Becoming a UDC – a practice manager’s experience
2020-06-10
Practice manager Lauren Davis speaks to {my}dentist about working in a UDC and where she sees dentistry heading in the future. Nobody could have predicted
COVID-19
Public attitudes on returning to dentistry post COVID-19 – the practice
2020-06-10
As dental teams start to open their doors for face-to-face treatment, Michael Heffernan discusses what practices need to do to reassure and communicate. In our
Wuhan healthcare workers with correct PPE did not contract COVID-19, study finds
2020-06-10
Frontline healthcare workers in Wuhan who were appropriately protected did not contract COVID-19, new research has revealed. In a study published by The BMJ, researchers
Thermal imaging puts dentists in the picture as they get back to practice
2020-06-10
Andrew Roberts introduces an innovative new way of checking patients for COVID-19 symptoms before they enter the practice. The green light given by the government
Dentists must discover their own pace when adjusting to the new normal
2020-06-09
Shaz Memon explains how staying digitally active as practices start reopening will help keep you up to date and support your patients too. In
‘Can does not mean should’: leading dental figure calls for profession to pace itself
2020-06-09
A dentist is calling on dental teams to offer treatment at their own pace as practices across England start to open their doors for face-to-face
‘There will be no new normal after lockdown’
2020-06-09
Richard Scarborough speaks to Guy Deeming, owner of Queensway Orthodontics and former director for clinical practice at the British Orthodontic Society, about treating patients virtually
Dental profession reacts as practices start to reopen
2020-06-08
Today, practices across England have started to reopen their doors to patients as they prepare to offer treatment in the face of COVID-19. Many have
The CDC Says N95s Can Be Decontaminated and Reused
2020-06-06
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that N95 respirators can be decontaminated and reused as protection against the virus that causes COVID-19,
Could future dental check-ups include COVID-19 testing?
2020-06-05
Seb Evans explores the possibility of COVID-19 testing as a way of avoiding expensive PPE costs and fallow time in surgeries. Following CDO for England,
Most practices to treat less than quarter of pre-COVID patient numbers, survey shows
2020-06-05
The majority (more than 60%) of dental practices predict they will be able to treat less than one quarter of the patients they saw prior
Management protocols to aid recovery
2020-06-05
Andy Acton explains how dental practice managers can help motivate their team and aid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst leadership drives the business forward