Workplace issues/your health

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Secrets of a healthier smile

Nina Garlo lists the ten best things to bite into for a healthier and happier mouth.

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Social enterprise recognised for its positive impact on communities

​Cornwall-based Smile Together Dental CIC is a double-finalist in the National Dentistry Awards 2023, proudly shortlisted for both Team of the Year...

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Prescription for change: Greater Manchester sets out its vision to improve access to dentistry, GPs, optometrists and pharmacists

NHS Greater Manchester is launching an ambitious five-year plan to improve access to primary care services.

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Dental practices need to support staff with menopause

A recent legal judgement in which an employee was awarded £65,000 compensation after an employer failed to make reasonable adjustments when her role...

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‘NHS dentistry is hanging by a thread’: Association responds to proposed recovery plans

With the Government yet to honour its pledge to publish a recovery plan for NHS dentistry, the British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed moves...

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One in four healthcare workers have been sexually harassed by colleagues, research shows

A quarter of healthcare workers have experienced sexually inappropriate behaviour from colleagues, but less than half felt confident enough to report...

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Survey reveals the impact of staff shortages on wellbeing

​Over a third, (35 per cent) of dental professionals say they are not able to take breaks during the day to eat or drink, and over half (52 per cent)...

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Association responds to workforce data changes

The British Dental Association (BDA) has responded to changes to NHS England’s workforce data collection. It has stressed that the new numbers must...

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Post nominals: what are the guidelines?

Pam Swain addresses the ongoing discussion of when best to use your post nominals.

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Mastering new technologies

George Dandanov describes the new world of digital dentistry, and how a dental nurse can work within it.

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Menopause friendly employer award

Paula Rix from the Medical Protection Society (MPS) – which Dental Protection is part of – has won the Community Award at the prestigious 2023...

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Government to investigate the impact of endometriosis in the workplace

Six ground-breaking projects, including an investigation looking at how endometriosis impacts women in the workplace, have been awarded £12.4m, the...