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Today (10 May) NHS England launched its ‘golden hello’ recruitment scheme – hear from MP Andrea Leadsom on the £20,000 bonus for dentists in under-served areas.
In a story based upon its own analysis, the Financial Times has concluded that £150 million of the dental budget remains unspent and that it was also experiencing a “recruitment crisis.”
We are calling on NHS England to extend its recently updated miscarriage policy for NHS GDPs.
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have received funding for a project to create mouth cancer-detecting lollipops. The flavoured lollipop could be set to speed up diagnoses and identify cancer at an earlier stage. Read more
Up to 78 lives per year could be saved if dentists could administer antibiotics to vulnerable patients with heart conditions before dental treatment, research shows. Read more
The government has today launched a consultation expanding community water fluoridation schemes in the north east of England. This comes as part of the NHS dental recovery plan that was launched last month in a bid to address the current access crisis. Read more
A new survey has revealed that one in 10 adults in England have missed at least two weeks of work in the past three years due to oral health concerns. Read more
Nina Garlo-Melkas explores the issues hormonal changes can cause for patients. International Women's Day is a good time to consider the impact of hormones on oral health. From adolescence to menopause, a woman's body undergoes hormonal fluctuations that affect oral health and, consequently, overall physical and mental wellbeing. Read more
Researchers have designed a chemical sensor array or ‘artificial tongue’ which identifies and deactivates bacteria in the mouth. Published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, the researchers’ report explains that the project aims to speed up identification of the bacteria that cause dental diseases and bacterial infections. Read more
The Oral Health Foundation is supporting calls for multi-pronged approach to improve global oral health, following the release of a new report. Read more
More than eight in 10 dentists have treated DIY dentistry cases since lockdown, a poll has suggested. The poll asked 500 UK dentists: Since lockdown have you ever treated a patient that has performed any form of DIY dentistry (this could include any form of DIY dental care, from a… Read more
British Dental Association has accused ministers of dragging their heals on policies that could narrow the huge oral health gap among children. Read more
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has released the conclusions of its ‘Adult Oral Health Survey 2021’. Read more
The profession is warning of increased cases of dental sepsis amidst ongoing access problems in UK dentistry. As part of its new ‘Dentists for All’ campaign, The Mirror reports that one clinician in the north of England reportedly described their local hospital as ‘like a battlefield’ given the volume of dental sepsis cases. Read more
We are urgently calling on policy makers to reignite plans to restrict sales of energy drinks to children, after a new evidence review of the effects of energy drinks on children revealed wider ranging risks of mental and physical health problems associated with consumption. Read more
Obesity in the UK costs almost £100 billion a year, a new study has suggested, sparking government criticism. According to the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, the cost of those obesity increased to £98 billion from £58 billion in 2020. This is equivalent to almost 4% of GDP. Read more
Around one third (34%) of oral health professionals always offer preventative care advice to patients, according to new research. The study, carried out by Haleon and the College of General Dentistry, looked at the current role of preventative oral healthcare in the UK. Read more
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Newly released data has demonstrated the impact of the cost of living crisis on the UK public’s perception of dentistry and their own oral health. The findings are taken from Wrigley’s Oral Health Index, a survey of more than 6,000 participants over the age of 16 across the UK. Read more
Lack of access to dentists is costing lives because mouth cancers are not being spotted or treated early enough, a health charity has told BBC News. Read more
The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has issued advice to members to open up conversations about vaccinations as reports of measles cases increase across the UK. Read more
Today’s Labour Party announcement proposing a supervised toothbrushing scheme to target three, four and five year olds in the twenty percent most deprived areas in England is warmly received by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD). Based on the CORE20 part of the CORE20PLUS5 CYP[1] initiative, the costed and funded… Read more
New data suggests that 84% of women over 50 are not aware of the oral health impacts of menopause, with 70% experiencing oral symptoms they do not realise are related. Read more
New figures have revealed that nearly three in 10 (28%) people in the UK have taken time off work due to dental pain. This is the equivalent of 23 million sick days. In addition, 7% have taken more than a week off work due to dental pain, and around one… Read more
There is a strong link between oral health and survival among people diagnosed with head and neck cancer. This is according to a new international study published by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Read more
A team of scientists have created enamel-growing organoids which could help to restore and regrow damaged teeth. Read more
Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council have secured £100,000 of ring-fenced funding from NHS England to buy and distribute toothbrushing packs to foodbanks and other organisations in the community that provide support for vulnerable people and families. Read more
UK secondary schools have rolled out ‘critical’ school-based intervention to reduce tooth decay in young people. Read more
The ‘insidious’ marketing of vapes to young people is leaving them so addicted to nicotine they can’t concentrate on lessons. Read more
A global task force of academic experts has concluded that teledentistry has the ability to give millions more people around the world regular access to dental services. Read more
Ministers need to take action to safeguard our most vulnerable patients, following a new report from the Care Quality Commission, which reveals a collapse in access to dentistry in care homes. Read more
A phone app that puts GPs in touch with hospital consultants for expert advice is also being used by dentists in Swansea Bay in a UK first. After being used successfully by GPs, Consultant Connect has now been adopted by dentists in both general dental services (GDS) and community dental… Read more
Dentists have told the BBC that demand for Instagram smiles has left people with damage from wearing clear braces or "aligners" ordered online. One man said aligners weakened his front teeth, leaving him unable to bite into an apple. Read more
The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned the latest official research on the impact of the pandemic on access to dental care in England underlines the need for urgent and fundamental reform, with decades of improvements to the nation’s oral health now at risk. Read more
The British Dental Association has said government must stamp out misleading marketing claims by children's food manufacturers, in response to damning new research from Action on Sugar. Read more
Researchers from the University of Birmingham are developing a rapid test for gum disease, and they expect the technology - a probe for use in point of care settings such as dental surgeries or pharmacies - to play a pivotal role in early detection of heart or lung disease, type… Read more
Figures collected by the Oral Health Foundation show that 8,864 people in the UK were diagnosed with the disease last year. This has increased by 34 per cent compared to 10 years ago and has more than doubled (103 per cent) within the last generation. Read more
MANCHESTER, UK: Dental guidelines in the UK, as in many countries, are predicated upon the knowledge that dental infections respond better to treatment procedures rather than to antibiotics. Restrictions in providing face-to-face dental services during the pandemic, however, led to increased antibiotic prescription rates. A new study from Read more
With Mouth Cancer Action Month kicking off this month, the awareness campaign serves as a timely reminder to our patients of the risks, signs and symptoms of oral disease. Read more
A study of 2,370 patients from the University of Michigan has found a link between heart attacks and periodontal health. Read more
There is a clear link between obesity and tooth loss, a study involving more than 200,000 people has shown. Read more
Balika Reddy, Dentist at Harley Street Specialist Hospital, argues that the UK’s oral health is a postcode lottery and is in dire need of levelling up Read more