Children's dentistry

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500 extra NHS dental appointments made available for children

Spadental in Whitchurch has increased the number of NHS-funded appointments available for children up to 19-years-old.

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Charities voice support for government's smokefree plans

Charities, academics, health leaders, local government and medical royal colleges met with the government on October 19, 2023, and voiced their...

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Drop in obesity rates among primary school children

The prevalence of primary school children living with obesity continued to fall in 2022/23, after reaching the highest recorded levels during the...

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Vape brand pledges to reduce its appeal to teens.

A vape supplier has taken action to reduce its appeal to young people with packaging and flavour changes amidst government crackdowns.

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Discuss measles immunisation with patients, society urges

​The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has issued advice to members to open up conversations about vaccinations as reports of measles...

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Tackling youth vaping: government sets out next steps to create ‘smokefree generation’

The government has launched a public consultation on youth vaping as part of measures to clamp down on vapes being promoted to children.

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Supermarket cuts the price of children’s toothbrushes and toothpastes

To help in the fight against kids’ tooth decay and support families struggling financially, Tesco is reducing the price of its children’s Pro Formula...

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Back to school programme provides children with hygiene essentials and supplies

​For the 26th consecutive year, Henry Schein, Inc. is helping children around the world start the academic year off right through its ‘Back to School’...

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Supervised toothbrushing plan welcomed by children’s society

​The Labour Party has proposed a supervised toothbrushing scheme to target three, four and five-year-olds in the 20 per cent most deprived areas in...

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Oral health infographic now available in five languages

​On September 27, 2023 the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) launched a set of infographics to improve oral health, which has now been...

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Society urges professionals to help empower children by joining a new campaign

Tooth decay continues to be the most common reason for hospital admissions for children aged six to 10, with a staggering 40,000 children admitted...

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Nearly 4.5m children have not been seen by an NHS dentist in a year

Over 4.4m children in England have not been seen by an NHS dentist for at least a year, shocking new figures published by the Liberal Democrats have...