Plymouth’s Dental Taskforce has agreed on the three key priorities that it will collectively work towards to improve NHS dental provision for local residents.
Oral health and mouth cancer
The Oral Health Foundation is supporting calls for a multi-pronged approach to improve global oral health following the release of a new report.
Oral health and mouth cancer
People in Lancashire and South Cumbria can get complex procedures for free for a limited time.
Patient education
The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) met with representatives of the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) on February 9, 2024, to discuss the Dental Recovery Plan.
Training and leadership
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has reminded dental professionals to speak up about inappropriate patient advances after several dental professionals reported receiving gifts from patients.
Workplace issues/your health
The Oral Health Foundation is proud to endorse and support the Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe's (PBOHE) new manifesto, ‘Smile your way to a healthy life: Working together for everyone’.
Oral health and mouth cancer
People who quit smoking see major gains in life expectancy after just a few years, according to a new study by University of Toronto (U of T) researchers at Unity Health Toronto.
Alcohol and tobacco
A Leicester practice remains closed six weeks after damages were sustained during a January storm.
Workplace issues/your health
The College of General Dentistry has endorsed a scheme offering dental professionals certified training and experience in research.
Training and leadership
Henry Schein Dental has announced its collaboration with Dental Beauty Partners, a UK dental practice group, to provide critical dental services to up to 2,300 children.
Children's dentistry
Data published by the NHS for the financial year 2022 to 2023 exposes a concerning reality: a staggering 47,581 episodes of tooth extractions for 0 to 19-year-olds in NHS hospitals, marking a...
Children's dentistry
The Oral Health Foundation has broken down the 23 key points of the government’s dental recovery plans. It considers if it's really going to make a big difference.
Communication