'Young dentists' Blog Posts

• Dental politics: Why get involved?

  A young dentist’s story of involvement in BDA committees and dental politics.

  Blog Date 19 August, 2021

• Young dentists, join your LDC!

  Zoe Connelly tells us how joining her Local Dental Committee helped shape her career and how you can get involved.

  Blog Date 27 February, 2020

• Young dentists and the BDA Benevolent Fund

  We sat down to speak to Laura Hannon, General Manager of the BDA Benevolent Fund, to find out how they support young dentists in financial need.

  Blog Date 13 February, 2020

• What I wish I'd known about buying an NHS dental practice...

  Lauren Harrhy bought a mixed NHS dental practice two years ago in Wales. Here's what she wish she knew before taking the plunge...

  Blog Date 27 January, 2020

• Celebrating the contribution of an outstanding younger dentist: Reena Wadia

  ​We are really pleased to announce that Reena Wadia has been chosen as the recipient of the Joy Harrild Award for Young Dentists in the latest round of BDA Honours and Awards.

  Blog Date 24 January, 2020

• Understanding why patients won't attend the dentist

  Rebecca Harris from Liverpool University has been doing some research into the reasons why patients don't attend and has produced a toolkit to help encourage dental visits - she's sharing the findings at a free event in February.

  Blog Date 15 January, 2020

• Dental volunteering in Tanzania with Bridge2Aid

  Minnie Lyons-Coleman shares her experience of dental volunteering in Tanzania with the charity Bridge2Aid.

  Blog Date 11 December, 2019

• The future of NHS dentistry relies on young dentists

  BDA Young Dentists Committee Chair Nikki Patel talks to the BBC about the falling morale of young dentists trying to work under the NHS dental contract and what is Government needs to do to ensure NHS dentistry has a future.

  Blog Date 28 November, 2019

• Election 2019: Dentistry on the doorstep

  Some top tips from our Public Affairs Adviser, Robert Cann, on making a strong case for NHS dentistry with your local candidates in this upcoming General Election.

  Blog Date 28 November, 2019

• Volunteering in Zambia: Dentistry in the Savannah

  Nisha and Nita Mandalia share their experience of volunteering as a dental students in Zambia, with the SmileStar dental charity.

  Blog Date 22 November, 2019

• Dental Core Training: what is it really like?

  If you are thinking of doing a DCT post after DFT, what should you expect and what challenges might you face? Gurpreet Kaur Randhawa shares her experiences of doing DCT1 in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in a district general hospital and doing DCT2 in Restorative Dentistry and Child Dental Health in a dental hospital.

  Blog Date 19 November, 2019

• Dental students discuss the future of dental education and more...

  Young Dentist Committee member Amaar Hassan recently went along to the BDA Student Committee/British Dental Students Association meeting to find out what was on the agenda - including the future of dental education, stress, dental regulation, NHS dental contract reform and the issue of sustainability in dentistry.

  Blog Date 22 October, 2019

• What’s it like being a... clinical mentor, associate dentist and safeguarding lead? Trisha Patel

  Trisha Patel is an associate dentist at a large, six-surgery practice in Newham. Part of her role includes mentoring dentists from overseas and having the responsibility for being the safeguarding lead in her dental practice. She tells us about her day...

  Blog Date 15 October, 2019

• What can the GDC do to change the fear younger dentists feel?

  From her perspective as a dentist practising in Wales, Lauren Harrhy reflects on what the GDC can do to help ensure younger dentists aren't so afraid of their regulatory organisation, and feels there is hope for change.

  Blog Date 15 October, 2019

• Do younger dentists see the value in getting politically engaged? The view from LDCs

  Leah Farrell looks at the survey responses from LDC representatives on whether they are succeeding in getting younger dentists interested in dental politics and representative roles. She feels the responses are encouraging, and says the LDC Agenda Committee will continue to work on supporting younger dentists to take part.

  Blog Date 9 October, 2019

• Five top tips for using social media for student dentists

  Some top tips on using social media, from one our new BDA Social Media representatives, Komal Chopra.

  Blog Date 4 October, 2019

• What’s it like being a... dental academic clinical fellow? Amaar Hassan

  ​Amaar Hassan has recently taken on a new role as an academic clinical fellow at the St Helens and Knowsley NHS Teaching Hospitals. He explains his role and why he's passionate about doing research.

  Blog Date 24 September, 2019

• Five things you need to know about the GDC's recent strategy document

  Our thoughts on the GDC's strategy proposals.

  Blog Date 28 August, 2019

• Bigger and better than ever before: #Dentistry24 roundup 2019

  #Dentistry24 this year gained over 16 million impressions worldwide - a massive increase compared to the two million achieved in 2018 - if you missed it, find out what happened and what's on the cards for next year...

  Blog Date 5 August, 2019

• It's time to prioritise the oral health needs of our vulnerable patients

  Following the findings of a recent report into older people's oral healthcare, community dentist Natalie Bradley calls for action to ensure her patients get the best care.

  Blog Date 24 July, 2019

• Too scared to do your job? The challenges facing younger dentists today

  It’s a well-known fact that many patients still fear their dentist. What is perhaps less well known amongst the general public is just how scared many newly-qualified dentists feel about treating their patients, for fear of receiving complaints and the nightmare of ending up in front of an FTP hearing.

  Blog Date 24 July, 2019

• Why its vital that young dentists voices get heard: Nominate yourself for the YDC

  We are now seeking a new representative to fill a vacant seat on the Young Dentists Committee (YDC) and I hope you will consider stepping up and joining us.

  Blog Date 14 June, 2019

• What can we do to make dentistry more sustainable?

  Is sustainability an issue for dentistry? Find out what you can do as a dentist to be more sustainable in your dental practice.

  Blog Date 4 June, 2019

• The International Health Service: Dentistry in the Honduran jungle

  Shyam Karia explains why he decided to volunteer for a project in Honduras and tells us about the highs and lows of treating patients overseas. Could you do it too?

  Blog Date 30 May, 2019

• BDA South West YDG Conference 2019 highlights

  Over 100 dentists from the South West gathered in Bristol for the annual BDA South West Conference in February run by the BDA South West Young Dentist Group.

  Blog Date 23 May, 2019

• What is a sustainable dentistry scholar? And how you can be more green at work...

  Sara Harford and Darshini Alexandra Ramasubbu tell us about their journey as Centre for Sustainable Healthcare scholars in dentistry, what they've achieved and why you should think more about how green you are in practice.

  Blog Date 11 April, 2019

• What it's like being a... private dentist with an interest in oral surgery and paediatrics? Elisa Paraschou

  Elisa Paraschou grew up in Greece, studied dentistry in Bulgaria, and has worked in four different European countries. She currently is working as an associate in a private practice in London, focusing on oral surgery and paediatrics.

  Blog Date 28 March, 2019

• What’s it like being a... GDP in a dental corporate with an interest in implants? Kunal Rai

  ​Kunal Rai works as a GDP for a dental corporate in West Yorkshire and is currently working towards an MSc in implantology. He tell us about his day...

  Blog Date 25 March, 2019

• What’s it like being a... clinical fellow working in a busy oral medicine department? James Ashworth-Holland

  James Ashworth-Holland is a Clinical Fellow in Oral Medicine/OMFS at Bristol Dental Hospital. He tells us about his day…

  Blog Date 1 March, 2019

• Whats it like being a... locum dentist for a corporate group? Gareth Edwards

  Gareth Edwards is working as a locum dentist for a corporate group. He tells us about his day....

  Blog Date 19 February, 2019