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Mental health in dentistry: Has the profession opened up through the years?

BDJ In Practice volume 35, pages 18–22 (2022)Cite this article

  • First paper discussing mental health in the BDJ was 1987

  • Research increasing in volume and across sectors

  • COVID-19 accelerated concerns about mental health

  • What more should we be doing?

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Westgarth, D. Mental health in dentistry: Has the profession opened up through the years?. BDJ In Pract 35, 18–22 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-022-1182-4

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