Workplace issues/your health

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Only 13 per cent of European employees are engaged at work

Gallup’s ‘State of the Global Workplace: 2024 Report’ found that global employee engagement has stagnated and employee wellbeing has declined in 2023...

It’s confidential

Dena Andrews looks at the stresses on mental health within dentistry, and who to can reach out to.

What’s the relationship?

Hannah Burrow explores the relationship between dental and mental health.

It all starts with the patient

Hannah Burrow outlines the importance of patient participation.

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Plymouth invests £4m to create a dental surgery

​A new city centre dental clinic in Plymouth is set to provide up to 3,500 appointments per year from late 2025 onwards.

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Mothers are twice as likely to ask for flexible working

Research from Pregnant Then Screwed, in partnership with Women In Data, has uncovered that mothers are twice as likely to ask for flexible work after...

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Miscarriage leave should be granted to dental professionals, says association

In an open letter to NHS England, the British Dental Association (BDA) has called for the miscarriage framework to be extended to dental...

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UK’s first menopause education and support network announced in Parliament

On May 1, 2024, at the House of Commons, a University College London (UCL) team of researchers announced details about the UK’s first menopause...

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Practice in a ‘crazy situation’ due to its NHS dentistry quota

An Essex practice owner has said despite the “ridiculous” level of demand, current funding means the clinic will likely be unable to treat NHS...

The blurring of problems

Fiona Ellwood, on behalf of the Society of British Dental Nurses, outlines the challenges of confusing current issues in dentistry, and having the...

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700,000 more workers could be living with major illnesses by 2040

A report by the Health Foundation, says action from government, public services and employers is needed to address rising levels of ill-health in...

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Tax-free child support

Dental nursing is 99 per cent female – and dentistry overall is now more than 50 per cent female - so childcare is a big consideration for working...