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Supporting Ukrainian refugees
Ukrainian refugees who were forced to flee their homeland have received free dental health advice at an event hosted by students from the University of Dundee.
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The next step…
Laura Lane tracks her career change from dental nurse assessor, to dental nursing academy owner.
Dental portfolio consolidated
Bupa Dental Care has taken the difficult decision to close, merge or sell 85 dental practices in the UK. This is due to a lack of dentists to deliver NHS care in the UK, in addition to increased running costs caused by inflation and high energy prices.
Practice of the year award
On March 24, 2023, CDO England, Sara Hurley and BSPD’s President, Jenny Harris, presented the NASDAL (National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers) Dental Check by One Practice of the Year Award at BDIA (British Dental Industry Association) Dental Showcase.
Dental exhibitions survey
The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), the UK’s professional association for dental nurses, has launched its latest survey.
TMD and nutrition
Karen Harnott considers the challenges of managing symptoms and maintaining good health.
Dental decay in Liverpool
New statistics reveal a worrying decline in oral health, with two in five Liverpool children showing evidence of dental decay.
Child dental decay response
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) has welcomed the publication of the Oral Health Survey of five-year-olds by the Office of Health Disparities, which confirms the “compelling evidence” given by Sandra White to parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee. The report reveals stark variations between regions in oral health for children and highlights a continuing “north/south” divide.
Child oral health gap widens
The British Dental Association (BDA) has encouraged ministers to step up on oral health inequality. The first oral health survey of five-year-olds published since lockdown shows no improvements in decay levels and a widening gap between rich and poor.
Community oral health fund
Shropshire Council has recently secured funding from NHS England to promote oral health to targeted communities. This will fund the distribution of toothbrushes and toothpaste to community venues across the county for children and adults.
Children in Swindon
According to an NHS England report, more than 50 per cent of children in Swindon do not have access to an NHS dentist.
“Never seen a toothbrush”
Stuart McCance, a dentist in Norfolk, has raised concerns about the lack of dental care for young children in the area.
Teledentistry taskforce
A global task force of academic experts has concluded that teledentistry has the ability to give millions more people around the world regular access to dental services.
Access crisis in care homes
The British Dental Association (BDA) has stressed that ministers must act on new research from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which reveals a collapse in access to NHS dentistry among care home residents.
Oral health in care homes
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published on March 20, 2023, the findings of a follow-up review on the state of oral health care in care homes across England. This review shows there have been improvements in the understanding of how important oral health is to keep people healthy.
