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Pressing on - BDJ study highlights positive impact of dental media coverage

2 mins read Oral health and mouth cancer
It's tempting to think that dentists rarely get good press coverage - that the profession is seen by journalists as a begrudged and malignant necessity and a very easy scapegoat.

That may not be the case, according to a study of recent dental coverage in six national newspapers, published recently in the BDJ.

The authors of Dentistry, the press, and a pandemic looked at the cycle of dentistry themes covered in The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Mail/Mail online, The Sun, The Mirror and Metro in the early stages of lockdown, including the reopening of dental practices and the introduction of the tiered system. Personal protective equipment was identified as a hot topic at the start of the pandemic due to rising costs and a lack of availability.

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