Here’s the key graphic as discussed in my lecture for Colgate. Click the image to view full size.
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].
The Community Dental Service is just one service for patients, particularly vulnerable ones, delivering dental care. In a detailed article published in April’s British Dental Journal, the Editor [...]
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 [...]
Sharp teeth was the topic of a poser sent into Simon Mayo’s Radio 2 programme. In the regular feature Homework Sucks, a 10 year old listener asked ‘When are your teeth at their sharpest?’ [...]
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 [...]
Great to see the new edition of Word of Mouth Magazine hit the digital news stands! The first edition for 2017 contains some interesting articles and good tips. What’s inside Word of Mouth? Oral [...]
Childrens’ tooth decay is a big problem in the UK. I’ve written about it many times, because it is entirely preventable. This week the Local Government Association released some startling figures. [...]
A busy week for dentists in the media, and great to see Andrea Downey at The Sun pick up on another aspect of being frightened of the dentist. In her article, she highlights this disturbing fact. About [...]
I believe that dentist phobia will eventually become a thing of the past. So it was sad to read this excellent article by Lucy Elkins for the Daily Mail Health Section. A young fashion model was traumatised [...]
Be Food Smart is a new Change4Life campaign launched this week, by Public Health England (PHE). According to PHE, Children consume half the daily recommended sugar intake before the morning school bell [...]