Every year, {my}dentist funds two of our team to travel to Tanzania and train rural clinical officers in vital dentistry skills in order to serve their community. The most recent clinician to travel with the charity was Keith McClean of {my}dentist Sunderland Road, who travelled to the Mara region.

November and December are awards season in dentistry and the great news is that we have 18 teams and individuals shortlisted for the Dentistry Awards, Private Dentistry Awards, Oral Health Awards and Dental Industry Awards!

Over summer we asked our patients and our colleagues to nominate the very best clinicians, dental nurses and support team members in our 600+ practices nationwide for our annual Excellence Awards.

November marks Mouth Cancer Action Month which aims to bring awareness to the eighth most common cancer in the UK. Here at mydentist, we’re helping to raise awareness by telling the stories of our patients who have been affected, including Jill Tempest who attends our Padiham Road practice in Burnley.

With so many incredible entries for our #DentalNurseHero campaign, it was impossible to pick only one for special recognition this month.

Research we did last summer suggested that children consume 5X as much sugar during the summer holidays than they do during term time with a fifth of parents admitting their child’s oral health also declines in the holidays. Kids can be a tough crowd, we know. With all the excitement of the summer holidays even the routine tasks can become a chore or long forgotten. We want to help you make sure your kid’s teeth are gleaming all year round with these fun games to make cleaning their teeth more fun than glum.