'Coronavirus' Blog Posts

• Scotland: Facing the challenges in dentistry together

  ​I began my role as Director of BDA Scotland a few weeks ago and I have been considering the current challenges and opportunities facing dentistry in Scotland.

  Blog Date 17 November, 2022

• Northern Ireland: We must prioritise oral surgery backlogs

  We need to work together to tackle the growing dental surgery backlog and adapt to changes following the pandemic.

  Blog Date 10 May, 2022

• England: Unanswered questions on back of new SOP and Omicron

  As a new Standard Operating Procedure lands, Omicron and NHS targets remain the elephants in the room.

  Blog Date 2 December, 2021

• Update on IPC guidance

  An overview of the recent Infection Prevention and Control consultation and likely next steps.

  Blog Date 8 October, 2021

• Can dentistry learn to live with COVID?

  The new Health Secretary is urging a rapid return to normality, how will dentistry fit on Sajid Javid’s new agenda?

  Blog Date 8 July, 2021

• Dental training and vaccinating during a pandemic

  On beginning DFT during COVID-19 and volunteering to fight against it.

  Blog Date 8 March, 2021

• Becoming a volunteer vaccinator in Scotland

  On becoming a COVID-19 volunteer vaccinator in Scotland and how you can join up.

  Blog Date 4 March, 2021

• Dentists can help tackle vaccine misinformation

  On becoming a vaccinator and what dentists can do to help tackle vaccine misinformation and help engage BAME communities.

  Blog Date 1 March, 2021

• Becoming a volunteer COVID-19 vaccinator

  On the moving experience that is becoming a volunteer COVID-19 vaccinator.

  Blog Date 1 March, 2021

• England: MPs unite against imposed targets

  Eddie Crouch on the unprecedented cross-party support our members have helped generate for our campaign against targets.

  Blog Date 20 January, 2021

• Northern Ireland: Keeping financial support front and centre

  Richard Graham, Chair of NI Dental Practice Committee, gives us an insight into progress made on Health Service dentistry campaigns this week.

  Blog Date 20 January, 2021

• England: Support for dentistry needed now more than ever

  Dave Cottam on why patient cancellations and staffing problems mean government must take a reality check in the new lockdown.

  Blog Date 14 January, 2021

• How will the new lockdown affect dentistry?

  Eddie Crouch calls on dentists to share your experiences of the new lockdown and help us make a compelling case to government.

  Blog Date 7 January, 2021

• Northern Ireland: Dentistry and the latest lockdown

  Tristen Kelso, National Director of BDA Northern Ireland, gives us an update on some of the most urgent issues facing dentists as we re-enter lockdown.

  Blog Date 7 January, 2021

• COVID-19 and dentistry: Eight lessons that must be learnt

  COVID-19 is far from over. But BDA Chair, Eddie Crouch, tells us what lessons must be learned on vaccination, access and the essential role of dentistry.

  Blog Date 2 December, 2020

• Northern Ireland: New COVID guidance and funding changes

  At this crucial moment in the COVID pandemic, Tristen Kelso reflects on the impact of recent changes to operational guidance, and the funding available to dental practices.

  Blog Date 19 November, 2020

• Northern Ireland: GDS financial support update

  Iain Hoy, Senior Policy Advisor BDA Northern Ireland, gives an insight into on-going negotiations regarding the financial support scheme.

  Blog Date 19 November, 2020

• Antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19

  During World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Susie Sanderson tells us what impact COVID-19 has had on the fight against antimicrobial resistance in dentistry.

  Blog Date 17 November, 2020

• Capital funding: The way forward on fallow time

  BDA Chair Eddie Crouch on why government support is the key to reducing fallow time and getting millions of patients back through dentists' doors.

  Blog Date 16 November, 2020

• Donate blood plasma to fight COVID-19

  A final year dental student shares her experience of getting coronavirus and calls on other dentists to donate plasma to help save lives.

  Blog Date 28 October, 2020

• How a ventilation upgrade saved my practice

  Cliff Palmer, a practice owner in Yorkshire, discusses how he upgraded the ventilation in his practice and the impact that it has had on their capacity.

  Blog Date 26 October, 2020

• Northern Ireland: COVID shows we're stronger together

  Tristen Kelso, National Director of BDA Northern Ireland, reflects on how the BDA has been supporting the profession during the pandemic.

  Blog Date 15 October, 2020

• The long-term impact of pandemics on healthcare workers

  Research Analyst Victoria Collin discusses the psychological impact of pandemics on healthcare workers and why it is essential that we prepare for long-lasting consequences.

  Blog Date 9 October, 2020

• Northern Ireland: Financial support, fallow time and PPE

  Richard Graham outlines the concerns we’re raising regarding financial support, fallow time and PPE on behalf of dentists in Northern Ireland.

  Blog Date 1 October, 2020

• Coronavirus: How we dealt with record numbers of advice calls

  Claire Bennett, employment lawyer and BDA Advisor, looks back at the start of the crisis and how we’ve been supporting members during the pandemic.

  Blog Date 1 October, 2020

• Why are dentists in England not eligible for free flu vaccines?

  General dental practitioner representative Dave Cottam demands the Government ensures that dentists have access to the flu jab, as well as any new COVID-19 vaccine, to protect both themselves and their patients.

  Blog Date 29 September, 2020

• Scotland: Our ongoing fight for dentists

  David McColl outlines 10 things BDA Scotland is doing on your behalf right now and why it’s vital that we stick together.

  Blog Date 28 September, 2020

• Northern Ireland: A dentist's perspective on providing care in the COVID world

  Dentist Philip McLorinan lists the ways in which his team has had to adapt to dentistry in the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Blog Date 28 September, 2020

• SDCEP, fallow time and AGPs: What you need to know

  Our former Chair and member of SDCEP’s working group, Mick Armstrong, provides insight into the new report on AGPs and fallow time and outlines what needs to happen to turn these recommendations into guidance.

  Blog Date 25 September, 2020

• Northern Ireland: Key lessons must be learned from the handling of the COVID crisis

  BDA Northern Ireland director, Tristen Kelso, outlines the crucial lessons the DoH must learn from its handling of the first wave of the COVID-19 crisis.

  Blog Date 17 September, 2020