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Thumbsie gets accreditation

A company that makes thumb-sucking guards and was founded by a mum who saw a gap in the market for positive support has won support from the Oral Health Foundation.

Menthol cigarettes banned

Menthol cigarettes are banned from the UK this week day in a bid to stop youngsters taking up smoking.

38% of UK adults snacking more

More than one third of Brits are snacking more throughout the day during lockdown, risking their oral health.

Mouthwash and COVID-19

Scientists are calling for urgent research into whether mouthwash can reduce transmission of coronavirus in its early stages.

Why I can’t live without

Amber Ojak considers the importance of your professional support for a dental hygiene or therapist in practice

Four-handed dentistry

Dentistry can only be delivered with dental nurses at chairside for all clinicians if the profession is to find a workable way forward amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Dental nurses virus exposure

Whilst dental nursing is the occupation with the highest potential exposure to disease, healthcare workers were not found to have higher rates of deaths involving COVID-19.

International Nurses Day

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) is paying tribute to dental nurses to mark International Nurses Day 2020 today (Tuesday).

COVID-19 and dentistry

How many of us have questioned out attitudes towards our day-to-day living circumstances in these strange and unpleasant times?

BSPD award

The inspirational winner of BSPD’s 2020 Outstanding Innovation Award is Community Dental Officer Linzi Maybin for her Happy Teeth project.

On 28 April, Nicola Sturgeon said there could be 'some benefit' in wearing a cloth face covering in places where social distancing was difficult. But how do we know what masks are suitable for different environments? Here’s Dental Sky’s guide to face masks...