Allison Large, DDU dento-legal adviser, lends her advice on managing stress. The upheaval and social impact of the coronavirus has undoubtedly had an adverse effect on dental professionals’ health and wellbeing. According to a recent DDU survey of 224 dental professionals, 68% think their stress and anxiety levels have worsened since the pandemic began. And…
ITV News is reporting that dental practices are ‘operating at less than a quarter of capacity’ in Wales and that they will not be operating fully until ‘at least October’ according to some claims. The report states that while services at dental surgeries across Wales are able to resume, as lockdown restrictions have been eased,…
The coronavirus pandemic has led to record numbers of dental professionals seeking support and advice with dento-legal and membership queries, the Dental Defence Union (DDU) said today. During the height of the pandemic, the DDU saw a 130% increase in dental professionals visiting its website for advice on areas such as performing remote consultations and…
The British Endodontic Society (BES) recently invited proposals from UK-based applicants wishing to undertake immediate research to address the impacts of Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs) in dentistry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Society had an excellent response and has subsequently increased its funding by more than 100%, awarding it to three separate research groups. “We…
The findings from independent research, which was designed to inform a better shared understanding of professionalism, have been published today by the General Dental Council (GDC). This publication marks a major milestone in the regulator’s programme to develop new ‘principles of professionalism’, which will also see extensive engagement with stakeholders. Some key findings include: Professionalism…
BOFA, specialists in airborne contaminant extraction, has published a detailed guidance paper for dental clinics comparing the effectiveness and limitations of multiple aerosol extraction methods. The paper considers the hierarchy of control at a time when dental surgeries are looking at measures to minimise risk for staff and patients from Covid-19. This methodology is used…
The British Dental Association (BDA) has alerted its members to a cyber security breach, which took place last week, as its IT systems were hacked last week. The association has warned that hackers may have gained access to members’ user names, contact information, transaction history, bank details (including account numbers and sort codes), correspondence history,…
Dr Nigel Carter OBE, Chief Executive of the Oral Health Foundation, on actions taken to help support dentists amid COVID-19. Throughout lockdown, the Oral Health Foundation has been supporting patients achieve a better quality of life through good oral health. We wrote an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,…
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