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EU disinfectant standards

Tim Sandle considers what they mean in practice.

Lockdown learning

Louis Mackenzie looks back at the success of Dental Update’s recent webinar programmes.

Making use of the pause

Catherine Rutland reflects on the opportunity provided by the unique circumstances of the past few months.

Sale and leasebacks: sacrifice or a saviour?

James Polo-Richards explores what the concept could mean for dental practices.

Redundancy and considering the alternatives

Stuart Craig discusses the options available to practices looking at managing their workforce during this difficult period.

Wanting out? Wanting in?

Andy Acton discusses the steps and preparation needed to ensure an accurate valuation can be derived.

Optimising finances

Luke Moore discusses what practices can do to prepare themselves for the Covid-19 comeback.

FGDP(UK) supports Black Lives Matter movement and anti-racism

The FGDP(UK) has issued a statement supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and declared itself an anti-racist organisation.

Dentists urge Public Health England to amend ‘unworkable’ PPE requirements

The British Association of Private Dentistry (BAPD) is calling on government to relax its stringent government COVID-19 guidelines.

A new, unprecedented era in brushing with the Oral-B iO

Oral-B, #1 Dentist Recommended Brand Worldwide, today unveils a new, unprecedented era in brushing with the introduction of its most advanced rechargeable electric toothbrush: Oral-B iO.

The good, the bad and the ugly – dentistry and COVID-19: an uncomfortable alliance

Dentist Damien McNee emerges from the ‘avalanche of SOPs’ to share his ‘back to work’ experience.

'Dentistry can be a lonely profession' – the mental effects in the aftermath of COVID-19

Dentist Dr Lauren Harrhy set up a closed Facebook group called Mental Dental, a support dentists struggling with their mental health that now has more than 5,000 members. Here, at the Invisalign...

Indemnifiers offer support for dental teams unable to wear fit-tested masks

Dentists can still call on dento-legal experts for help even if they are unable to wear a fit-tested FFP2 or FFP3 mask.

SDF for effective treatment of dental caries in children

A comprehensive set of resources to support the use of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) as a treatment to arrest dental caries in the primary dentition is available on the BSPD website.

Survey reveals public support for NHS to be shielded from COVID-19 litigation

A survey commissioned by the parent company of the Dental Defence Union (DDU) of 2,108 UK adults has found that 70% think dental professionals, doctors and other NHS staff involved in providing...