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Winter is coming: NHS dentistry and oral health update

The latest update from the NHS anticipates “winter pressures and an increase in respiratory infections.”

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The hidden pandemic of antibiotic resistance

Kimberley Lloyd-Rees explains why it’s time to refocus

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New covid guidelines unlikely to bring 'business as usual' back to dentistry

The new model places patients on two pathways, given the likelihood of them suffering from respiratory illness.

Understanding anaphylaxis

In this CPD paper, Kelly Doherty and Pat O’Hare discuss the new guidance for dental practices.

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COVID-19 – a 'dental disaster'

​A new survey reveals the true cost of the pandemic on patient oral health, which has been described as a 'dental disaster'.

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Go virtual with this month’s BDIA Dental Showcase On Demand

Join us for FREE and CPD hours at this online virtual event for the dental profession

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Disposable vs reusable

The lessons of the pandemic will help to make dentistry even safer in the future, says Laura Edgar

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Gum disease-causing bacteria borrow growth molecules from neighbours to thrive

Scientists believe they have discovered how P. gingivalis colonises the mouth.

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Call for national effort to ‘stop the rot’ on child tooth decay

Rotting teeth remain the leading cause of hospital admission among five to nine year olds, new figures reveal.

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Free flu jab scheme fails to include dental teams

NHS England will not be extending free flu jabs to cover dental professionals, despite urging frontline workers to have one as soon as possible.

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A light at the end of the tunnel

Dawn Woodward reveals how to find the positives in the new normal

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New campaign highlights links between gum and heart diseases

​Dental patients with gum disease should be told that they have a higher risk of suffering cardiovascular diseases.