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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

6 months

📖 Story time; A general dentist reflects upon a case of throat cancer A few years ago, at the practice which I now own, I was making my way down to reception with some papers. The receptionist was talking to a man at the front desk who was not a current patient. She explained…

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@Laurenharrhy85

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@sthompsonjones Oh Sara I could cry for you and just want to run up to 12 year old you and wrap my cardi around your waist and get you out of there! Xx

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@fesshole You must care for them a little bit or you would have left regardless. Look back at the positive parts of the relationship. Remember to take time out for yourself whenever you can

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@jk_rowling Since I was a teenager struggling with my parents divorce I always turn to your books in times of heartache and pain, you and @stephenfry (reading the audiobooks) have saved me several times and I love you both for it 💙 When I felt lonely at Uni, when I had postnatal…

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@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

@CheshireDogLad1 @karimbrohi My husband is a firefighter (one of their suicide prevention officers) and has had this same experience. Fishing the same lady out of the river twice in one night 😞😢

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@Laurenharrhy85

7 months

@MussenToevlucht @SafferTheGaffer Oh my goodness this was so brave. I think about the young guy who saved me from being raped every day. He wasn’t much older than me and was very brave to help me and I just wish I could hug him and thank him for that. Well done to you guys xxxx

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 months

@sthompsonjones My own daughter followed me and started her periods at age 9, she had a similar “wardrobe malfunction” at school and her teacher handled it really sensitively. She sat her nearest seat to the door and told her that if she ever needed to “pop out” then to just go and there was no…

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 months

NHS dentists have had even more real term reductions to their pay. Why is it acceptable to pay our most qualified healthcare professionals (doctors and dentists) so poorly in comparison with our colleagues from similar nations or even in comparison to the way we were paid 10…

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@DrEilidhMaria

4 months

@DannyCass1 We’ve all been affected by inflation but some more than others

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@Laurenharrhy85

8 months

@fesshole Sorry you find all this stuff overwhelming ☹️ Makeup can be so much fun to try out and gives many people confidence but remember that it A) doesn’t make you a bad person if you can’t get the hang of it and B) doesn’t make you less of a woman if you don’t enjoy it. However, if…

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@Laurenharrhy85

3 months

@NatalieMoran20 @sereneava @sthompsonjones Absolutely ☺️ I will never forget that little act of kindness that made such a difference to my little girl and her period anxiety ❤️

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@SoVeryBritish Empty the co-op of cider

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@fesshole I’m so sorry that you are feeling lonely. Have a little look to see what senior classes are on in your local area. I know a few of my patients do computer classes, tea mornings etc. If you want someone to talk to on the phone you may wish to try Grief Chat or Silver Line x

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@Laurenharrhy85

6 months

@peteturton85 Gloves provide a barrier between you and the patient which can make patient examination feel slightly less invasive. I’m a dentist and while I don’t dispute the fact that, with proper hand hygiene and no open wounds/blood/faeces/saliva etc present, it’s probably safe enough,…

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@Laurenharrhy85

11 months

@enbyinjail I hope she reads this and fancied you too 💖 Well done on being a decent human and not a grotesque excuse for one like the men in your story

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@Laurenharrhy85

6 months

@RobSpring01 @geordiedentist Thank you for sharing your story Ray. You are so right, access to dental/medical care is vital. Take care 💙

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@Laurenharrhy85

3 months

@GrahamGiles7 Patients already pay a huge chunk towards their NHS dental care when they pay the patient charges set by the government. In some cases the patient pays more for the treatment than the government actually pay the dental practice. Unfortunately neither amount actually makes a…

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 month

@doctor_oxford This is exactly the reason it has not been legalised. People should be able to make the choice to end their suffering, not feel they have to do it so as not to be a burden on society. What an abhorrent person Parris has shown himself to be

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@Laurenharrhy85

4 months

@EmergMedDr Oh my goodness this is horrific

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@Laurenharrhy85

4 months

@doctor_oxford Would be fantastic if we see mouth and throat cancer reduce in the same fashion now the boys are being included in the vaccination programme too 🤞🤞 Currently oral cancer kills more people per year than car accidents in the U.K. @MouthCancerMCF

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@Laurenharrhy85

7 months

@fesshole Have you tried putting out moist toilet wipes or one of those gels you squeeze on the toilet paper 🧻 to aid with cleaning? Also maybe you could give him his own little laundry sack for his skiddy pants and insist he wash his own. See how quickly he picks up his bum hygiene x

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@PeteOlusoga My child found one when we were clearing out a family member’s home. She instantly loved it and was excited to show me, she was 4 at the time and obviously had no idea what it represented. I gently removed it from her and distracted her with a different toy and disposed of it.…

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@Laurenharrhy85

11 months

@EmergMedDr That’s what he’s banking on. No other country will take them so they’ll be tied into the NHS for peanuts

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

No we should not be paying for NHS patients to have treatment out of our own pockets. No our private patients should not have to pay more for their treatment because we have to subsidise NHS treatment just to be able to provide it. The Government must pay for NHS treatment

BDA

@TheBDA

2 years

The numbers underpinning NHS dentistry simply don’t add up, warns @EddieCrouch It’s no surprise dentists are moving on, when the alternative means providing NHS care at a financial loss.

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@Laurenharrhy85

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@timecaptales @Morbidful My god how awful 😢 my heart is hurting for her and her family xx

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@StructuredSucc Thanks for this thread. I’m a dentist and I’m happy to go through some of the comments here to explain how and why we use certain things for different treatments if that’s helpful? Sometimes we can do things in an alternative way, not always, but it’s worth asking! Lots of…

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

11 months

Practices who provide NHS dentistry are private businesses who contract with the NHS to do some work on patients with some (ever diminishing) funding from the NHS. This means that the practice owner is vicariously liable to these newly qualified dentists who have been forced to…

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@TheBDA

11 months

The NHS should be a place the next generation of dentists would choose to build a career. Not somewhere you serve time before moving on. This approach is an abdication of responsibility. Ministers need to fix a broken system. 👇

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

Stop rearranging deck chairs.Patients and dentists deserve better.Dentists shouldn’t have to watch the businesses they worked hard and sacrificed for go down the pan or face going independent of the NHS. Patients don’t understand the rock and hard place we sit between 1/2 @thebda

BDA

@TheBDA

2 years

Another 2000 dentists have left the NHS. "Dentists are simply not seeing a future in the NHS, with a broken contract pushing out talent every day it remains in force,” said @ShawnC_GDPC "Quick fixes are no substitute for real reform and fair funding."

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 years

Dental practices, even NHS ones, are bought and paid for (including ALL equipment and materials) by the practice owner. NHS funding does not cover these costs, these are mostly paid for by private income of the business, which has disappeared now @MattHancock @vaughangething

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@TheBDA

4 years

Practices across the UK are weeks from a cliff edge: ❎ 70% can keep afloat for just 3 months ❎ 93% who tried to access government loans were unsuccessful ❎ Private providers most exposed If officials let them go under this service may never recover

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 years

Dental friends; there are so many organisations that can help you. Some good suggestions below but a really comprehensive list at . @RozMcmullan and a couple of others have compiled it. Please ask for help, ESPECIALLY if you feel like you don’t want to 💙

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@DentistGoneBadd

3 years

A friend has told me about a colleague who has taken his own life, found in his practice, by one of his nurses. I would urge any dental professional with mental health issues to speak to a professional ASAP. Mental Dental on Facebook is a good place to start.

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@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

@bykatewomersley You’re joking here right? Each practice is a small business. The Principal dentist is the owner of that business and has a responsibility to all the staff and patients to keep the practice open. Look at the NHS contract and take your head out of your arse

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@Laurenharrhy85

8 months

@wizardsofautism I’m so sorry that you’ve experienced this. Nobody should ever have to endure death threats. Your peace of mind and physical safety are all important. Thank you for your content and for helping so many people along your journey

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@Laurenharrhy85

2 months

Dental practices are private businesses. Many want to and do offer NHS treatment, almost all do so at financial detriment. Many practices are driven to the point of closure or bankruptcy trying to prop up unprofitable and unsustainable NHS contracts. If the business is not a…

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@TheBDA

2 months

"This is a problem that's been created in Westminster," says @EddieCrouch "It needs to be solved in Westminster." The PM promised to 'restore' NHS dentistry. Govt could start down that road tomorrow. They've chosen not to. ✍️Sign this petition👉

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 years

12 year wedding anniversary yesterday. We don’t usually do massive PD of A but one of my dearest friends passed away suddenly last week and my husband has consistently shone a light into my dark grief. I am so thankful for him ❤️ tell your loved ones how you feel

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 years

Application to be an Educational Supervisor for Foundation Dentists sent off 😬. This is something I’ve wanted to do for so long, an ambition that’s very dear to me. We have some brilliant FD trainers in Wales, would be very proud to be amongst them!

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

6 months

@TraceyR16154277 @draevans I’m so sorry to hear about your Mum Tracey. I lost my Mum to sepsis a few years ago, the loss of parent is massive isn’t it. Sending love 💙

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

Voting with our feet, with heavy hearts. The dentist’s relationship with the NHS has often been complex but now is downright abusive. Dentists and their teams deserve better, patients deserve better, this is urgent #savenhsdentistry #makeitbetterforourteamsandpatients

BDA

@TheBDA

2 years

"NHS dentists are genuinely struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel," says @ShawnC_GDPC "And they're voting with their feet." Today we told @CommonsHealth that only urgent and meaningful reform can halt the exodus from NHS dentistry.

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

Over 2000 people have followed me to read my endless tweets about teeth and Government incompetence 🥹 Not quite the same following as @EddieCrouch yet but Eddie is far funnier than me ☺️! Seriously though, thanks very much, it’s really nice of you all 🥰

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@peteneville65 This is the U.K. government’s spend on dental care in comparison to other nations with whom we would expect to be on par. @ShawnC_GDPC presented this slide to us at a recent conference. This is another pressure on A&E and our medical colleagues 😞. We are being squeezed out

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 years

We are not super rich. We work damn hard building our practices and do our best for our patients. We’re getting ready to help out but really need the same support and security that others are getting or we’ll all be financially ruined. We don’t deserve it

BDA

@TheBDA

4 years

Our message to the Chancellor: Associate dentists are not the 'super-rich'. It is time to be consistent, and extend to them the same protections offered to employed workers.

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

2/2 The government understands very well the issues we face and continue to turn the screws which drive the privatisation of general dentistry. It’s ok, they’ll blame the “greedy dentists” It costs on avg £180-300 an hour to run a dental chair.Practice owners carry the full cost

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@djnicholl @DrLindaDykes @gmcuk How is this in the best interests of the public? The organisation is there to protect patients but is actually doing the opposite

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@Laurenharrhy85

8 months

Health ministers and ministers for dentistry in all U.K. nations: If there’s no more money, that’s debatable, but the money you are willing to allocate to dentistry has to cover the cost of treatment, paying the staff to provide it, and the cost of equipment, regulatory…

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 years

Four years ago next month I made a huge commitment to my professional career, I bought the practice I had been an associate at for two years and developed it into Sparkle Dental Centre. It’s been a rollercoaster 🎢 😊

BDA

@TheBDA

3 years

Do you think about buying a dental practice? Lauren Harrhy ( @Laurenharrhy85 ), practice owner and principal dentist share some of the things she wish she'd known about buying a NHS dental practice. 👉

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@Laurenharrhy85

11 months

@fesshole Sorry to hear 😞 sending you hugs x

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

Practices have been facing a dire choice for some time now. Work under oppressive NHS restrictions, lose money and potentially go under or become independent of the NHS knowing that this will bring barriers to care for patients we’ve looked after for many years and do care about

Toothless in England

@englandsteeth

2 years

🦷 Today’s front page headline in @guardian : Millions without NHS dental care as practices close or turn private #dentistry #dentist #dentalcrisis #toothache #NHS

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@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

Never a truer word spoken. We cannot sustain a business where it costs us to treat the patients @TheBDA @CDOWales @Eluned_Morgan

BDA

@TheBDA

2 years

“No business can work in a system where it costs more to treat a patient than the government is giving them,” says @EddieCrouch . Why only urgent change can save NHS dentistry👉

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@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

In our area an “urgent” GA for child tooth extraction is 9months. Urgent means that the child has toothache and multiple courses of antibiotics just to cope @TheBDA have been saying it for years; the NHS is criminally, dangerously underfunded

Doctor May Jay

@DoctorMayJay

2 years

I'm a #GP 10 yrs ago, I could refer a patient to see neurology within 6-8 weeks 5 yrs ago, my patients waited 9-12 months! Currently it’s 2-2.5yrs! Please let that sink in Our #NHS is consistently & drastically under funded

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@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

I’ve been talking to @BBCRadioWales this morning about NHS dentistry in Wales. We want to do our best for patients. Help us help patients! Link to the mental health survey in the comments @TheBDA @Russell_WGDPC @therealdtd @CarlySeddon @Clarke1Katrina

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 years

I am excited to be representing Dentistry and discussing the challenges that face dental teams in an international panel for the World Health Professions Alliance entitled “Safeguarding Health Professionals Mental Health” this morning. @TheBDA

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

Very humbled to have been counted amongst such dedicated and accomplished recipients of BDA Honours & Awards. Here we have a picture of the Welsh (or honorary Welsh) recipients all together. A wonderful evening was had by all. (Then it was up for a full day meeting at HQ 🤪)

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

The long anticipated changes to the ridiculous dental contract reform have been floated at a series of “engagement” events. I’ll be joining the one this evening where I’ll see for myself just how much “engagement” isn’t going on as has been reported back to me 1/

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

Reform needs to be a better deal for dental teams, not worse. This abuse and disrespect towards our profession can’t go on. The government can only stretch our sense of social responsibility so far. When the practices are unsustainable then where will that leave patients?

BDA

@TheBDA

2 years

Reform can't wait if the last NHS dentist has left the building... But across Parliament and the press, we're winning the argument and the pressure on Ministers is mounting. 👉

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@Laurenharrhy85

6 months

@veggieequallife My husband is a firefighter and had to pull the same woman out of a river twice in one night despite having passed her over to police and paramedics the first time. Having nowhere else to put her the police had to put her in a police cell (unacceptable but ostensibly safe), due…

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 years

Please like our Facebook page (ConfiDental - a helpline for dentists in crisis) and Instagram and share our posts so that other UK dentists know about our service if they need it #mentalhealth #MentalHealthMatters #ConfiDentalHelpline

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

7 months

@KaeleyT My 12 year old is being creeped out by a boy in her class who doesn’t respect personal space and keeps touching the girls despite being expressly told not to. She told me about this in the car with my 9yo girl and 6yo boy so I thought it was an opportunity for a discussion about…

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 month

I, and a friend who was hosting us, prevented another friend from choking to death in front of one of his wife and teenage daughter at a tea party this afternoon. Was very scary for all involved, not the sort of stuff a dentist does on a daily basis (although we do have…

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 years

Dentists can’t work without their teams. Team members need access to childcare so they can work

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

The targets were wrong, the new restrictions are ridiculous You are at huge risk of everyone just saying “No” “No, I need to care for my patients ethically” “No, I need to pay my team a decent wage” “No, I need to remain solvent in order to keep the practice open” @TheBDA

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 months

There are no new appointments There is no new funding This is a recycling of money that was already pinched from the dental budget and will make no difference or impact.

BDA

@TheBDA

3 months

Today Rishi Sunak was promoting his plan for NHS dentistry in a practice that isn’t taking on new adult NHS patients. He was seeing what life is like for millions. The difference is he has options. A🧵

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@Laurenharrhy85

3 months

I know of Ukrainian families, who live in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿,who have gone home, to a war torn country, to get dental treatment The UK public deserve to know just how little the government are willing to spend on dentistry Good healthcare costs money. To be on the cutting edge of…

BDA

@TheBDA

3 months

In Aug 2022 Rishi Sunak pledged to 'restore' NHS dentistry. We're still waiting. And when it comes to timely access to care, we now lag behind both developing countries & war zones. A🧵on how Govt has offered big ambitions but no meaningful action on a crisis facing millions.

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 month

Had a heartbreaking call with a lady recently who was formerly a patient of our practice. She really needed some care at home as she can no longer leave her home and has very little help. Why are the most vulnerable in our society losing out? If funding is limited then why not…

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Since 2006, domiciliary dental care in England has all but ceased to exist. The access crisis isn’t just on the high street. It’s in our care homes and affects those who are housebound too

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@Laurenharrhy85

3 years

I am Talking Teeth 🦷 again tomorrow on @BBCRadioWales with @behnazakhgar between 3-4pm Tune in to hear more about how dentistry is faring at this point in the pandemic and top tips for looking after little ones teeth 👌🏻 #dentist #pontypool #newport #cardiff #covid_19

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@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

@tonihazellgp @ian_rodd Died by suicide is the term I use and encourage those around me to use. I’m so sorry for your loss Ian. We have to keep breaking the stigma. Poor understanding and poor use of terminology hurts those left behind even further

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

Dentists, therapists, technicians 🦷 Do you have a favourite tooth to work on? What is it and why?

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@SisterShawnRM 10/10 pain should always mean that someone is offered something stronger. People who have broken a leg on a football pitch are given Entonox but birthing a human out of your body doesn’t warrant it? No wonder birth is so traumatic in this country

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@Laurenharrhy85

3 years

The NHS contract is so broken that teams can be working flat out but be unable to meet these targets with the imposed restrictions. It’s not a direct correlation between the work you put in and the targets you hit as there is in private dentistry. @TheBDA @MattHancock @NHSDental

BDA

@TheBDA

3 years

Dentistry is open and safe, but patients are voting with their feet in the new lockdown. 🦷Nearly half are now less likely to seek care. ❌Similar numbers are now likely to cancel routine appointments. 🎯NHS targets must be abandoned. 👉

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

8 months

@fesshole Honestly guys, it’s just nice to be nice. Hope it helps xx

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

I have a very good relationship with my denture lab and I was chatting to them last week. They told me that the average age of a lab technician is 58. Is that true? If it is we are all in for a world of pain soon #dentaltwitter #dentaltechnician @TheBDA

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@Laurenharrhy85

5 years

Speaking to @bbcradiowales this morning about @thebda research on the crisis facing NHS dentistry in Wales. @welshgovernment needs to go further & faster on reform. There’s a few posts on twitter & Facebook please like & share!

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

6 months

@elainemhughes @TheBDA It’s a bit of a quirk isn’t it? Unless it’s pertaining to our specialty it has to go back to the GP first as the Gatekeeper of the services. I also provide mandibular advancement devices and I am a member of the British Society of Dental Sleep Medicine, but I must refer back to…

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@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@EdanStarforth When I was 12 I had Bells Palsy. My mother thought I was faking, only when my Dad came home 3 days later and asked what was wrong with me did I get taken to the GP “She reckons she’s got a paralysed face 🙄” was my Mother’s reply to my Father Despite my mother’s sister having…

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

My lovely husband is the snowman in the second pic. They went to cheer up the kiddos who are at The Grange Hospital this Xmas and are back in tonight keeping us all safe. Thank you to all those who work the festive season #ChristmasDay #firefighter #caring

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 years

Very pleased to be involved tomorrow talking about my own mental health journey and how I am now trying to help other dentists to regain their wellbeing #MentalDental #ConfiDentalHelpline

Roz McMullan

@RozMcmullan

4 years

Looking forward to welcoming delegates from all over the UK to the mental health well being event tomorrow ⁦ @TheBDA ⁩ ⁦ @DentalPHE ⁩ #dentalwellbeing #thedentalfamily

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 years

I have been contacted by many young associates who are just over the threshold, often with high personal outgoings as they are just starting out in life. They’ve worked damn hard and will continue working. Why should they lose everything? @TheBDA #COVID ー19

BDA

@TheBDA

4 years

Over 6000 of you have provided the evidence on pay we've taken direct to the Chancellor. Dentists are not the 'super rich'. This service faces decimation without a fair deal for the self-employed.

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

5 months

@EddieCrouch knocking it outta the park once again. Illustrating the frustration we all feel @TheBDA

BDA

@TheBDA

5 months

“The Minister said she wanted access for everyone on the NHS,” says @EddieCrouch “But their actions don’t match their statements.” If NHS dentistry is going to survive it will take ambition and urgency that’s been in short supply. @NuffieldTrust

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

@DrKartikModha @BMA_GP @rcgp @NHSEngland All my love to Gail’s husband, boys, friends and colleagues. The NHS is killing its professionals. We all need to stand up and say enough is enough

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 months

@DefeatTheDrama @AshleyGWinter @mimalavi Came here to suggest HSP. Usually the “rash” is seen at the joints but not always. Can have a devastating effect on the kidneys etc. My younger brother had an attack when he was 9, the complications nearly killed him and he spent a year in hospital. A patient of mine, a little…

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@theAliceRoberts Ignore it Prof, smile and wave. It doesn’t matter how old you are, you could be a genius 18 year old who finished university at age 12, it doesn’t diminish your knowledge or accomplishments.

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

The weather in Kos is dreamy today. If I’ve been slow responding to emails, calls etc. this is why. First abroad holiday since 2018, it’s been amazing to spend time with my littles and my husband with very few interruptions! Can see Turkey very clearly 🤩 #holiday #outofoffice

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 years

Where’s the compassion @GDC_UK ? We will lose so many good registrants due to the inflexibility around the ARF. Can they not be given time to pay? @TheBDA @MickArmstrong61 @FIONAELLWOOD

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

1 year

@LucyPasha It’s disappearing as dentists who provide NHS work are withdrawing from unfair, underfunded and impossible to deliver contracts bit by bit. The government knows what it is doing. It happened to optometry years ago and now it’s happening to us See my feed for more info

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 years

I promise the profession that we are all, every one of us representatives and staff, working our butts off for you @TheBDA

tommytheoralsurgeon

@tfalees

4 years

I’ll be honest, I’ve been an on/off member over the years but this past week has massively increased my respect for the @TheBDA @EddieCrouch @RozMcmullan @martinwoodrow69 Stat membership renewal done. Who’s with me??

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 years

Not a heron but special nonetheless. I have a greater spotted woodpecker living in a tree in my garden (pictured) and a green woodpecker that lives in a tree opposite. #dentistswithherons

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

Bonus question; why are there only dentists who DON’T work in the GDS or even see patients AT ALL devising dental reform in Wales? I’ve had 50+ hours of clinical time wasted by no shows since April 1st and I’ll be the one financially clobbered, not them @TheBDA @Russell_WGDPC

Prof Alison Leary 💙#ProtectNurse

@alisonleary1

2 years

I know this is going to be unpopular but I have to say it. Why are people with no knowledge of workforce, no understanding of safety critical work, no training/underpinning knowledge doing workforce planning in the #NHS ? Do they not realise how much damage they can do?

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

Fair funding and real reform. Not tinkering around the edges. I’ll add to this; not expecting dentists to take the financial risk for these experiments in cost cutting Not promising the patients that NHS dentistry can be all things to apply people @TheBDA

BDA

@TheBDA

2 years

"We need more than tinkering around the edges," says @ShawnC_GDPC "It does feel at the moment that Ministers are moving the deckchairs on the Titanic." We need fair funding and real reform to address the fundamental problems millions now face👉

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

I am a dentist, NHS principal dentists have seen a 46% reduction in real term pay, NHS associates have seen a 34% reduction in real term pay since the woeful 2006 GDS contract was introduced. I will support you #payrestoration

Roshana 🦴

@RoshanaMN

2 years

I’m a doctor, I support rail strikers I will support teachers when they strike I will support nurses when they strike I’ve supported tube drivers when they strike I will support any worker that saw the country through hell to strike Doctors aren’t far behind #strike

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 months

@DrEmmaNash Thanks Emma, some of my posts make this points. GPs are busy enough, they shouldn’t be expected to pick up the pieces of the chronically underfunded GDS. We dentists wouldn’t presume to give antibiotics for ear infections etc Dentistry is legally restricted to dentists and…

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 months

We spend the smallest share of our health budget on dentistry of ANY European nation. This is disgusting and shameful and allows a plethora of oral, systemic and mental health issues to proliferate. The mouth is not separate to the body

BDA

@TheBDA

3 months

. @aliceTTimes hits the nail on the head on the funding crisis in NHS dentistry. This service has seen over £1bn in real terms cuts since 2010. We spend the smallest share of our health budget on dentistry of any European nation.

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

6 months

@PeteDeveson @peteturton85 Indeed, we must all consider sustainability, both environmental and financial. You’d be surprised how unclean skin can be though!

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 months

Dentistry is not cheap to provide. Overheads for a dental practice are really high. The government need to be honest with the respondents of this post about what they are actually willing and able to provide wrt dentistry @TheBDA

Martin Lewis

@MartinSLewis

3 months

Today's Twitter Poll: Do you have a dentist in the UK? Which of these is CLOSEST to your situation.

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

5 years

Spotted this earlier, a poster for the ceiling perhaps? I love that you can ask to scratch your face 😍

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

5 months

@SoVeryBritish Brown veg that was supposed to be green 🤢

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 years

Thanks very much to @ColetteBridgman and all who worked on this. Dentists in Wales now have advice to work from which is much appreciated 👏🏻

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 months

This poll was U.K. wide. This just demonstrates how the contempt for the profession and the lack of care is common to all parties. It’s time for an honest conversation with the public about what level of care they are actually willing to fund. At the very least patients…

BDA

@TheBDA

3 months

8/10 dentists have treated patients who’ve attempted 'DIY' dentistry. “Ministers need to take some responsibility," says @EddieCrouch “A wealthy 21st Century nation is slipping back to the Victorian era on their watch.” @andrealeadsom @VictoriaAtkins

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

The very brave @SarahCanavan6 saying it as it is. The public and politicians and @NHS need to listen up

BDA

@TheBDA

2 years

“To save NHS dentistry you need to listen to what we’re saying” says @SarahCanavan6 “Because otherwise it’s not going to exist.” Overstretched and underfunded, dedicated practitioners are now looking for the exit. 👇

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

4 years

Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that there will be an enquiry into dentistry. Thanks to @MickArmstrong61 and @TheBDA for making the case and giving evidence this morning

Onkar Singh Dhanoya

@OnkarDhanoya

4 years

Just watched Mick Armstrong giving evidence to health and social care committee this morning. Great leadership from @TheBDA . Thank you @MickArmstrong61

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

I know I’ll never have a career in wildlife photography 🙈 #dentistswithherons

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

3 months

Indeed, there should not be an expectation that our overseas colleagues will put up with exploitation anymore than those who qualified in the U.K.

Ex-DentistGoneBadd

@DentistGoneBadd

3 months

Yet another outrageous assumption that overseas dentists will gladly step in and work under an inadequate NHS contract and pay that UK dentists are becoming increasingly unable to survive on.

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

11 months

I cannot bear the thought that in 2023 children are starving in this country Wherever I go I’m hearing of children and adults who are becoming septic due to dental abscesses. Dentists are at their wits end, we want to help but so many are at risk of going under due to…

BDA

@TheBDA

11 months

"Tooth decay is the no.1 reason for hospital admissions among young children, and bad diets are fuelling it," says @EddieCrouch . "Free School Meals is a simple step that would put prevention to work in every school in this country.” @NoChildBehindUK

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Lauren Harrhy BDS PGDip

@Laurenharrhy85

2 years

@fesshole My husband and I genuinely love hanging with out with my grandparents who are 82 and 89. They are funny and clever and have great conversation. Nothing weird that you got on well with this gent. Please don’t be afraid to discuss your grief, just perhaps not with your younger pals

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