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What COVID-19 means for dentistry

How many of us have questioned out attitudes towards our day-to-day living circumstances in these strange and unpleasant times?

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COVID-19: A guide to face masks

On 28 April, Nicola Sturgeon said there could be 'some benefit' in wearing a cloth face covering in places where social distancing was difficult. But...

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Dental nurses working at drive-through COVID-19 test centres

Dental nurses working in community dental care and from Scotland's Childsmile teams are now working at local drive-through COVID-19 testing centres...

Look sharp!

Fiona Ellwood considers the results of the Society of British Dental Nurses’ needlestick injury survey and suggests the number remains alarming

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Are you a myth-busting, empathetic infection control superhero?

​With the coronavirus continuing to create chaos, it perhaps serves as a timely reminder of the importance of evidence-based information sharing.

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Covid-19 crisis – dental nurses on the frontline: a report

​The coronavirus has devastated the world and thrown a global curve ball to healthcare everywhere – and dentistry is no exception.

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Coming clean about sanitisers

​During recent weeks, it has become distressingly apparent that there is a high level of confusion amongst the general public about which sanitising...

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Shortage of personal protective equipment fears

The World Health Organization has warned that severe and mounting disruption to the global supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) – caused by...

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Face mask shortage risks ‘imminent disruption’ to UK dental services

​The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned the shortage of face masks sparked by the coronavirus outbreak now poses an imminent risk of...

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Coronavirus guidelines in the dental practice

Four new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK as the disease declared 'serious and imminent threat'.

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Pneumonia and dental care

In the UK, between 0.5-1% of adults contract pneumonia, most often in the autumn and winter months. But what does it have to do with your role as a...

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Enter our Aura IPC Awards 2020 today!

Dental Nursing, The Dentist and Dental Update are proud to announce the launch of this year’s Infection Prevention & Control team awards.