A dental nurse who was diagnosed with leukaemia is supporting leading charities Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK to help raise awareness of the blood cancer’s warning signs and stop it devastating...
Workplace issues/your health
Children buying vapes at school is a key concern for parents and teachers, as children as young as eight years old are buying and selling disposable vapes on school premises, according to Zurich...
Alcohol and tobacco
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has welcomed a report from IPPR’s Health Commission that sets out a vision for future health policy.
Alcohol and tobacco
More than 5.35m children in England have not been seen by an NHS dentist for at least a year, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
Children's dentistry
Residents of the Hay on Wye in Wales on the NHS dental waiting list will have access to a temporary community NHS dental service from September 2024 to December 2024.
Oral health and mouth cancer
Dentaid The Dental Charity hosted its first race day at Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire on September 13, 2024. The event attracted motorsport enthusiasts, dental industry professionals, and corporate...
Volunteering
Bupa’s research has revealed a knowledge gap in the UK between dental health and its connection to physical and mental wellbeing.
Patient education
More than 39m people around the world could die from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years, according to a study published in The Lancet.
Antibiotic resistance
Bharat Patel details the protocols every dental nurse should know in order to manage medical emergencies.
Medical emergencies
A quarter (25 per cent) of UK deskless workers spend eight or more hours on their feet daily, while 43 per cent are on foot for over five, according to research by PPL PRS. This includes workers in...
Workplace issues/your health
Dental teams in the UK may help to detect the early signs of type-2 diabetes, as research aims to validate routine screening during oral health check-ups.
Systemic diseases
Tom Whiting, chief executive of the General Dental Council (GDC), said “the recovery of dental services” needs “urgent attention” in a speech on September 11, 2024.
GDC