Children's dentistry

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THE most bizarre questions to a dental nurse: ‘Does your grandma like Frozen?’

We look at the important role you have to play in patient education – and hear from you about some of the bizarre questions you've been asked by...

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New proposals on water fluoridation offers fresh hope for nation's oral health

​The Secretary of State Matt Hancock has confirmed plans for radical NHS reforms, which include proposals to remove the barriers to water fluoridation...

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BSPD innovation winner pays tribute to dental nurses

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has announced its the winner of annual Outstanding Innovation Award.

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Online resources to help dental teams engage with parents about childhood tooth decay

Oral-B has worked with the University of Leeds to develop a range of material to help dental professionals address the issue of childhood tooth decay...

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Government breaks promise over sugar tax and kids' health

The government has broken the promise to pump millions of pounds of sugary drinks tax money into improving children’s healthy diets, campaigners say.

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Sensory dentistry helps children with learning disabilities

The healthy child programme (HCP) developed by Health Education England now includes advice on dental issues, thanks to the input of BSPD’s secretary...

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Kids' 'tooth decay' video wins praise

A new video all about tooth decay and made by kids (with a little help from dental experts) has just been released.

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Give kids a helping hand and sign up to a toothbrushing programme

A dental charity is urging Early Years settings across London and the South East to sign up to their FREE LiveSmart supervised toothbrushing...

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Ban online adverts for junk food: dentists welcome new consultation

A dental charity and health pressure group have welcomed the government’s new consultation on proposals to ban online adverts for unhealthy food.

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BSPD oral health innovation award – entries now open

BSPD’s Outstanding Innovation Award (OIA) which celebrates inspiring and innovative schemes to improve the oral health of children is about to enter...

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BSPD backs Marcus Rashford campaign for free school meals

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry has announced support for Marcus Rashford’s campaign for an extension of the free school meal voucher...

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Kid influencers are promoting junk food brands on YouTube

Kids with wildly popular YouTube channels are frequently promoting unhealthy food and drinks ​​in their videos.