Training and Education
GDC thematic review on preparedness for practice finds no safety concerns
The General Dental Council (GDC) has published the findings from its first education quality assurance thematic review, which focused on the preparedness for practice of UK-trained dental students at...
The UK’s dental schools and dental hospitals join forces to find innovative solutions to the complex challenges presented by COVID-19
Dental education has been one of the most severely affected clinical professions by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is because of the fine water clouds that drilling teeth can sometimes create.
'Students feel happy we have not cut them off' – dental teaching in a pandemic
When COVID-19 disrupted all our lives, the Dental Nursing Academy was one of many organisations to embrace the digital platform as a way to continue its support for students.
Align Technology supports dental professionals with educational webinars
Align Technology has curated a series of educational webinars addressed to dental professionals.
Succeeding together in tomorrow’s dentistry
For the first time ever, Ivoclar Vivadent will hold its International Expert Symposium (IES) as an online event.
Dentists face race against time to deliver COVID-19 training
Dentists redeployed to England's urgent dental care centres are signing up to a new online resource to prepare for practice.
Virtual festival aims to help dentistry bounce back
A virtual dental festival designed to support practices as they reopen is taking place later this month.
Ruby Wax helps dental world ‘surf the wave’ of the COVID-19 crisis in hit Update Webinar
Entertainer and mental health expert Ruby Wax added a calming touch to the on-going crisis for dentists and their teams in a hugely successful webinar yesterday (Friday 1 May).
CDO England’s COVID-19 webinar: exit strategy for dentistry will need to be agile to respond to second wave
Any exit strategy for dentistry from the current crisis needs to be agile enough to respond to a second wave of COVID-19 and maintain sufficient ‘urgent dental care headroom’.
The challenges dentists face in the changing oral health landscape
Ben Atkins will be addressing the issues facing dentistry caused by the coronavirus crisis in an upcoming free webinar.
Ruby Wax in lockdown webinar
Actress, comedian and mental health expert Ruby Wax is helping dental professionals combat the negative impact of living through lockdown in an exclusive online live webinar.
Stay in. Stay Informed. Update Webinars – a unique programme of live dental education
Staying informed about developments within dentistry has never been so important as it is now in these turbulent times.