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I’m Ben Atkins, and this is my website.
Why would a dentist have his own, personal website? Two reasons, really. Firstly, I think patients should know more about the person they trust to look after their teeth. Secondly, I’ve often been asked by people, in both healthcare and the media for my opinions on dentistry and related subjects.
So whether or not you fall into either of those categories, this site has been designed to help you find out all you want to know.
These are my current thoughts, personal musings and concern things that have interested me or happened to me.
Blogs are funny things. Everyone starts them with the best intentions, but the truth is I don’t have anyone writing this except me – so apologies if it’s some time between postings, I’ll have been busy!
As well as being a dentist in Manchester, I’m greatly involved in wider professional activities, not least as a Trustee of the Oral Health Foundation. This still leaves time for my family, my hobbies and passions – which I’ll share with you.
I hope you find the collection of topics interesting, informative and occasionally amusing …and if you have anything you’d like to hear my views on, just email me at [email protected].
Here’s the key graphic as discussed in my lecture for Colgate. Click the image to view full size.
Here are the notes from my Time to Think lecture – if you have any questions, just let me know. Download Notes Download Files
Media dentist talks to BBC Radio Manchester about Children’s Tooth Decay BBC Radio Manchester asked me to do a short interview last week. I was responding to a report that 1000 children in the Greater [...]
Aaah, the new school year! As a parent, I know how stressful it can be…and as a dentist, around this time of year I often get asked what I think about school dinners. The fact is, the quality and choice [...]
Last week I was delighted to be asked for my thoughts about sugary breakfast cereals and their threat to our children’s dental health. The request came from the British Dental Health Foundation and the [...]
Heard the one about getting stung by bee rustlers in Wales? It might sound like it’s the 1st April, but actually it’s been a serious problem over this summer – several hives have mysteriously disappeared [...]
Here, Ben Atkins reviews Exact V11 one of the latest products from Software of Excellence; global leaders in providing dental practice management software and marketing solutions to dentists [...]
In the Autumn of 2014, a campaign was launched by the British Dental Health Foundation, to raise awareness of mouth cancer. Under the hashtag #bluelipselfie social media users were encouraged to take [...]
In October 2014, I was asked to contribute to a detailed feature article by Lisa Salmon, in the Northern Echo entitled “The Whole Tooth”. The feature concentrated on Children’s Oral Healthcare [...]
CBBC Newsround picked up on a survey showing that nearly one-in-eight 3 year olds in England has tooth decay. Frequently, according to experts, sugary drinks and food can be to blame. We put together a [...]
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