Oral health and pregnancy
The Oral Health and Pregnancy portal, recently launched by the EFP in partnership with Oral-B, is offering clear guidelines and answers to many commonly asked questions.
The Oral Health and Pregnancy portal, recently launched by the EFP in partnership with Oral-B, is offering clear guidelines and answers to many commonly asked questions.
A new study investigating awareness of mouth cancer in the UK reveals a startling lack of awareness when it comes to the disease and one of its leading causes, the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Men are more likely to be involved in a General Dental Council's Fitness to Practise case than women and dentists were significantly over-represented at all stages of the process.
A new report reveals a 'shocking' divide between the dental health of the rich and poor.
After 15 years in dentistry, Marketing Pirates of Dentistry and its network of dental principals are noticing it’s increasingly difficult to attract and retain good dental nurses, dentists, hygienists, therapists, practice managers and receptionists.
A £1.5 million-pound action plan to improve children’s oral health in Oldham, Rochdale, Salford and Bolton has been launched.
The Society of British Dental Nurses (SBDN) has launched National Dental Nurses Day in honour of those dental nurses out there who are proud to be dental nurses.
An inquiry, that closes on 8 December, is setting out to examine the effects of e-cigarettes on health, as well as how they should be regulated and their financial impact.
With Mouth Cancer Action Month set to kick off next week, campaign organiser the Oral Health Foundation is urging all dental professionals to turn blue on Wednesday 15 November and show their support for mouth cancer.
Recent research has found how one in four adults (24%) have undergone teeth whitening, with almost half (45%) using an illegal provider.
More than 9,000 dental professionals attended BDIA Dental Showcase 2017, which took place at the NEC in Birmingham on the 19-21 October.
Men who smoke and have five or more partners with whom they perform oral sex have the highest risk of developing a type of head and neck cancer that is triggered by exposure to the human papilloma virus – known as HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer.
The General Dental Council (GDC) has removed a dentist from the register of dental professionals for multiple failings involving wide-ranging cross-infection control, standard of care to patients and record keeping.
The Schülke Infection Prevention and Control Practice of the Year 2017 – in collaboration with The Dentist and Dental Nursing – is now in its third year and, this year, the competition saw scores of entries from across the UK.
Dental charities Bridge2Aid and Dentaid have launched a joint fundraising campaign to ensure more vulnerable people around the world can access dental care.