A new report commissioned by the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme has found that rolling out three preventative oral health interventions could reduce unnecessary trips to the dentist, saving individuals and the NHS millions of pounds, while freeing up capacity to deliver up to 8.3m more check-ups.
In a recent study, current smoking and vaping were associated with a higher burden of symptoms among adult cancer survivors, but these symptoms were not related to survivors’ desire to quit smoking. The findings are published by Wiley online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
The UK’s professional association for dental nurses, the British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), has announced that Debra Worthington, who took up the role of president in November 2022, has stepped down.
Agilio Software has announced it is partnering with Dentaid The Dental Charity, to support its staff across the UK with free access to Agilio’s leading digital solutions iComply, iLearn and iTeam.
Government proposals that pave the way for full-scale reform of the regulatory frameworks of all healthcare professional regulators, including the General Dental Council (GDC), closed for comments on May 16, 2023.
A smartphone app that scans dental plaque and can flag potential oral hygiene issues has been launched by a University of Bath Mechanical Engineering graduate.
More than 1,200 patients in Langholm, Scotland, have been informed that their practice is to close. The patients are now scrambling to find provisions elsewhere.
Professor Iain Chapple will work with Sigrid to identify and develop further applications for a technology that limits oral bacteria’s access to sugars.
Did you know around 274,000 people are currently experiencing homelessness across the UK?
Dentsply Sirona UK and Ireland encourage you to support oral health within the homeless community by walking 27,400 steps and raising funds for the dental charity Dentaid.