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Dental trips aid heart health

Proper oral hygiene and regular visits to the dentist can support cardiovascular health.

GDC launches Moving Upstream

The General Dental Council (GDC) recently published Moving Upstream at a conference attended by almost 150 people from across the dental sector.

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) has launched a tool to help dental practices maximise and effectively use all of the skills of their team members when it comes to delivering high quality care.

Sugary diet and sepsis risk

A Western diet high in fat and sugar can pack on the pounds. But it can also put someone at greater risk of developing severe sepsis, according to a study by a Portland State University researcher.

Oral health research

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) is encouraging dentists, dental care professionals and dental practices to take a short survey to identify their interest in carrying out important oral health research.

'NHS dentistry on the brink'

Analysis of government data published this week has revealed over 1 million new patients tried and failed to secure access to routine NHS dental services, as a new survey of dentists by the British Dental Association points to a ticking time bomb of staffing problems:

Legionella Risk Assessment

BSI, the business standards company, has released British standard BS 8580-1:2019 Water quality, risk assessments for Legionella control – Code of practice; a significant revision to the 2010 British Standard providing further guidelines for assessing water quality and the risk of Legionnaires disease.

Avoid sugary food and drinks

New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reveals that a diet low in sugary food and drinks results in significant improvement in non-alcohol related fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children aged 11 to 16 years old.

Dental and heart advice

Dental and heart experts are set to publish joint recommendations for medical and oral health professionals and patients.

New book to help stop sucking

Thumbsie has launched its own story book to help children to give up sucking their thumb or finger, a habit which can create lasting dental problems.

Patients seek ‘DIY’ dentistry

The British Dental Association has responded to reports of widespread access problems in Cornwall, including cases of patients spending 18-36 months on waiting lists and resorting to extracting their own teeth.

Prescribing self-audit tool

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) and British Dental Association have published an updated version of their Antimicrobial Prescribing Self-Audit Tool.

Gum disease and Alzheimer’s

The BDA has urged the Department of Health and patients not to treat oral health as an optional extra, after new research findings published in the latest edition of the journal Science Advances links gum disease to Alzheimer’s.