP appoints new DCP rep
The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP) has appointed Sarah Hill BSc RDH FHEA as its new dental care professional representative.
Give kids a helping hand
A dental charity is urging Early Years settings across London and the South East to sign up to their FREE LiveSmart supervised toothbrushing programmes, after concerns that children’s oral health has suffered significantly during the past nine months of lockdown and restrictions.
Dental nurse is vaccinator
A dental nurse who is helping to vaccinate people against coronavirus is calling on colleagues to join her in the fight against the pandemic.
Have vaccine says dental nurse
A dental nurse on the coronavirus frontline is urging colleagues to have the vaccine when it’s offered – and ignore ‘opinions and misinformation’ on social media.
COVID-19: rise in complaints
The pandemic has made it difficult for most people to access both routine and emergency dental services.
Virtual coffee catch ups
The British Association of Dental Nurses is continuing with its hugely successful monthly Coffee Catch Ups for dental nurses.
Recycling points
Philips has joined up with Terracycle to pilot a dental care recycling programme.
How to draw up your career
Student dental nurse Alis Fleming notes her top 10 tips to help you to write your own future
Workplace stress
A new survey reveals that 43% of frontline staff have found it hard to stay positive over the last six months with workplace stress singled out as the biggest contributor for stress for 42% of respondents.
Through a different lens
Fiona Ellwood, patron of the Society of British Dental Nurses, updates us on last week's conference and National Dental Nursing day...
Mouth cancer referrals plummet
A dental charity is calling for urgent action around cancer diagnosis, following new data that shows mouth cancer referrals have fallen by a third (33%) since the beginning of the pandemic.
