Peter V Fowler

Honorary Consultant Senior Lecturer in Orthodontics, University of Bristol Dental Hospital

Orthodontics at Times of National Emergency: Past and Current Crises Part 1: Past Crises and Lessons Learnt

On 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a category 3 hurricane, hit the states of Louisiana and Mississippi, resulting in over 1,600 fatalities and displacing over 750,000 residents2,3 (Figure 1). It...

Orthodontics at Times of National Emergency: Past and Current Crises Part 2. COVID-19: Implications for Clinical Practice

In England, orthodontic treatment can be accessed either through the National Health Service (NHS) or under private contract. Even prior to direct instruction from the CDO for England to stop all...