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Retired dentist’s app

A newly retired dentist has pledged to continue looking after the teeth of the nation by launching an oral health app.

The Oral Health Foundation has joined the British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) to launch the Janet Goodwin Memorial Fund, which will support dental nursing students and registered dental nurses with bursaries for the development of their careers.

‘I lost my sight at 23’

Sassy Wyatt is a disability blogger and journalist. Here, she shares how she has adapted to life’s challenges and discusses how you can make a difference to the next visually impaired patient who puts their trust in you and your practice

Lockdown and DIY dentistry

An investigation by the Oral Health Foundation and Colgate shows that over half (55%) of British adults feel they have neglected their teeth during lockdown.

Blue Monday launch

A new guide that helps support dental team in their mental health and wellbeing launches today (18 January), known as Blue Monday and purported to be 'the most depressing day of the year'.

COVID-19: Vaccines

Full PPE and COVID-19 infection control protocols remain essential even after dental teams have been vaccinated.

What I wish

An anonymous letter from a reader to a previous manager. Here, a dental nurse reveals how unsupported she felt from her first day at a previous practice – and how she vows to help any trainee who comes her way

Follow your dreams

Dental nurse Haydn Stockley talks about his illness and how he has overcome the challenges it brought to supercharge a career within dentistry.

Oral sex and mouth cancer

A new study has found that having more than 10 prior oral sex partners was associated with a 4.3-times greater likelihood of having HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer.

Sugar tax and kids' health

The government has broken the promise to pump millions of pounds of sugary drinks tax money into improving children’s healthy diets, campaigners say.

Research shapes safe dentistry

Dental nurses have contributed to new research at Newcastle University that is being used to shape how dentistry can be carried out safely during the pandemic by mitigating the risks of dental aerosols.

Sensory dentistry

The healthy child programme (HCP) developed by Health Education England now includes advice on dental issues, thanks to the input of BSPD’s secretary and consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Urshla (Oosh) Devalia and Wendy Bellis, Honorary Clinical Senior Teaching Fellow at the Eastman Dental Institute.