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Are you protecting your posture from injury?

Isabel Johnston considers the impact of musculoskeletal injuries and what can be done to protect dental professionals.

Bullying and harassment go unreported in the workplace due to fear of backlash

One in four employees (25 per cent) have reported being aware of conduct that violated either the law or ethical standards in the last year, revealed a survey from the Institute of Business Ethics....

NHS Shetland Dental Service to welcome senior clinician

NHS Shetland has announced Heather Ballantyne will be joining NHS Shetland Public Dental Service in January 2025.

Dentist and past president of cancer charity dies

The Mouth Cancer Foundation has announced the passing of its past president and dentist, Philip Lewis, a distinguished figure in dentistry who raised awareness for head and neck cancers.

Periodontal research competition winners announced

The winners of the inaugural research competition for UK foundation dentists have been announced. The participants produced projects to improve periodontal care in the competition launched by Dental...

Attention span

Hannah Burrow discusses the myths and misconceptions of patient education.

Thousands of children in Bath and Somerset go without dental treatment

In Bath and North East Somerset, 14,159 children have not been seen by an NHS dentist in the past year, according to House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats and the...

Dental association urges the government to support NHS dental services

Office for National Statistics data has revealed that 96.9 per cent of patients who do not have a dentist have failed to access NHS dental care.

Independent regulator appoints chief executive

Julian Hartley will be appointed as the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) chief executive.

NHS introduce free dental checks for children at residential special schools

Children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in residential special schools and colleges across England are to be offered free NHS dental, eyesight and hearing checks.

NHS dental patients consider going private for better access to care

Six in ten (61 per cent) NHS dental patients would consider paying for private dental care, according to Denplan’s Oral Health Survey 2024. The top reason was faster treatment access (39 per cent).

Toothbrushes are home to hundreds of viruses, study shows

Microbiologists have found that toothbrushes and showerheads are covered in an extremely diverse collection of viruses - most of which have never been seen before.