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How animals helped dental nurses through lockdown

Pets offer companionship and unconditional love and evidence suggests they can help to reduce our anxiety and stress. We hear from some of our readers...

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Look to the future to get through lockdowns, experts say

​Practising gratitude and looking to the future will help safeguard our mental wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdowns, a new study in the Journal of...

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COVID-19: Antibiotics do not cure toothache

The increase in NHS antibiotic prescriptions during the first lockdown has prompted a reminder to dental teams that antibiotics should only be used as...

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Loneliness and smoking linked

Lengthy periods of loneliness have been linked to smoking habits.