Opinions

Reference/Features

The academic dental nurse

Kelly Henderson discusses the new Foundation Degree in Advanced Nursing, and the challenges and rewards that entering academia offers

Reference/Features

The new Care Quality Commission Standards

The Care Quality Commission has published its proposed new Fundamental Standards. Are they a ‘new start’ or more of the same?

Reference/Features

Xylitol: the healthy sugar

Xylitol can be used to prevent many oral and respiratory diseases. It is now incorporated into a wide range of products, giving the professional and...

Reference/Features

Make email your servant, not your master

If allowed to, emails will become time thieves. Become the master of your emails by following these useful tips to stop your inbox from overflowing...

Dental lasers: principles and practice of safety

Lasers have great potential to improve treatment and are being increasingly used in dentistry. Patients, practice staff and visitors need to be...

Social media use by employees

There has been a big increase in the use of social media recently. While a lot of employees have their own social media profiles, many dental...

Reference/Features

Pinning support on you

Dr Nigel Carter OBE, Chief Executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, explains how a badge can make a difference in support of Mouth Cancer...

Reference/Features

Raising awareness of mouth ulcers

Dental Advisor with the British Dental Health Foundation, Karen Coates, breaks down the different types of mouth ulcers, what causes them and how they...

Reference/Features

Effective surface decontamination

Infection prevention and control is coming under increasing scrutiny, yet has always been considered important to the dental profession. Here, Julia...

Reference/Features

A brief history of dental amalgams

Checking patients’ mouths for amalgams has become an important part of dental check-ups. But how did our modern concept of thinking about fillings...

Reference/Features

Electronic cigarettes: a safe alternative?

Electronic cigarettes have recently been in the news with the suggestion that they are a safer alternative to tobacco smoking. Graham Cope, from the...

Reference/Features

Stop your patients getting worn down

Judith Husband issues a rallying call for the BDA's new ‘Make a Meal of It’ campaign, which seeks to tackle the harm caused to children's dental...