Children's dentistry

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Serious health risks associated with energy drinks

​A new review of current scientific knowledge on energy drinks finds their advertised short-term benefits can be outweighed by serious health risks.

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Dental nurses urged to support European Antibiotic Awareness Day

A mass social media campaign is encouraging dental teams to reduce dental infections and the need for antibiotics in children as well as promote...

Features

There is never a 'wrong' answer

When it comes to safeguarding, nobody will condemn you for reporting a genuine concern

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Adolescents and teen spirit

Hygienist and former dental nurse Katy Amber considers the challenges in engaging with adolescents

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Report highlights 'shocking' divide between dental health of rich and poor

​A new report reveals a 'shocking' divide between the dental health of the rich and poor.

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£1.5m plan to improve kids' oral health

​A £1.5 million-pound action plan to improve children’s oral health in Oldham, Rochdale, Salford and Bolton has been launched.

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Time to shine for projects geared to children’s oral health

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry’s Outstanding Innovation Award in 2018 is open for entries.

The award, now in its second year, was...

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Public need to chew their way to better dental health

​Current public health guidelines for oral health are not aligned with our eating and drinking habits, a new report has found.

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Starting Well scheme – an innovation in kids' dental care

​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...

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Watch out for Sugar Awareness Week!

Sugar Awareness Week will be an opportunity to celebrate the success of food industry, government and NGOs' progress so far, and discuss the future...

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Dental Check by One to improve oral health in UK children

Organisations across healthcare are supporting the national launch of the Dental Check by One campaign by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry....

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Journal focuses on patients in the 'autumn' of their years

Trudie Dawson explores the changing health and care demands of an ageing society, Priya Sharma considers the Impact of medications on the quality of...