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].
BBC News website recently reported on research, published in the British Dental Journal, which looked at 130 people who all feared dental treatment. The research, which was carried out by King’s [...]
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What is it about the media and dentists? Let me put it this way: when was the last time you saw a film or TV programme featuring a kind, caring, sensitive normal dentist? How about Ricky Gervais in Ghost [...]
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 [...]
It’s always good when the BBC runs stories about the health of children’s teeth and particularly so when the story features on their main evening news broadcast at 6 pm. In this case, the catalyst [...]
I recently took part in a piece of research by Chloe Lambert for the Daily Mail (Mail Online Health) entitled “Do doctors practice what they preach? From the dentist with ten fillings to the dermatologist [...]
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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 [...]