Children's dentistry

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Call for government to introduce tough new measures on food companies - as they fail to reduce sugar voluntarily

​A new snapshot product survey by Action on Sugar and Obesity Health Alliance has exposed the huge variation in portion size and sugar content of...

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Fears of growth in children vaping disposables backed up by new national survey

​The annual YouGov youth survey for Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) carried out in March and published July 7, 2021, shows current vaping among...

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Early years food remains a ‘policy black hole’ in government food strategy

Action on Sugar responds to the recent changes in the UK health system.
In a recent news article Action on Sugar said, “The National Food Strategy...

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A new study suggests dietary free sugar is causing dental caries

​For many parents, sugar-free alternatives for their children’s snacks are a positive way to manage their child’s oral health and sugar intake.

A new...

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BSPD announces winners of the 2022 Max Horsnell Travel Award and National Student Elective Prize

The winners of the 2022 Max Horsnell Travel Award and National Student Elective prize are announced June 14, 2022, by the British Society of...

Features

Dentistry and charity – where empathy is indelibly imprinted

Victoria Bond talks about a career combining oral health care with a fund-raising enterprise.

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“Youngsters are going to grow up missing teeth and having to wear a denture”

NHS dentistry – specifically in relation to a lack of access for child patients – has been in the news recently, following reports of schools having...

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Primary school forced to arrange dental check ups for pupils

West Earlham Infant School in Norwich has been forced to arrange free dental checks for its pupils, which highlights the dental care crisis in the...

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BSPD responds to reports of pandemic child tooth extractions data

The pandemic has shone a harsh spotlight on some long-standing issues including the persistent and immoral inequalities we see in children’s oral...

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Ministers need to act as covid sees child tooth extractions backlog surge

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned government must act decisively to deal with the backlogs for child tooth extractions, as new figures...

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London’s leading oral health charity provides urgent dental care with new initiative to help capital’s child refugees and asylum seekers

On Sunday, May 8, London-based charity, the Dental Wellness Trust will provide urgent, free of charge oral health screenings and restorative dentistry...

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Dentists call for urgent reform as charities step in to fill access gap for school children

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned government must pick up the pace on the reform of NHS dentistry, following an investigation from the...