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Ruby Wax in lockdown webinar

Actress, comedian and mental health expert Ruby Wax is helping dental professionals combat the negative impact of living through lockdown in an exclusive online live webinar.

England's urgent dental care hubs facing PPE shortages and fit testing delays with some dentists resorting to scuba masks

A poll of dentists staffing the emerging network of urgent care centres suggests a third of sites in England remain inactive, with more than half reporting that their operational status is being...

Dental lab makes 100,000 free face masks ‘to protect frontline heroes’

A dental laboratory is making free face masks for medical staff on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.  

Dentists urged to return oxygen supplies to minimise risk of a shortage

An appeal has gone out to dentists to return unused supplies of bottled oxygen to help avert possible shortages in hospitals.

Frontline dentist donates PPE to NHS hospital workers

A dentist has donated thousands of pounds worth of personal protective equipment to help ensure the safety of NHS workers on the frontline.

Avoid dangerous play to protect kids' teeth, parents told

Parents are being urged by a dentist to stop their children playing dangerous games during lockdown in order to avoid a dental emergency.  

Lack of urgent dental care hubs leaves patients at risk

A London dentist has warned that patients may turn to DIY dentistry amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Practice Plan and DPAS to give back half of their admin fee

The Practice Plan Group, which includes Practice Plan and DPAS, has announced that in April and May, they will be giving back half of their monthly admin fee to their client practices to help them...

Dentist heads up PPE 3D-print project to supply COVID-19 NHS workers

A dentist is coordinating a project that is 3D-printing visors for NHS staff battling COVID-19 on the frontline.

Dental practices 'weeks from a cliff edge', say dentists

Large parts of the UK’s dental service are at risk of imminent collapse without urgent steps to support small business says the British Dental Association (BDA).  

High Street dentists cast adrift in government support package

The BDA is suggesting three-quarters of High Street dentists cast adrift by government plan for the self-employed​.  

Stay in. Stay Informed. Update Webinars – a unique programme of live dental education

Staying informed about developments within dentistry has never been so important as it is now in these turbulent times.

COVID-19 support package for dentists launches

Frank Taylor & Associates (FTA) has put together a COVID-19 support package to help ease dentists out of the on-going coronavirus pandemic.

Call for dentists to fill in COVID-19 mental health survey

UK dentists are invited to fill in a mental health survey amid the COVID-19 crisis.

PPE: dentists need access to the 'best available kit'

Dentists and dental hygienists and therapists have joined a chorus of organisations calling on the government to provide all healthcare workers with the correct personal protection equipment (PPE) to...