Smokefree generation bill
A new bill to protect future generations across the UK from the harmful impacts of smoking and build a better future for our children will be introduced to Parliament on March 20, 2024.
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Questions on dental plan
In advance of the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s scheduled panel enquiry on March 19, 2024, the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry’s (BSPD) president, Paula Waterhouse, has written to each of the 11 committee members, including the chair, Steve Brine. She laid out questions that should be put to the panel.
Oral health survey
The Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program’s ‘Oral Health Index’, published to coincide with World Oral Health Day on March 20, 2024, shows broad public disenchantment with dental services across the country.
Blood sugar monitors
Healthcare experts have warned blood sugar monitors for people without diabetes are unnecessary and could “translate into eating disorders.”
Scrubbing up
Steven Cumper offers a handy guide to dental nursing scrubs.
Language barriers report
The Welsh Equality and Social Justice Committee said it is concerned by evidence that people from ethnic minority backgrounds continue to face worse outcomes from public sector services in Wales.
Virtual jaw tool for braces
A tool being developed by the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and 3Shape will help orthodontists correctly fit braces onto teeth. Using artificial intelligence and virtual patients, the tool predicts how teeth will move to ensure that braces are neither too loose nor too tight.
Sustainability survey
The overwhelmingly positive response to a survey conducted at Dove Holistic Dental Centre (DHDC) is a testament to the value patients place on its eco-friendly practices.
Spring budget and vaping
Ferakh Hamid, the lead dentist at Aesthetique Dental Care, unravels the hidden truths behind vaping and its impact on oral health.
No Smoking Day
Leading charities, including Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), Cancer Research UK and Asthma + Lung UK, are joining forces with the government to encourage the nation’s 5.3m smokers to make a quit attempt this No Smoking Day, March 13, 2024.
350 adults start smoking a day
Analysis for Action on Smoking Health by University College London (UCL) researchers suggests that each day in the United Kingdom approximately 350 young adults aged between 18 and 25 start smoking regularly.
Council member election
The College of General Dentistry (CGDent) is expanding its elected national representation to encompass the whole dental team.
Dental school in the East
The University of East Anglia (UEA) has welcomed the government’s ‘Dental Recovery Plan’, which affirms a commitment to provide additional NHS dental services. UEA hopes that the government will soon allow it to provide undergraduate dental training and create a dental school.
Cambridgeshire dental van
As part of the national ‘NHS Dental Recovery Plan’, a dental van will visit Cambridgeshire to help people get the dental care they need.
Stop-smoking pregnancy support
A University of East Anglia (UEA) research team in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Addiction Research Group have been awarded a six-year NIHR Programme Grant of £2.5m to develop and evaluate a digital conversion of specialist stop smoking support for pregnant people.
