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The Children's Dental Health Survey 2013 revealed that in England, Wales and Northern Ireland only one in four 12 year-olds have no fear of the dentist. This statistic tells its own tale, but above all highlights the need to improve the child's experience when visiting a dental practice.
A children's story which is being published to raise money for the charity Meningitis Now and as a lasting legacy to a teenager who died from the infection has won the backing of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry.
‘I'm 22 years into working with dental teams, and I've solved every business challenge there is with the exception of one – performance and behaviour.’
Andy McDougall will be delivering the popular BDA Training Essentials course Getting better results with business planning at the British Dental Association on Friday 18 September. To book your place, call the BDA Events team on 020 7563 4590.
In this month's President's Column, Fiona Sandom, President of the British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) gives us her views on the latest in dentistry
It shocked the nation into action, with his petition reaching 100,000 signatures within 48 hours of the documentary airing, but what did we as a profession make of it? After all, the British Dental Journal has been banging on about sugar for 100 years, so what impact could a 60 minute show by a TV chef possibly have? We ask five healthcare professionals for their opinion.
Sarah Buxton* is a dental specialist employment solicitor who acts for dental practice owners, practitioners and managers up and down the country. Here, Sarah tells BDJ Team readers everything they need to know about employment status.
In this month's President's Column, Jenny Godson, President of the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) gives us her views on the latest in dentistry.