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• Why digital will never replace the human touch in dentistry
  George Saada explains how digital dentistry, evidence-based education and personal relationships work together to improve the customer experience for dental professionals. For many businesses, including those in the dental industry, the initial contact with consumers now often occurs online. While digital channels, such as social media, email, newsletters, and websites, can generate significant engagement, the personal,…
• Boreout: the lesser known counterpart to burnout in dental care professionals
  You’ve heard of burnout, but another phenomenon is becoming equally as prevalent in the oral health profession – Benjamin Tighe explains how underutilisation is leading to an epidemic of boreout in dental care professionals. The wellbeing of the dental hygiene and therapy workforce has never been more worthy of attention. For years, occupational discourse has…
• ORE Part 2 booking postponed hours before places released
  Candidates hoping to secure a place for Part 2 of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) were told by the General Dental Council (GDC) that bookings would be delayed by a further week. The booking window will now take place on Tuesday 21 July. The GDC confirmed that the delay was linked with technical issues which…
• Bristol Dental School graduate introduces HIV and equality symposium
  Dental graduate Tila Lawton has been named as one of the 50 most influential students at Bristol University for exceptional contributions to academic and pastoral life such as establishing an HIV and equality symposium. The symposium will now become an annual event at Bristol Dental School. Tila also worked with staff to create dedicated spaces…
• Dentist suspended over treatment of lip and tongue ties – what can we learn?
  Lactation experts Ashana Gupta and Sarah Oakley analyse the case of a dentist suspended over consent failings in infant tongue tie treatment, while the registrant reflects on the wider lessons for dentistry. The terms tongue and lip tie refer to congenital conditions whereby the frenulum connecting the lip or tongue to the mouth is too…