You've probably got it back, but could you explain what you meant by a missing dashboard ? A blank screen when you login ?
Gr8, The issue was when I clicked on the admin link the screen was blank and the bottom left bar of my screen said "done" I did that several times and I was sure it was because I had been working on my codes and probably did something wrong. However no sooner had I posted this entry online did I realize that I had been logged out of wordpress. I am still embarrassed about it. Thanks for taking the time to ask.