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Go virtual with this month’s BDIA Dental Showcase On Demand

Join us for FREE and CPD hours at this online virtual event for the dental profession

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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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Dental charity sends toothbrushes to those in need

​A dental charity is sending out toothbrushes to those most in need in London.
They are also suggesting the public sterilise their toothbrushes as the...

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Dental teams polish up knowledge on living with dementia

​A Scottish dental group is training dental teams to be recognised Dementia Friends.

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FGDP(UK) welcomes inclusion of oral health in care home inspections

​The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) has welcomed the addition of oral health requirements to the Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s...

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Society of British Dental Nurses supports government 'healthy ageing' initiative

​The Society of British Dental Nurses (SBDN) has added its support to Public Health England's consensus on healthy ageing.

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Dentists welcome CQC’s focus on NHS access crisis

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the move from inspectors at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to make the growing crisis in patient...

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Visits to the dentist decline in old age, especially among minorities

Visits to the dentist drop significantly after adults turn 80, finds a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and the...

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Poor oral health risks respiratory health of elderly

E​lderly individuals with fewer teeth, poor dental hygiene, and more cavities constantly ingest more dysbiotic microbiota, which could be harmful to...

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How an unfortunate turns of events also turned Kelly Henderson’s life upside down and her thoughts to those patients who may require a little more of...

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Dementia guidance goes online

​The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has made its guidance on the practice of dentistry for patients with dementia available free of...

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Elderly reveal what stops them going to the dentist

Lack of money, ill health, fear and forgetfulness are reasons given by the elderly for not attending the dentist.