Taking care of your teeth and gums may offer benefits beyond oral health, such as improving brain health, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2023.
Payments from the Tooth Fairy are down 10 per cent as children lose out due to the cost of living crisis, according to a survey of 5,000 parents by Dental Phobia.
The difficulty of getting non-emergency NHS dental care in Norfolk has been revealed in a document submitted to Parliament.
Hassan Shariff analyses the impact of diet resolutions within the dental environment.
Local councillors from across England have written to the secretary of state for health and social care, Steve Barclay MP, urging the government to bring forward a new Tobacco Control Plan for England and to introduce a ‘polluter pays’ levy on tobacco manufacturers.
The National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN), a Lancashire-based charity, achieved Ofqual recognition in January 2023. This means they are formally regulated as an awarding organisation by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). As a non-ministerial government department, Ofqual regulates qualifications, exams, and tests in England. Their purpose is to regulate the validity and safe delivery of all applicable qualifications and assessments. NEBDN has applied for Ofqual recognition primarily to become an End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO), which will allow the organisation to offer an apprenticeship in dental nursing. NEBDN plans on registering for EPAO status over the coming months.
According to a Hiroshima University study, periodontitis could be linked to heart arrhythmia.
More than eight in 10 (86 per cent) dental professionals say that workplace pressures have increased in the past two to three years, a new Dental Defence Union (DDU) survey has revealed. Dental professionals are turning to coping mechanisms like mindfulness, breathing exercises and breaks in the fresh air to cope.
Smoking has repeatedly been linked to causing serious oral health issues, including periodontitis. However, a study suggests that in heavy smokers with advanced inflammation, no benefits are obtained from treatments.
Record numbers of women are not being screened for cervical cancer, according to the latest NHS figures.
A community dental nurse from Beckenham is travelling to Malawi to deliver life-changing dental care for people who have no other access to treatment.
A dental nurse from Southam is travelling to Cambodia to deliver life-changing dental care for people who have no other access to treatment.
A new proposal from NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) will see Suffolk County Council invest £1.1 million into new dental care incentives.
The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) has welcomed the recent article regarding the dangers of permanent damage from clear braces ordered online that appeared on the BBC website.
According to Professor Susan Jebb, chairwoman of the Food Standards Agency, bringing cake into the office could be as harmful as passive smoking.
