'Academics' Blog Posts

• 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

• Dentists under pressure: new free helpline and support for BDA members

  Roz McMullan explains why we've recently launched a new service for our members, partnering with the award-winning employee assistance programme from Health Assured

  Blog Date 6 September, 2019

• Is Government serious about the survival of NHS dentistry?

  It’s a simple idea, but UK governments are only just waking up to it: you can’t have NHS dentistry without NHS dentists.

  Blog Date 21 March, 2019

• Whats it like being a... head of oral surgery in rural Australia? Victoria Mellish

  Victoria Mellish is Head of Oral Surgery at James Cook University in rural Australia, she tells us about her day…

  Blog Date 11 February, 2019

• What’s it like being a... clinical lecturer and head of admissions? Jo Batt

  ​Jo Batt is Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry and Admissions Tutor for Dentistry at the School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham. She tells us about her day...

  Blog Date 25 January, 2019

• What's it like being a... dental academic lecturer: Alexander Holden

  Alexander Holden is a senior lecturer in dental ethics, law and professionalism in Sydney, Australia. He tells us about his day…

  Blog Date 18 January, 2019

• Improving NHS dentistry: giving dental patients better access and outcomes

  We feel that dentistry is often forgotten when it comes to getting a share of NHS funding, but we've set out to Government why we feel committing more resources to NHS dentistry can massively improve oral (and general) health outcomes for patients.

  Blog Date 5 November, 2018

• Academic pensions: at a stalemate?

  An update on the issues facing the Universities Superannuation Scheme's financial difficulties and how this might impact on dentists working in universities signed-up to this pension scheme.

  Blog Date 8 August, 2018

• Dental enamel: could we 'grow' it back?

  Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new way to grow mineralised materials which could regenerate hard tissues such as dental enamel and bone - lead researcher Dr Sherif Elsharkawy explains.

  Blog Date 20 July, 2018

• The facts about dental amalgam and high-strength MRI scanners

  We provide the facts about dental amalgam and high-strength MRI scanners, and highlight some useful resources for your patients on discussing the usage of dental amalgam.

  Blog Date 28 June, 2018

• Should sugary foods and drinks have graphic warning labels?

  Should we make sugar the 'new tobacco' and campaign for producers to be clear, not just about the amounts of contained in products, but also about the health impacts of eating their products, including oral health?

  Blog Date 28 June, 2018

• Better oral health in sport: it's time to bang the drum

  With the World Cup in full flow, we take a look at some shocking facts about the state of sports peoples' teeth.

  Blog Date 27 June, 2018

• Paracetamol overdoses for dental pain: why do patients avoid seeking care?

  Some recent research shows self-medication for dental pain with paracetamol is a significant cause of accidental overdose and potential liver failure. Charlotte Currie looks at the evidence and highlights some useful resources for dentists to use to be aware of the problem.

  Blog Date 21 May, 2018

• #dentistry24: share what you do in dentistry

  Dental professionals across the globe are invited to tweet using #Dentistry24 to celebrate the good work of the dental profession on 24 May 2018.

  Blog Date 18 May, 2018

• My pension has been squandered: the USS pension fiasco

  An academic dentist explains her personal frustrations about the fiasco of the USS pension scheme and how she feels this will be detrimental to encouraging the much needed staff into the academic sector.

  Blog Date 13 March, 2018

• Dealing with violence: dentistry and thinking outside of the box

  As part of our 'We are dentistry' campaign, Christine Goodall tells us why she loves working in dentistry and why she set up a charity to help prevent violence.

  Blog Date 18 January, 2018

• BDA blogs: top picks of 2017

  ​It looks like it's been a busy year for everyone – so, just in case you missed it, here are our top pick of the BDA's blogs during 2017.

  Blog Date 19 December, 2017

• Why do dental patients overdose on painkillers?

  Charlotte Currie, Clinical Fellow in Oral Surgery, takes a look at the current evidence on why patients often resort to self-medication with painkillers, and encourages dentists to be on the look-out for patients who might be at serious risk of overdose.

  Blog Date 25 July, 2017

• Dental problems at A&E: why it matters

  ​Charlotte Currie explains what led to her recent project investigating the number of patients attending hospitals for dental problems, and what we still need to discover to encourage patients to visit the dentist before they end up in A&E.

  Blog Date 11 January, 2017

• Finding success in a multidisciplinary field: Anne Young

  Celebrating International Women's Day 2016, we asked Anne Young, a Professor of Biomaterials at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute about her varied career to date and some of the challenges of being a woman in a traditionally male-dominated field.

  Blog Date 7 March, 2016