Amalgam ban
The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned the European Parliament’s vote to ban dental amalgam from January 1, 2025, will send shockwaves across the UK’s already struggling dental services.
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Kids oral health education
Dentaid The Dental Charity and Denplan have announced an extension of their partnership that will see more children receiving oral health education in school and nursery.
Brush detects cancer early
A test invented by University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) researchers allows dentists to screen for the most common form of oral cancer with a simple and familiar tool: the brush.
NHS update: Green dentistry
The January 2024 update from the interim chief dental officer focused on encouraging professionals to become more sustainable and take action against climate change through utilising NHS resources.
Council calls for ban on vapes
At December 2023’s full council meeting, councillors asked the leader of Sheffield City Council to write to the secretary of state asking for single-use disposable vapes to be banned.
Global tobacco use declining
Globally there are 1.25bn adult tobacco users, according to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends report released on January 16, 2024.
Metaphors aid communication
According to King's College London researchers, patients can provide a unique insight into their own physical and emotional world through their own words with intentional or unintentional metaphors.
Benefits of fluoridation study
Existing drinking water fluoridation programmes in England still provide marginal savings for the NHS, but there is no guarantee new schemes would continue to do so, a study led by University of Manchester researchers finds.
Investment in oral cancer
A new diagnostic pathway for head and neck cancer will help ensure patients have cancer ruled in or out faster.
8,500 people waiting
With two practices for a town of 35,000, patients in Bridlington are on "a waiting list, for a waiting list".
The healthiest generation
The Labour Party has released details of a new plan to improve young people’s health—the measures including 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments, a supervised toothbrushing programme, vape legislation and promoting healthy diets.
Age-profiling asylum seekers
The president of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), Paula Waterhouse is calling for an end to the unethical practice of taking dental X-rays for asylum seekers in an attempt to verify age.
Petition to parliment
On January 9, 2024, Tim Farron, MP for Westmoreland, Furness and Eden, presented a petition to the House of Commons urging action on the lack of available NHS dental places in Cumbria and other rural areas.
MP's mother resorts to DIY
Minister says his elderly “frail” mother has pulled her teeth out due to “desperation” and being unable to access NHS services.
Reducing the amount you drink
New research from Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind Dry January, has revealed that amongst UK adults (excluding non-drinkers), 30 per cent of men and 26 per cent of women would like to reduce the amount of alcohol they drink in 2024. The new figures come as one in six UK adults (16 per cent) plan to take a break from alcohol this January.
