Dental delays in Hampshire
The broadcaster shared that Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage said “Local MPs will be pushing for some rapid suggestions out of this because we simply cannot go on as we are.
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NHS dentistry and oral health
They begin by sharing, “It is an unacceptable fact that people with mental ill health are disproportionately affected by poor oral health. The international evidence is pretty stark, with the impact being both indirect (people with severe and enduring mental illness experiencing poorer oral health as a result of delayed treatment, access issues etc) and direct (the harmful effect of some symptoms of mental illness affecting oral health such as self-induced vomiting):
100 five-star Google reviews
The practice in Kingston Road, Ewell, has notched up more than one hundred five-star reviews on Google, with nearly one quarter of patients mentioning their delight with their treatment result.
Flavoured vapes less harmful
A new study published recently looks at young peoples’ use of vape flavours, reporting the views and experiences of more than 500,000 under 18s.
Dental nurse training provider
The acquisition will extend Learndirect’s existing portfolio of professional dental nursing e-learning courses and add a significant face-to-face training capacity which has until now been the cornerstone of our SmileWisdom offering.
Mandatory Covid-19 vaccine
The regulations, subject to parliamentary approval will come into force on April 1, 2022.
NHS update - green dentistry
In their opening address, they share, “As world leaders gather at COP26, one message is clear - the climate crisis is all our business.
LDN gets mobile dental clinic
Launched by the charity Dentaid, in partnership with Bupa Dental Care, the mobile clinic offered free dental treatment for some of the most vulnerable people in our society.
Baby teeth& mental health link
Senior author Erin C. Dunn, ScD, MPH, is a social and psychiatric epidemiologist and an investigator in MGH’s Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit. She studies the effects of childhood adversity, which research suggests is responsible for up to one-third of all mental health disorders.
Dentex welcomes 100th practice
Five years after partnering with its first practice, Dentex is celebrating a milestone achievement. The dental group has just welcomed the 100th practice into its dental community.
WHO inclusion of fluoride
The report of the 23rd WHO expert committee into the ‘Selection and Use of Essential Medicines’ notes the burden of oral diseases, particularly untreated dental caries, which represent a significant public health problem globally.
NHS to prescribe e-cigarettes
This would make England the first country in the world to prescribe medicinally licensed e-cigarettes.
'Dental Check by One' award
The award seeks to recognise a practice that has successfully introduced the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) Dental Check by One (DCby1) into their practice. The aim of the campaign is to increase the number of children who access dental care aged zero to two years.
Failed NHS contract
MPs are continuing to join our call to break from the discredited NHS contract, with amendments now tabled to the landmark Health and Care Bill currently before parliament.
Infants at risk
A new product survey by Action on Sugar (based at Queen Mary University of London) has exposed the alarming amounts of sugars found in many baby & toddler sweet snacks such as biscuits, rusks, oat bars and puffs.
