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Rugby players to trial instrumented mouthguards for concussion management

The Guinness Six Nations will feature instrumented mouthguard technology, with players across all six unions able to use custom-fitted mouthguards...

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Newspaper launches campaign for changes to NHS dentistry

The British Dental Association (BDA) has greeted the Daily Mirror’s launch of a national campaign to save NHS dentistry.

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Metaphors enable patients and caregivers to communicate their experiences of living with long-term conditions, research says

According to King's College London researchers, patients can provide a unique insight into their own physical and emotional world through their own...

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8,500 people in Bridlington waiting for NHS appointments

With two practices for a town of 35,000, patients in Bridlington are on "a waiting list, for a waiting list".

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Society demands an end to age-profiling asylum seekers with dental X-rays

The president of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), Paula Waterhouse is calling for an end to the unethical practice of taking dental...

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Easington MP reveals his mother has resorted to DIY dentistry

Minister says his elderly “frail” mother has pulled her teeth out due to “desperation” and being unable to access NHS services.

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‘Frustrated, annoyed and stressed’: Patients in Swindon struggling to access dental care

Politician says it is “borderline impossible” to get an NHS dentist in Swindon. The comments follow the release of updated information concerning...

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Toothbrushing tied to lower rates of pneumonia among hospitalised patients

Researchers say toothbrushing is associated with lower rates of hospital-acquired pneumonia, lower rates of ICU mortality, shorter duration of...

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Association urges the prime minister to announce plans for NHS dentistry reform

The British Dental Association (BDA) has said Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, must deliver on his leadership election pledge to ‘restore’ NHS...

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NHS dentistry ‘gone for good’ without radical action, think tank warns

A report from The Nuffield Trust has concluded that dentistry is at its most perilous point in its 75-year history, and radical action will be needed...

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Documentary investigates the truth behind vaping

Made by Northern Child, ‘What’s Really in Your Vape?’ will see Jordan North, a BBC Radio 1 presenter, front his first documentary as he explores the...

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Public health team receives award for children’s tooth decay campaign

A Lancashire public health team has scooped the national Quality Improvement Award for its work on bringing down the rates of children’s tooth decay...