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Thunderclap for MCAM

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.

Big step in kids' dental 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.

Orthodontic leadership duo

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

£1m NHS bill for lost dentures

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.

New dental centre opens

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.

GDC prosecutes bogus clinician

A woman from Dartford has pleaded guilty to practising dentistry illegally following a prosecution by the General Dental Council (GDC).

That orthodontic experience

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.

Watch out for Sugar Awareness

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.

Dentists to see kids by one

Organisations across healthcare are supporting the national launch of the Dental Check by One campaign by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry.

A look at elderly patient care

Trudie Dawson explores the changing health and care demands of an ageing society, Priya Sharma considers the Impact of medications on the quality of life of an ageing population and Carly Greener-Simon considers a dental nurse’s role in looking after the mouths of those most in need.

BOS launches ‘Hold that Smile’

A new approach to retention underpins a campaign launched by the British Orthodontic Society at its annual conference in Manchester. Backed up by video and animation, the intention is to generate a viral #HoldthatSmile campaign to build awareness that retainers are for life.