Dr. Mahrukh Khwaja, a Dentist and Positive Psychology discusses how to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental illness, and how to have better conversations with friends, loved ones, colleagues on signposting for help. These conversations are difficult, BUT absolutely important so that professionals know how to navigate them better.  If you or know someone who is struggling with their mental wellbeing you can look to multiple organisations such as:

• Samaritans (116 123)

• NHS Practitioners Health (0300 0303 300) 

• Dentists' Health Support Trust (0207 2244 671)

• BDA Benevolent Fund (0207 4864 994)

Hear from 3 different Dentists who are at different stages of their career, but all either own or have owned a practice. Dr. Victoria Sampson, Dr. Reena Wadia and Dr. Stuart Garton will share their journey of owning a practice, the pros, cons, and the considerations that should go hand in hand with this career milestone.

Join recent graduate Dr. Siwan Phillips and Dr. Yewande Oduwole as they share their dentistry educational journey, challenges and tips for students either considering a career in dentistry or those currently studying. Yewande will also offer a lens on how Dental School has helped to sculpt her early career and the opportunities that exist for young professionals.

Discussion with Dr Shiraz Khan on how to keep yourself motivated and take ownership to drive your career.

Julia discusses the challenges paediatric patients are facing in maintaining their oral heal and gives her top tips in how to overcome these including staying calm in surgery, healthy habits, maintaining oral health and the evidence base and where to go for supporting resources.

Join us as Dr Mohsan Ahmad discusses how adolescent oral health has been negatively impacted due to COVID and the lack of routine access to NHS dentisty over recent years

Join our panel of experts as they discuss how best to effect behaviour change when it comes to gum health

In the second episode of our gum health series, join Dr Reena Wadia and Dr Yewande Oduwole as they discuss top tips for driving patient adherence for gum health.

Join us for the first of our Episodes on gum health with Dr Reena Wadia. Through her expert lense she will look at interpreting the S3 guidelines to drive greater patient engagement and management of gum health.

Join us on our Listen and Learn platform to hear from Pete Clarke, Specialist Periodontist at Manchester University. Pete talks about the role of patient adherence in terms of periodontal outcomes, the challenges this presents and the importance of the partnership between dentist and patient in terms of optimising those outcomes.

Join us on our Listen and Learn platform to hear from General Dentists, Chinwe Akuonu and Victoria Sampson. Chinwe and Victoria discuss cultural diversity in dentistry and how it impacts both dentists and patients in their daily practise. 

Join Dr. Yewande Oduwole, a recently qualified dentist, as she talks to Dr. Barry Cockcroft, a mentor and former Chief Dental Officer for England, to explore the benefits of mentorship.

 Find out how to get the most out formal and informal mentoring programmes, and how to work with mentors that you meet throughout your career.