Fighting isolation in dentistry
2024-02-18
Marisa Scannell warns of the dangers of isolation and explains how she is fighting it through the development of a new professional network for dental
dental therapists
Dental professionals honoured for ‘invaluable contributions’
2024-02-06
Dental professionals have been newly honoured as fellows by the College of General Dentistry for their contributions to the profession. A fellowship-level membership of the
Half of dental nurses say mental health has worsened since pandemic
2023-11-01
More than half of dental nurses – and two in five dental hygienists and dental therapists – say their mental health is worse now than
One third of dental hygienists unable to take breaks, survey shows
2023-10-13
A survey has found that over one third of dental hygienists (35%) and 30% of dental therapists are unable to take breaks during the day
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 26 August 2023
2023-08-26
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… NHS dentistry may not fully recover, BDA
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 8 July 2023
2023-07-08
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC fails to provide number of dentists
Dental profession slams Rishi Sunak after he forgets name for dental therapists
2023-07-04
The Prime Minister forgot the name for dental therapists last week after suggesting they take up more dental work to relieve NHS dentistry access issues.
90 seconds with… Amie Holder-Soares
2023-02-18
We speak with dental hygienist and therapist Amie Holder-Soares about her aesthetics business, secret talent and a hairy experience in the clinic. Please introduce yourself
Skill mix guidance on use of dental therapists released by NHS England
2023-01-16
NHS England has released new guidance regarding the utilisation of dental hygienists and dental therapists. This follows the ‘significant’ changes to the NHS dental contract
Dental therapists may be key to serving more patients
2022-10-18
Dental therapists contributed to delivering dental care to patients in Alaska, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. The number
Dental Therapists Improving Capacity and Efficiency of Dental Teams
2022-06-15
Dental therapy is a workforce model that introduces mid-level practitioners – dental therapists – to both preventive and restorative skills. The introduction of dental therapists
Second Opinion: Dental therapists needed for oral health equity
2021-07-29
In this Second Opinion, Dr. Steven Krauss offers his response to a commentary by pediatric dentistry thought leaders in the July edition of the Journal
