Research shows a direct link between oral health and sports performance. Thus, Annimari Korte, a Finnish endurance runner, finds it disappointing that sports bodies such as her home country’s Olympic Committee do not support the oral health of competitive athletes like they support general health by paying for medical and physiotherapy services. Even though good oral health is known to improve sports performance and results.
Taking good care of your teeth may be linked to better brain health, according to a study published in the July 5, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study found that gum disease and tooth loss were linked to brain shrinkage in the hippocampus, which plays a role in memory and Alzheimer’s disease. The study does not prove that gum disease or tooth loss causes Alzheimer’s disease; it only shows an association.
A clinical team from Community Dental Services (CDS) CIC have been invited by the Gibraltar Health Authority, to help assess and treat patients with additional needs in Gibraltar.
Finnish healthcare technology manufacturer Planmeca has donated five mobile dental clinics to Ukraine to help deliver dental services in the war-torn country.
Green Party research has shown that no dentists are taking on new NHS patients in Reading. Green campaigner Kate Nikulina is petitioning Reading Council to lobby the Integrated Care Board and the government to devise a plan to address this issue.
On July 4, 2023, the General Dental Council (GDC) launched a consultation on routes to registration for internationally qualified dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs).
Gentle cleansers are just as effective in killing viruses – including coronavirus – as harsh soaps, a new study by University of Sheffield experts has found.
Peter Roderick, a consultant in public health at City of York Council, has said, “we must put an excise duty” on vapes to discourage young people from picking up the habit.
In a survey of 313 health practitioners conducted between June 8-22, 2023, members of the School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA) and the British Dental Association were asked about the impact of child hunger on children’s health. The survey aimed to understand the impact of child hunger on children’s health over the past year, as part of a national week of action coordinated by the National Education Union’s ‘No Child Left Behind’ campaign.
The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), the UK’s professional association for dental nurses, is delighted to announce that Joan Hatchard, current chairman, will be taking on the role of honorary president from the 2023 Annual General Meeting for the remainder of the recently vacated 2022-24 presidential term.
Laranya Caslin, principal of St George’s Academy in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, was asked to join a Health and Social Care Committee panel to provide evidence on tackling youth vaping.
Jenny Harris, president of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), joined a group of supporters of the ‘Free school meals for all’ campaign outside Downing Street on June 29, 2023.
Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, has released a statement to dental teams concerning the future of NHS dentistry’s leadership.
While vaping provides a pathway to help smokers wanting to quit, for non-smokers it may be the first step on a pathway to taking up smoking, a study has shown.
On June 28, 2023, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) gave evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee’s topical session on vaping. ASH is urging the committee to call the government to account for ignoring three years of calls for tougher regulation of e-cigarettes.
