’Emotionally challenging’: stories from the dental care frontline
2020-05-25
As the world of dentistry continues to navigate the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of our dental care colleagues have found themselves in roles
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Scotland’s CDO reveals ‘return to work’ plans for dental practices
2020-05-21
Tom Ferris, the CDO for Scotland, has unveiled steps aimed at getting the dental profession back to work. The three-phase plan focuses on the remobilisation
Island isolation: how COVID-19 has impacted dentistry on UK isles
2020-05-04
Dentistry Online has spoken to dentists residing on UK islands to see how their practices are coping with the pandemic. It has now been almost
Prepare for ‘new era of dental care’, Sara Hurley warns
2020-05-04
NHS England will expand the urgent dental care system as part of the next phase of the NHS’s response to COVID-19. In a letter to
Urgent dental care centres shut as NHS refuses funding
2020-05-01
Urgent dental care centres across Hertfordshire have shut their doors after the NHS refused to promise any extra funding. The NHS set up four urgent
COVID-19 crisis is ignoring labour rights violations, suggests report
2020-04-30
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the suffering of thousands, a new report into labour rights violations suggests. Published on 18 March 2020,
Mydentist goes the extra mile to help local communities smile through COVID-19
2020-04-29
Mydentist practice teams around the UK have been helping their local communities smile through acts of kindness. From delivering prescriptions to simply calling elderly patients
Dentistry continues to raise money in support of NHS efforts
2020-04-28
Money continues to roll in as part of FMC’s efforts to raise funds for the NHS and its battle against COVID-19. The month of April
Individual coaching support available for frontline NHS staff
2020-04-27
Frontline NHS workers can now access individual coaching support in a bid to ease the pressures of the COVID-19 crisis. In a new NHS initiative
Dentist faces threats of violence as public seek urgent dental care
2020-04-24
A dentist working in an urgent dental care centre has spoken of receiving threats from members of the public experiencing dental pain. Mohsan Ahmad, whose
PPE delays forcing dentists to pay for private fit-testing
2020-04-21
A dentist has paid for FFP3 fit-testing out of his own pocket in a bid to speed up emergency treatment – as a survey shows
Online CPD Dentistry Show raises thousands to support the NHS
2020-04-21
The Online CPD Dentistry Show has raised £5,050 in support of the NHS and the great work it’s doing during the coronavirus. Thanks to Oral-B,