Toothbrushing toolkit
A new toolkit to increase supervised toothbrushing for younger children aims to address health equalities caused by tooth decay.
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Student nurses welcomed
The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) has announced that Cavity Training, a leading dental nurse training provider, will automatically enrol all of its student dental nurses as BADN Student Members starting in 2024.
Disposable vape ban
Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health, the prime minister announced on January 29, 2024, on a visit to a school.
End the 'smoking epidemic'
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has announced its support for the government’s plans to tackle the rise in young people vaping with a ban on disposable vapes. The legislation is part of Parliament’s commitment to creating a ‘smokefree generation’.
Adult oral health survey
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has released the conclusions of its ‘Adult Oral Health Survey 2021’.
GDC hearings consultation
The General Dental Council has invited professionals to comment on a proposal to make all practice committee and registration appeal committee hearings remote by default.
Norfolk ICB dental strategy
NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB has launched a four-week engagement on its long-term strategy for commissioning NHS dental services.
Vape ban affects 2.6m
A ban on disposable vapes, currently being considered by the UK Government, would affect one in seven young adults (aged 18-24) in Great Britain and one in 20 adults overall, according to a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.
Kent quit smoking funding
A welcome £1.9m is set to come to Kent County Council (KCC) to help residents who smoke kick the killer habit after councillors greenlighted a central government grant.
HPV vaccine effectiveness
An exciting study from Public Health Scotland (PHS), in collaboration with the Universities of Strathclyde and Edinburgh, shows that no cervical cancer cases have been detected in fully vaccinated women following the human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation at age 12-13 since the programme started in Scotland in 2008.
HPV vaccination stalling
Health experts are encouraging young people to ensure they get the HPV vaccine, as statistics reveal that approximately one-in-six girls and one-in-five boys in England remain unvaccinated by the time they reach school year 10.
Recovery plan promised
Andrea Leadsom, under-secretary of state for health and social care, was pressed by MPs on January 23, 2024, about the progress of recovery plans for NHS dental services.
Midlands mobile dental care
Community Dental Services (CDS) has been piloting a treatment programme for people with severe multiple disadvantages (SMD) and/or homelessness. The pilot is a partnership between CDS and the East Midlands Primary Care Team, working on behalf of five Integrated Care Boards in the Midlands.
Mouthguard for rugby players
The Guinness Six Nations will feature instrumented mouthguard technology, with players across all six unions able to use custom-fitted mouthguards designed to deliver in-game alerts as an indication for off-field head injury assessments (HIA).
Smoking in pregnancy support
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has given the green light on funding for its Phoenix Team, a maternity tobacco-dependence treatment service, making it a permanent fixture in the Trust’s Maternity department.
