Children's dentistry

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Ministers “asleep at the wheel”, claims association as child oral health gap widens

The British Dental Association (BDA) has encouraged ministers to step up on oral health inequality. The first oral health survey of five-year-olds...

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Funding secured for community oral health programs in Shropshire

Shropshire Council has recently secured funding from NHS England to promote oral health to targeted communities. This will fund the distribution of...

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Children in Swindon struggling to get NHS dental care

According to an NHS England report, more than 50 per cent of children in Swindon do not have access to an NHS dentist.

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“Never seen a toothbrush”: The access crisis hits children in Norfolk

Stuart McCance, a dentist in Norfolk, has raised concerns about the lack of dental care for young children in the area.

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Over a third of Gen Z would resort to ‘DIY’ dentistry due to a lack of access to a dentist

Over a third (34 per cent) of ‘Gen Z’ respondents to a new poll agree they would resort to ‘DIY’ dentistry measures, including self-tooth extraction,...

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Children’s hospital unable to hire dentists due to recruitment crisis

​World-famous children’s hospital, Great Ormand Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH), have been unable to recruit paediatric dental consultants...

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Depression and anxiety symptoms linked to vaping in teens and young adults

A survey of more than 2,500 teens and young adults found that vaping nicotine and THC, the psychoactive component in marijuana, was associated with...

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Huge rise in childhood tooth extractions under general anaesthetic

The Oral Health Foundation is calling for urgent action after a report by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities highlights a catastrophic...

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“Still shameful that preventable tooth decay is causing children and young people to go to hospital”

Once again, the rates of tooth extractions for children and young people remain at an unacceptable level. According to the latest government data, in...

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Society receives children’s rights training

BSPD leaders have undertaken training on Children’s Rights in Practice from the UK Committee for UNICEF’s (UNICEF UK) Child-Friendly Cities and...

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Let them eat cake?

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia University and the University of Michigan show that nearly two-thirds of mothers (72 per...

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Caries rate rising rapidly amongst young children

A report for Manchester City Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee has revealed that the oral health of children is swiftly deteriorating.