Mouth Cancer Action Month is only a couple of weeks away. This vitally important campaign is your opportunity to build awareness of mouth cancer and help to stop the impact of this terrible disease by making sure people are aware of its signs, symptoms and causes.
The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry’s Outstanding Innovation Award in 2018 is open for entries. The award, now in its second year, was established to give recognition to projects judged by the Society to be most effective at improving children’s oral health.
A dental hygienist in the States has developed a new way to achieve interdental cleaning. Following the controversial findings that challenged the beneficial uses of dental floss, Lisa Guenst has invented ToothShower.
Current public health guidelines for oral health are not aligned with our eating and drinking habits, a new report has found.
The General Dental Council (GDC) has published a series of guidance documents and templates for dental professionals, ahead of the launch of enhanced continued professional development (ECPD) next year.
Join a forward-thinking, supportive and effective Board in an excellent opportunity for individuals from all areas of dentistry who have previous experience of Board-level work as well as those who are looking to become a trustee for the first time.
Help create a giant Thunderclap and help raise important awareness ahead of Mouth Cancer Action Month!
The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) State of Care report, which once again shows that dental services in England have topped the league in providing high quality care.
The launch of the new Starting Well scheme has been welcomed by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) as an important step in trying to reduce oral health inequalities in children.
The Orthodontic National Group (ONG), the membership organisation for dental nurses and orthodontic therapists, would like to announce that their new Chairperson is Sally Dye. This represents a momentous achievement in the history of ONG as Sally is an orthodontic therapist while the new President, Debra Worthington, is an orthodontic dental nurse
The dentists’ union estimates that around 9,500 dentures are lost in NHS hospitals in England every year, costing the NHS in the region of £1 million. It is a lot of money – and it is preventable.
A new dental training and education centre has opened at Bradford College. The Northern Dental Education Centre (NORDEC) will train apprentice dental nurses and deliver CPD courses to dental professionals from all over the country.
A woman from Dartford has pleaded guilty to practising dentistry illegally following a prosecution by the General Dental Council (GDC).
In an era of evidence-based dentistry, how easy is it to ensure that orthodontic treatments are based on sound and up-to-date research? Not at all easy was a key message to speakers at the British Orthodontic Conference (BOC) 2017 in Manchester.
Sugar Awareness Week will be an opportunity to celebrate the success of food industry, government and NGOs' progress so far, and discuss the future for sugar reduction and it's place in the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan.
