Bridge2aid – surviving the challenges of COVID-19
2020-12-03
Shaenna Loughnane shares with Dentistry Online the challenges the charity has faced in 2020 and how the team has adapted to survive into 2021 and
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Decon Pete – COVID-19 and 2020 – what a year!
2020-12-02
Introducing Decon Pete who will discuss everything dental practices need to know about disinfection and decontamination. In his first column, Pete discusses ACH and its
Washington State Mandates New COVID-19 Requirements for Dental Facilities
2020-12-02
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has announced additional requirements for health and dental facilities to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks. “With the increase in COVID outbreaks in healthcare
Oral Cancer Referrals Fall by a Third During the Pandemic
2020-12-01
The Oral Health Foundation (OHF) Is calling for urgent action on cancer diagnoses as new data from seven National Health Service Trust Hospitals across the
COVID-19 – mouth cancer referrals fall by 33%
2020-12-01
Mouth cancer referrals have fallen by one third since the start of the pandemic – sparking calls for urgent action. New data from the Oral
Is now the right time to prioritise charity work?
2020-12-01
Despite being in the middle of a pandemic, Mark Topley explains why working with a charity is more important than ever. The pandemic has brought
CDO Sara Hurley – ‘prioritise patients with suspected mouth cancer’
2020-11-30
The majority of dental treatments now carried out are tooth saving, it has been confirmed. In her latest update to the profession, England’s chief dental
Commercial tenancies during the COVID-19 pandemic
2020-11-30
Ivath Khan explores the implications of the pandemic on landlords and tenants of business properties. Before the pandemic, most business leases required payment of rent
It’s air sterilisation – not ventilation – that will counter COVID’s airborne spread
2020-11-27
Keith Wyatt, managing director of UV Clean Light, explains why we need to concentrate on sterilising the air in dental practices before we can return
A Look Ahead: The Dental M&A Landscape in 2021
2020-11-27
Like every business that involves close contact, dental practices were hard hit by the pandemic. Most practices closed for all but emergency services during the
COVID-19 pandemic ‘turbocharged’ access crisis in dentistry, says MP
2020-11-26
A Member of Parliament says the access crisis in dentistry was ‘turbocharged’ by the COVID-19 pandemic. MP Judith Cummins yesterday secured a debate on access
How has the COVID-19 pandemic increased bruxism rates?
2020-11-26
Lockdown stress and anxiety upped rates of jaw clenching and teeth grinding, new findings reveal. In addition, women were found to suffer from these symptoms