Improve care home access!
A chief executive of a charity supporting vulnerable adults is calling for a review of NHS dentistry provisions for care home residents.
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Building happier careers
The rise in mental health awareness is well reported within the dental profession. Despite this, little action is taken to help prepare dental students for such a high-pressure job, and many report a lack of support whilst working in the dental practice.
NHS update: ICBs
April’s update from Sara Hurley and Ali Sparke informed readers that NHS England is delegating “responsibility for commissioning pharmacy, general ophthalmic and dental services to local Integrated Care Boards” (ICBs).
Cornwall school vaping scheme
A new pilot scheme has been launched at a Cornwall school aimed at reducing the number of pupils who smoke or vape.
Using skill mix in practice
A practice group has been utilising its staff’s ‘mixed skills’ to provide urgent dental care to children under 12.
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Supporting Ukrainian refugees
Ukrainian refugees who were forced to flee their homeland have received free dental health advice at an event hosted by students from the University of Dundee.
The next step…
Laura Lane tracks her career change from dental nurse assessor, to dental nursing academy owner.
Dental portfolio consolidated
Bupa Dental Care has taken the difficult decision to close, merge or sell 85 dental practices in the UK. This is due to a lack of dentists to deliver NHS care in the UK, in addition to increased running costs caused by inflation and high energy prices.
Practice of the year award
On March 24, 2023, CDO England, Sara Hurley and BSPD’s President, Jenny Harris, presented the NASDAL (National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers) Dental Check by One Practice of the Year Award at BDIA (British Dental Industry Association) Dental Showcase.
Dental exhibitions survey
The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), the UK’s professional association for dental nurses, has launched its latest survey.
TMD and nutrition
Karen Harnott considers the challenges of managing symptoms and maintaining good health.
Dental decay in Liverpool
New statistics reveal a worrying decline in oral health, with two in five Liverpool children showing evidence of dental decay.
Child dental decay response
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) has welcomed the publication of the Oral Health Survey of five-year-olds by the Office of Health Disparities, which confirms the “compelling evidence” given by Sandra White to parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee. The report reveals stark variations between regions in oral health for children and highlights a continuing “north/south” divide.
Child oral health gap widens
The British Dental Association (BDA) has encouraged ministers to step up on oral health inequality. The first oral health survey of five-year-olds published since lockdown shows no improvements in decay levels and a widening gap between rich and poor.
Community oral health fund
Shropshire Council has recently secured funding from NHS England to promote oral health to targeted communities. This will fund the distribution of toothbrushes and toothpaste to community venues across the county for children and adults.
