‘Life-changing’ dental care
Royal Borough of Kingston Cares (RBKarers), a Kingston-based charity, has secured a £5,000 grant, which allowed it to arrange for a mobile dental unit to be brought to Norbiton.
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Rise in alcohol deaths
More work is required on reducing alcohol-related harm, Scottish drugs and alcohol policy minister Elena Whitham has said.
Northumberland quit smoking
Council tenants living in Cramlington and Blyth have taken advantage of a government scheme that is encouraging smokers to swap cigarettes for vapes.
Abuse against DCPs rising
In a Dental Protection survey of over 1,300 UK dental professionals, more than half (57 per cent) say they have experienced or witnessed verbal or physical abuse from patients or their relatives in the past 12 months, with 64 per cent of those saying the incidents resulted from frustration over long waiting times for appointments and 59 per cent saying it related to the treatment they received.
NHS orthodontics initiative
DentalMonitoring is to announce a major NHS initiative for orthodontists with NHS contracts at the British Orthodontic Society’s Congress. From 3-4 pm on Thursday, September 28, the company’s CEO Philippe Salah, along with pioneering Orthodontists who have been using DentalMonitoring with their NHS patients, will reveal how the company is taking NHS practices to a new level of clinical care and practice optimisation.
10 tips for health and safety
Gerard Smithers breaks down how to tackle the potential risks.
Raising legal smoking age?
A study presented at the ESC Congress 2023 suggests that smokers who start below age 20 become more addicted and find it difficult to quit.
Annual NHS dental statistics
New figures published on August 24, 2023, in the annual report on ‘NHS Dental Statistics for England’ in 2022-23, show that the number of patients being seen by NHS dentists remains below pre-pandemic levels.
CPD deadline approaches!
With the August 28 deadline fast approaching, over 2,000 dental care professionals still need to make their annual CPD declaration, with an additional 1,500 who have made a statement but have not yet met their CPD requirements.
Seizure dental damage
Data from the Epilepsy Society shows that half of people who have suffered dental injuries during a seizure have not had them repaired because they can’t afford the treatment. Sixty-nine per cent had broken or chipped teeth, 61 per cent had painful jaws, and 31 per cent had lost teeth.
Vape sales spark alarm bells
Mounting evidence disposable vapes are being used by children should set alarm bells ringing among retailers, says Gillian Mackay. The minister is calling for decisive action to stop the sale of vapes to children.
Association launches app
The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) has launched its new app!
Smoking and brain matter study
Levels of grey matter in two parts of the brain may be linked to a desire to start smoking during adolescence and the strengthening of nicotine addiction, a new study has shown.
York MP holds summit
Leaders from the health and dental community have come together to discuss the future of NHS dentistry in York. Following the transfer of NHS dentistry from NHS England to the new local Integrated Care Boards in April 2023, local health leads have been working tirelessly to understand the scale of the dental challenge and how to fix it.
Mouth rinse and heart disease
Scientists studying the inflammation that precedes periodontitis have found that higher inflammation, reflected by higher levels of white blood cells in saliva, is linked to less healthy arteries and a potentially higher risk of cardiovascular disease even in young, apparently healthy people.
