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12 Aug 2025 • Blog, Dental Health

Restoring Smiles, Rebuilding Lives: How Diamond Smiles Is Transforming Dental Care for Survivors of Domestic Abuse

An Edinburgh-based dental charity is quietly changing lives—one smile at a time. The Diamond Smiles Foundation, founded by implant dentist and owner of Southside Dental, Leanne Branton, offers transformative dental care to women survivors of…

13 Jun 2025 • Blog, Dental Health

Beyond the Surgery: How UK Dental Practices Can Change Lives Around the World

As more stories of patients struggling to get appointments with an NHS dental practice appear it’s easy to believe that we’re poorly off as a nation. Now, imagine a world where more than 70 million…

22 Jul 2024 • Blog, Dental Health

Bridge2Aid – making a difference to oral health in Tanzania with Shaenna Loughnane

In 2024 dental charity, Bridge2Aid, is celebrating 20 years since their first Dental Volunteer Programme in Tanzania. Chief Executive, Shaenna Loughnane, explains how its strategy for delivering aid has changed recently. One of the key…

24 Jun 2020 • Blog, Dental Health, Covid-19

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

At last, we’re back. There appears no sweeping changes to the NHS in the short -term. Long-term, many cross fingers it’s not back to UDAs. It’s galling it took a pandemic for decision makers to…

13 Aug 2019 • Dental Health

How often should you visit the hygienist?

The amount of time between appointments for visiting the hygienist is specific to each individual patient. Your hygienist will assess the needs of each patient, their risk of disease and if further treatment or monitoring…

19 Apr 2019 • Dental Health

What to look for when choosing the right dental practice for your child

Choosing a dental practice for yourself can be a difficult task, but this is even more so when it comes to selecting a practice for your child. It’s important to pick the right dentist and…

18 Jan 2019 • Dental Health

Who are the dental therapists?

We spoke to Julie Deverick, a dental hygienist and the President of the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT), about the role of dental therapists, what treatments they can offer and what you…

21 Dec 2018 • Dental Health

Natasha Wilcock explains the link between oral health and general health

The health of our mouth and the health of our body are fundamentally connected. As rates of chronic disease such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s have increased over the last century, so also…

30 Jul 2018 • Dental Health

Thinking about your toothbrush

As dental care professionals, making sure our patients’ oral health is as good as it can be is of the upmost importance to us. We focus on making sure that our patients have stable mouths…

6 Jun 2018 • Dental Health

The power of community to relieve dental pain

Bridge2Aid works in Tanzania – a country with a population of 56 million people and just 495 dental professionals, that’s just one to every 113,000 people. The UK ratio is one dentist to every 2,000…

29 Jan 2018 • Dental Health

How to avoid added sugar at dinnertime

Following on from my blog ‘How to avoid added sugar at lunchtime’, this blog will look at no-added-sugar meal planning strategies for dinner. Many people get home from work in the evening and are too…

16 Nov 2017 • Dental Health

How well do you know your mouth?

More than 1,800 people lose their lives to mouth cancer each year in the UK and it is believed that many of these people could be saved if the cancer had been diagnosed and treated…

12 Oct 2016 • Dental Health

Tips on how to improve your oral and general health!

Oral health is just as important as your overall well-being because it has an impact on so many aspects of your life, including your sex life! Read this blog by Dentist, David Bretton to find…

9 Mar 2016 • Dental Health

#PPSweetFreedom Infographic – How to cut down on sugar and give your oral health a boost

Filled with facts, figures and some handy sugar swap ideas, our infographic is a perfect guide to get you thinking about how much added sugar is hiding in your food and drink, as well as…

21 Dec 2015 • Dental Health

Does Your Mouth Pass the Mistletoe Test?

‘Tis the season of parties, family get-togethers and situations where we are much more likely to get up close and personal. Are you ready to welcome the family and neighbours?

20 Nov 2015 • Dental Health

Bacterial Balance

Probiotics are regularly in the news, most notably for their benefits on digestive health. However, probiotics for oral health are a new and emerging field of research. With more than 600 species having been shown…

9 Nov 2015 • Dental Health

Bite Back at Mouth Cancer – What to Look for and How

Many people are unaware that, in its very early stages, mouth cancers can be almost invisible making them easy to ignore. This is why it’s so important to keep a close eye on the health…

23 Oct 2015 • Dental Health

Stop Smoking, Start Healing

Run by Public Health England, Stoptober is a nationwide, 28 day, stop smoking challenge, which takes place during the month of October. Participants are encouraged to support one another in the challenge to quit and sign…