Guidance for education providers seeking to establish new dental schools in the UK has been published by the General Dental Council (GDC).
GDC
The International College of Dentists (ICD), in partnership with Henry Schein, has celebrated the launch of the Global Oral Health Leadership (GOHL) Institute.
Oral health and mouth cancer
According to a paper published in the British Dental Journal (BDJ), the number of supervised toothbrushing programmes (STPs) has increased. The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has...
Children's dentistry
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched recruitment campaigns for its next chair of council and two council member positions.
GDC
Researchers have discovered that combining green tea extract and xyloglucan (Xylo) can create adhesive films that help alleviate oral inflammation.
Oral health and mouth cancer
The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) has announced its membership of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA), a leading business network that supports employers to take action on...
Workplace issues/your health
The Oral Health Foundation has commended the parliamentary discussion addressing the critical impact of food and diet on obesity.
Diet and nutrition
The General Dental Council (GDC) has introduced a policy that will give priority access to the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) booking system for dental professionals with refugee status.
GDC
Researchers have studied fossilised tooth enamel, which has revealed that human ancestors ate very little to no meat.
Diet and nutrition
Bupa Dental Care held its first-ever ‘Dental Health Is… Live’ conference in January 2025. It welcomed more than 1,000 clinicians and practice managers from its network across the UK and Republic of...
Communication
The government has announced that thousands of working families with babies in neonatal care will be entitled to additional time off as a day-one right.
Employment issues
The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) has said changes in jaw development could be due to many factors, not just the impact of modern, soft food diets.
Diet and nutrition