Dentists, dental hygienists, and dental therapists carry a significant CPD reading workload: NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidelines, SDCEP clinical guidance, FGDP standards, BDA advice sheets, NHS dental contract guidance, and journal literature — almost all published as PDF. Converting to EPUB lets you read on a Kindle or Kobo during a commute or break between patients, with adjustable font, night mode, and chapter navigation.
| Document type | Examples | Free source |
|---|---|---|
| NICE guidelines | Antimicrobial prescribing, dental recall, oral cancer | nice.org.uk/guidance |
| SDCEP guidance | Drug prescribing in dentistry, prevention, oral health assessment | sdcep.org.uk (free) |
| FGDP clinical standards | Clinical examination standards, record keeping | fgdp.org.uk |
| BDA advice sheets | Infection control, radiography, dental materials | bda.org (member login) |
| NHS England guidance | Dental contract guidance, UDA guidance, fluoride varnish | england.nhs.uk |
| Cochrane Oral Health | Fluoride, periodontal treatment, caries prevention | cochranelibrary.com (free) |
| Journal articles | BDJ, Journal of Dentistry, Clinical Oral Investigations | BDA login / OpenAthens |
| GDC standards | Standards for the Dental Team, CPD requirements | gdc-uk.org (free) |
| Public Health England | Delivering Better Oral Health toolkit | gov.uk/phe (free) |
Dentists read NICE guidelines (e.g., antimicrobial prescribing, dental recall, oral cancer), FGDP (Faculty of General Dental Practice) clinical examination standards and clinical guidelines, BDA (British Dental Association) advice sheets and policy documents, NHS England dental contract guidance, SDCEP (Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme) guidance documents, and journal articles from the British Dental Journal (BDJ), Journal of Dentistry, and Clinical Oral Investigations.
Many are. NICE guidelines are free at nice.org.uk. SDCEP publishes all its guidance documents freely at sdcep.org.uk — these are among the most widely used free clinical references in UK dentistry. BDA advice sheets are available to BDA members. FGDP publications are available via the FGDP website. NHS England dental contract guidance is published freely at england.nhs.uk.
Yes. Download the PDF from sdcep.org.uk, convert to EPUB via toolkit.bot, and send to your Kindle via the Send-to-Kindle email address. SDCEP documents are typically 30–100 pages with clear chapter structure — the resulting EPUB has a navigable table of contents so you can jump directly to the relevant clinical section.
Some are. British Dental Journal articles are paywalled — access via BDA member login or university Athens. Journal of Dentistry and Clinical Oral Investigations are paywalled via Elsevier/Springer access. The European Journal of Dentistry and many MDPI dental journals (like Dentistry Journal) are open access and freely downloadable. PubMed Central hosts some freely available dental research articles.
The main databases are: MEDLINE/PubMed for clinical dentistry and oral health research — free abstract access, many full texts via PMC; Cochrane Oral Health (free within cochranelibrary.com) for systematic reviews on dental interventions; CINAHL (via NHS OpenAthens) for dental nursing and allied dental health literature; EMBASE for European dental pharmacology and clinical research; and the BDA library catalogue for BDA members.
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