Oral Health
Mouth Care for Head and Neck Cancer Patients – a Dental Hygienist's Perspective
During radiotherapy treatment, on average 6 weeks, a patient may not be seen in the outpatient's department. The next appointment will take place...
The Prevention of Periodontitis
The importance of optimal plaque control and oral hygiene practices is universally accepted. Facilitating effective self-performed oral hygiene...
Letters to the Editor
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruptions to dental services globally. In the United Kingdom, National Health Service (NHS) dentistry...
Children's dentistry in secondary care during COVID-19
With families, prior to the pandemic, routinely waiting 40 weeks for a Consultant Clinic appointment, we felt that we had to continue to provide this...
’I learnt about dentistry from that’
Within a busy NHS practice it can sometimes be challenging to take a moment to be holistic with our care. With examination appointments pushing a mere...
The Tooth About Nightingale: a Reflection on Redeployment to Nightingale Hospital London
The first step on our journey at Nightingale was an induction to prepare us for our new environment. We were given online modules created by Health...
Written Evidence to a Select Committee
In 2019, a Parliamentary select committee inquiry was established to examine the state of UK dentistry..
Orthodontic Bonded Retainers: a Narrative Review
In relation to the characteristics of BRs, the following will be considered:.
Technique Tips: Replantation and Stabilization of Avulsed Permanent Teeth
Appropriate immediate management of TDIs impacts prognosis and tooth survival. Tooth survival is widely defined in the endodontic literature as the...
Every Contact Matters: the Role of the GDP
There are a number of factors that can be screened as part of the social history when a patient attends for a dental check-up. The Faculty of General...
Root Caries Part 2: the Restorative Challenge
It is necessary to have well-defined criteria for deciding when to attempt to arrest and when to restore a RCL.12 There are a number of indications...