Hannah Burrow discusses the myths and misconceptions of patient education.
Office for National Statistics data has revealed that 96.9 per cent of patients who do not have a dentist have failed to access NHS dental care.
Julian Hartley will be appointed as the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) chief executive.
Children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in residential special schools and colleges across England are to be offered free NHS dental, eyesight and hearing checks.
In Bath and North East Somerset, 14,159 children have not been seen by an NHS dentist in the past...
Six in ten (61 per cent) NHS dental patients would consider paying for private dental care, according to Denplan’s Oral Health Survey 2024. The top reason was faster treatment access (39 per cent).
Microbiologists have found that toothbrushes and showerheads are covered in an extremely diverse collection of viruses - most of which have never been seen before.
Laleh Sharifian and Raj Rattan summarise the key considerations for instructing a visiting sedationist for your patients, while also reviewing the current guidelines.
A digital service is set to launch in autumn 2024, which will centralise the process of accessing routine care through an NHS dentist for people across Wales.
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John Brookman, one of the founding board members of the Faculty of General Dental Practice and the founder of Vocational Training for GDPs, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2024, aged 92.
Following the victory of Paralympian Sabrina Fortune, internet searches for speech dyspraxia have skyrocketed by 600 per cent.
Dental care provider, Smile Together has published its Social and Environmental Impact report titled ‘A year of giving’, for 2023/2024.
Haleon has partnered with sorting and recycling app developer Bower, to help educate and incentivise consumers to recycle Haleon toothpaste products.
Eight in 10 (81 per cent) employers feel they are doing enough to prevent and manage bullying and harassment at work, but just over a third of employees (36 per cent) who experienced conflict in the...
A podcast series for oral care professionals featuring world-leading experts has launched. The ‘Let’s Talk Oral Health’ podcast will focus on the newest practices in periodontics and implant dentistry...
A quarter (25 per cent) of UK deskless workers spend eight or more hours on their feet daily, while 43 per cent are on foot for over five, according to research by PPL PRS. This includes workers in...
Spotlight Oral Care is celebrating its eighth birthday in September 2024. It marks the brand's milestone of selling over one million innovative oral hygiene products.
Researchers at ETH Zurich have produced a healthier alternative to chocolate. They say it could help increase the value creation of cocoa farming.
The Association of Dental Education in Europe (ADEE), the European Dental Students’ Association (EDSA) and Henry Schein have awarded dental schools and societies for their efforts in implementing a...
Five NHS dental practices on the Isle of Wight have closed in the last 18 months. With a sixth set to close, Healthwatch says residents need “immediate support”.
Samaritans, a mental-health support charity, has encouraged people not to bottle up their feelings, with suicide rates in England and Wales now at their highest in over 20 years and one-in-five of...
Alistair Mayoh explores anxiety in the dental practice, focusing on how clinicians can minimise a patient’s concerns.
Philip Silver discusses the impact of sport on the face and body, focusing on temporomandibular disorder.
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