A quarter of students vape!
Laranya Caslin, principal of St George’s Academy in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, was asked to join a Health and Social Care Committee panel to provide evidence on tackling youth vaping.
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Free school meals campaign
Jenny Harris, president of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), joined a group of supporters of the ‘Free school meals for all’ campaign outside Downing Street on June 29, 2023.
Interim CDO
Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, has released a statement to dental teams concerning the future of NHS dentistry’s leadership.
A gateway for non-smokers?
While vaping provides a pathway to help smokers wanting to quit, for non-smokers it may be the first step on a pathway to taking up smoking, a study has shown.
Vaping regulations
On June 28, 2023, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) gave evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee’s topical session on vaping. ASH is urging the committee to call the government to account for ignoring three years of calls for tougher regulation of e-cigarettes.
Primary school children vapes
A Sky News investigation revealed “15 cases” in which children aged nine or under were admitted to hospital in the last 12 months. In 2022 there were 12 cases, and only two cases in 2021.
Healthcare boost for homeless
Hundreds of homeless people in Kent and Medway are now benefitting from essential foot and dental care, thanks to funding from NHS Charities Together’s Community Partnerships Programme.
Smokefree 2030 delayed
In a Westminster Hall debate on June 20, 2023, the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Smoking and Health called on the government to listen to the voters and make Big Tobacco pay to deliver a Smokefree 2030. Three-quarters of adults support the government’s smokefree 2030 ambition, but analysis by Cancer Research UK shows that on current trends, England won’t be smokefree until 2039.
Pregnant smoking target
Campaigners have warned that the government is on track to miss its target to reduce the number of women who smoke during pregnancy by a decade.
Lung cancer screenings
A national targeted lung cancer screening programme designed to catch cancer sooner or prevent it all together has been announced by the prime minister and secretary of state for health and social care.
Dentures and pneumonia study
Researchers from Cardiff University began by taking mouth, tongue and denture swabs from a group of patients in a hospital who had pneumonia and wore dentures. They then compared this to samples taken from denture-wearing patients in care homes who did not have pneumonia.
Festival dentistry
Festival goers have been taking advantage of Glastonbury’s medical care to get dental appointments because of access issues at home, says the charity that organises healthcare on the site.
Marketing vapes to children
England’s children’s commissioner has urged the government to crack down on the “insidious” marketing of vapes to young people.
‘The numbers don't add up’
A West Yorkshire practice has informed patients it will only be providing private care from September. The practice was one of the last providers of NHS dental care in the area.
Enhanced CPD research
Cardiff University research commissioned by the General Dental Council (GDC) has shown that while many dental professionals take a positive and proactive approach to their own learning and development, more needs to be done to ensure the full benefits of the Enhanced CPD scheme are realised.
