A scientifically based approach that includes a 'tooth decay' risk assessment, aggressive preventive measures and conservative restorations can...
The launch of the new Starting Well scheme has been welcomed by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) as an important step in trying to...
Gaby Bissett looks at how one woman's wish is to make children's experience in the dentist's chair – and other health care situations – a happier one
How Teeth Team is changing children's oral health statistics in a deprived area of the UK – a programme that ‘wouldn't be as successful if it wasn't...
The Nottingham Oral Health Team – aka the Tooth Fairies – was created in 2000 by the Salaried Dental Service and consisted of just one tooth fairy –...
Christine MacLeavy looks at the science behind the mineral in all its guises
Dental caries remain a major public health problem. However, research has demonstrated that minimal intervention and management approaches can make a...
The frequency of dental attendance in pre-school children is low.
Just over 6.1 million people in the UK receive water with a fluoride content.
Leong PM, Gussy MG, Barrow SY, de Silva-Sanigorski A, Waters E (2013) A systematic review of risk factors during first year of life for early...
Zhou Y, Forbes GM, Macpherson LMD, Ball GE, Humphris GM (2012) The behaviour of extended duties dental nurses and the acceptance of fluoride varnish...
What are mouth ulcers? How are they identified and what advice should patients be given? Ulcers are uncomfortable, have a number of causes and may be...
