Liverpool smoking strategy
Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death and illness in the UK. It is a key factor in people developing heart disease, strokes, cancer, dementia and lung disease.
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Childrens waiting lists
27,000 children in England are stuck on NHS waiting lists for specialist dental care, including some with severe tooth decay or other serious dental problems, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
Vape restrictions
The government should consider bringing restrictions on packaging and marketing of vapes in line with those that apply to tobacco products to tackle a rise in use among children.
University NHS contract
Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB) has awarded, following an open procurement process, an innovative new dentistry contract which will provide an additional 18,000 hours of NHS only dental appointments for local people each year and also increase and upskill the local dental workforce.
Record-setting smiles
As the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, Dentsply Sirona believes that everyone deserves a healthy smile. The company is supporting Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft-focused organisation, in its endeavour to set a Guinness World Record title for the largest online photo album of smiling mouths.
Synthetic toothpaste study
Patients using a toothpaste containing a mineral crucial to bone formation were not more likely to develop cavities than patients using a fluoride toothpaste.
Paediatric dental awards
The winners of the 2023 Max Horsnell Travel Award and National Student Elective Prize have been announced by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD). The annual awards recognise vision and endeavour in the field of paediatric dentistry. These BSPD prizes are awarded each year following a judging process for both that is overseen by three members of BSPD’s Conference Abstract and Prize Committee (CAPC).
Councils call for vape ban
Single-use vapes, such as Elf bars and Lost Mary should be banned on environmental and health grounds, councils say for the first time on July 14, 2023.
Youth council vaping letter
Concerns about illegal vape sales to young people raised by members of Blaby District Youth Council have helped inspire legislation change at the government level.
Vaping flavours study
Major progress could be made in fighting the youth vaping epidemic with a complete restriction on sweet flavourings and cooling agents in both cartridge and disposable e-cigarette devices, according to a study from the Center for Tobacco Research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC).
Plymouth dental task force
Plymouth’s city-wide Task Force, set up to tackle the city’s growing dental crisis, hit-the ground running on July 7, 2023, with organisations committing to working together to improve NHS capacity.
Inquiry into NHS dentistry
Following the conclusion of the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into NHS dentistry, it has described the evidence of pain and distress due to being unable to see an NHS dentist as “totally unacceptable in the 21st century”.
Grant for dental nurses
The Oral Health Foundation, in collaboration with the British Association of Dental Nurses, are very excited to introduce the Janet Goodwin Educational Grant.
Two new council members
Following an open and competitive recruitment process, the General Dental Council (GDC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Serbjit Kaur MBE and Timea Milovecz as registrant members of the council. Both appointments have been made and approved by the Privy Council.
Reducing the appeal of vapes
Research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has found that standardising e-cigarette (vape) packaging by removing brand imagery is associated with a decrease in the appeal of vapes among teenagers.
