Avinash PatelHere’s the key graphic as discussed in my lecture for Colgate. Click the image to view full size.
Ben AtkinsIt’s National Smile Month! Did you know that a third of British people only brush their teeth once a day? And almost half of...
Here’s the key graphic as discussed in my lecture for Colgate. Click the image to view full size.
It’s National Smile Month! Did you know that a third of British people only brush their teeth once a day? And almost half of...
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].
Dental training in the UK, and the monitoring of dental treatments is the best in the world. Making sure patients are safe, missing out this monitoring puts patients lives at risk.
I was honoured to be asked to take part in a recent roundtable event with key stakeholders from across the dental sector, hosted by the Association of Dental Groups, in partnership with LaingBuisson. We [...]
It’s good to see the Manchester Evening News pick up on the current Child Tooth Decay Crisis. Official statistics show a child in Greater Manchester is 60% more likely to end up having to be admitted [...]
Sugar and tooth decay – as regular visitors will know, this is one of my crusades to improve oral health. So there are two pieces of good news this week Sugar and tooth decay – the budget First [...]
NHS Dental Contract Reform is a very hot topic. In the January issue of Dentistry, Sophie Bracken concluded her report on the key points of a round table debate. Taking Part Denplan hosted the day’s [...]
Ben Atkins
