University of New Mexico (UNM) researchers have found that even low to moderate alcohol use by pregnant patients may contribute to subtle changes in their babies’ prenatal development, including lower birth length and a shorter duration of gestation.
John Lewis, chair of the North Cumbria Local Dental Committee, says NHS dentistry has “become unsustainable.” He is calling for the contract to be updated to prevent more practices from going private.
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) has pledged the extra investment of £3m as part of a series of improvements that aim to ease the pressure on overstretched dentists across the region.
Boris Johnson has said it is “mad” that Winston Churchill’s party is working toward “banning cigars”.
Clementine Rees Brown discusses overcoming social embarrassment.
Researchers have analysed how cells in an embryonic incisor tooth function and learn to specialise. The authors believe the results could help better understand how oral tissue grows.
A recent survey conducted by an online compliance training company, Skillcast, revealed statistics regarding bias in the workplace among UK residents.
The General Dental Council (GDC) has announced that Tom Whiting has been appointed as its new chief executive officer and registrar.
Data published by the Dental Schools Council shows the clinical academic workforce is ageing. The council said this poses a risk to the UK’s ability to contribute to research, improve patient care and educate an increasing number of oral healthcare students.
Community Dental Services CIC (CDS), a community dental provider, has welcomed representatives from the Association of Dental Groups (ADG) to the Dental Care Centre, Bedford.
Over the last five years, just shy of 4.8m calls were made to 111 about dental problems. Many people who ring 111 call with issues that are classified by the NHS as “urgent”, like severe dental pain.
Making England completely smoke-free could free up £10.9bn and provide substantial benefits to local economies, a study has shown.
The NHS has appointed Sue Mann, a consultant and lead for women’s health in City and Hackney, North East London, as its first-ever national clinical director for women’s health.
A dental nurse has announced plans to shave her hair off to support her loved ones affected by cancer.
A study published in Nature suggests that a subtype of Fusobacterium nucleatum underlies colorectal cancer growth in humans and could be useful in screening and treatments.
