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Dentaid – looking after the oral health of the UK’s homeless community
We hear from Jill Harding about the work Dentaid is carrying out in the UK and how the support the…
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Helping the homeless – a practice’s mission to make a difference
Ghassan Al-Shaikh Radi, of Acton Town Dental Practices, opens up about his ‘Smile Again’ project and why his practice decided…
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London buses transformed to provide dental care for homeless
Two London buses are now kitted out to help those who are homeless access vital services as the winter starts…
Oral health
Dentaid – how they provide oral care to the UK’s most vulnerable
We speak to Andy Evans from Dentaid about what the charity does and how it is coping during the COVID-19…
Dentistry
Homeless ‘not coping’ with their oral health
Dentaid explains how it is helping the homeless combat poor oral health and give them a chance to get back…
Oral health
Mick Armstrong labels homeless ‘no-hopers’ and ‘extremely time consuming’
Mick Armstrong, chair of the BDA’s PEC, has labelled homeless people ‘no-hopers’ and blames them for missing NHS targets. He…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… GDC keeps ARF…
Dentistry
Homeless forced to pull out their own teeth
Around 15% of homeless people have pulled out their own teeth after being refused access to dental treatment. That’s according to research…
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‘Urgent action’ needed to stop poor oral health in homeless population
Around 70% of London’s homeless population has lost teeth since becoming homeless, new research has found. A study, by homelessness…
Oral health
Who’s to blame for the poor oral health of London’s homeless?
General dental practitioners should be mobilised to help combat the poor oral health of London’s homeless population, Michael Watson says.…
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