Social distancing prevented Prav and Payman from being together in person this week, but it didn’t stop our hosts hearing from three true dentistry leaders.
In this fascinating roundtable, Prof. Nairn Wilson makes a welcome return to the show, joined by Dr Anthony Kilcoyne and Prof. Mike Lewis.
The trio discuss their predictions for dentistry in the post-COVID landscape and talk about what role the profession might play in the nation’s recovery.
“People have heard me lecture in the past, heard me say: “Why aren't dentists used for things like winter flu vaccination and so on? We are properly trained healthcare professionals.” Better us than the army doing this testing. These poor guys in the army that are recruited into this, they don't know one end of a swab from another…”
In this bulletin:
00.00 - Notes on a crisis
23.39 - Meet the guests
25.39 - Post-lockdown kickstart
33.51 - Corridors of power - a view from inside
43.24 - COVID and oral hygiene - the link
01.08.58 - Psychology and SOPs