The Dental Design studio opened to 3,000 email appointment requests on February 21, 2024.
Patient education
New guidance on menopause in the workplace, setting out employer’s legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010, was issued on February 21, 2024, by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
Workplace issues/your health
A new paper in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that banning the sale of menthol cigarettes would likely lead to a meaningful reduction in smoking rates.
Alcohol and tobacco
University of Adelaide researchers are exploring if a unique transplant moving good bacteria from one person’s mouth to another – possibly through a special toothpaste - could be the answer to...
Oral health and mouth cancer
In a study published in mSystems, researchers from Osaka University revealed that the interaction between two common types of oral bacteria leads to the production of a chemical compound that is a...
Halitosis/bad breath
Saffron Lane Dental Practice in Leicester is offering free dental check-ups for children.
Children's dentistry
Laura Edgar, the managing director of Aura Infection Control, a leading authority in decontamination and cross-infection control in the UK, shared her most crucial advice for dental practices at...
Decontamination/HTM 01-05
Willie Rennie, a Scottish Liberal Democrat, accused the SNP Government of “excruciating neglect” on February 20, 2024. He revealed that Scottish patients are having to travel to India for dental care...
Oral health and mouth cancer
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight has partnered with Dentaid The Dental Charity to provide a new mobile dental service for people experiencing health inequalities who struggle to get dental care.
Volunteering
Researchers from Osaka University found that gargling with an antiseptic mouthwash can reduce ‘bad’ bacteria in the mouths of people with type 2 diabetes and may lead to better blood sugar control.
Oral health and mouth cancer
The government’s proposal would give the General Dental Council (GDC) powers to provisionally register dentists trained overseas to start delivering care as quickly as possible.
GDC
Local patients with severe tooth pain now have improved access to urgent dental appointments thanks to a pilot service by Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Oral health and mouth cancer