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National Smile Month: funding healthy smiles
National Smile Month is a great time to raise funds and awareness – Ben Atkins explains how to get started.…
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National Smile Month: getting involved
Stacey McMaster details some of the ways that you and your practice can help to spread the message of good…
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National Smile Month: a brief history
David Arnold looks back on the long road to public awareness of oral health – and the part National Smile…
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Diabetes-related deaths up by 7,000 a year
Diabetes UK is calling for ‘urgent action’ after its new report revealed the ‘catastrophic impact’ of the state of diabetes care…
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Spotlight on dental hygienists
The need for improvements in the nation’s oral health has never been more urgent. Dentistry speaks with a group of…
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Would a smoking ban and fruit juice tax improve oral health?
George Osborne has called for a smoking ban and to extend the sugar tax to fruit juices. But what does…
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George Osborne calls for smoking ban and fruit juice tax
Ex-chancellor George Osborne has urged the government to implement new public health interventions to reduce obesity and cancer. George Osborne…
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Millions of children have not seen an NHS dentist in last year
The BDA has warned that the oral health of children is set to worsen following new research highlighting the lack…
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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 22 April 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… There isn’t…
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How dentistry can work together to understand oral health of refugee children
Dr Katharine Julia Hurry considers how we can work together to understand the dental needs of asylum-seeking and refugee children…
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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 25 March 2023
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Parliamentary inquiry into the state…
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Almost one quarter of five year olds in England experienced dental decay last year
The dental profession is calling for urgent change after a new study reveals there has been no improvement in decay…
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How does Ramadan impact oral health?
As the holy month of Ramadan starts for Muslims around the world, Sakina Syed explains how fasting can impact oral…
Health & research
How are dental professionals tackling the oral health crisis in schools?
As 20 March marks World Oral Health Day, seven dental professionals discuss how they are actively helping to tackle the…
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Care home residents facing worst of NHS dentistry access crisis
Following a CQC review which highlights the lack of access to NHS dentistry for care home residents, the BDA has…
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Defeating biofilm – no longer a mission impossible!
In this exclusive interview, specialist periodontist Dr Devan Raindi shares with readers why he introduced guided biofilm therapy to his…
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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 25 February 2023
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dentists in hospitals to join…
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‘Shocking survey’ shows four in five teachers provide students with toothpaste
As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, new research shows that the majority of teachers are now providing…
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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 4 February 2023
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental nurse struck off for…
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