With the summer holidays getting underway many parents are considering fun and safe activities to keep the kids busy. But for medical professionals, patient safety and safeguarding are on their minds all year. A new NHS dentistry and oral health update echoes this sentiment by focusing on safeguarding.
Latest figures show that the smoking rate for pregnant women at the time of birth fell to 9.1 per cent in 2021-22, the lowest annual rate on record, and down from 10.6 per cent prior to the NHS beginning to roll out its Long Term Plan in 2019. Over the three years since March 2019, 14,758 fewer pregnant women were smokers at the time of birth than there would have been if that rate had stayed the same.
Recent reports of the detection of the polio virus in sewage samples in London have promoted the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) to issue a note to members. The society’s advice is to highlight the evidence-based risk, explain this to families in the context of UKHSA’s (UK Health Security Agency) announcement and to signpost them to their GP or health visitor.
In May 2022 government plans to delay their restrictions on multibuy foods (due to the cost of living crisis) until October 2023. But, in an interview with the Daily Mail Liz Truss MP and conservative party leadership candidate said, if elected, she would scrap the plans all together.
During the pandemic, many people prioritised fitness and health. This included dietary changes and millions of people getting involved in home workouts. We might assume this resulted in a positive change for smokers too. But data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open suggests that quitting smoking is on the decline.
The Mental Health and Smoking Partnership, coordinated by Action on Smoking and Health, is delighted to welcome Mark Rowland chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation as the new co-chair of the partnership. The Mental Health and Smoking Partnership is a coalition of 25 organisations that aim to reduce the disparities in smoking rates between people with and without a mental health condition.
Bupa Dental Care’s recent ‘Super Saturday’ initiative has raised £7,500 for Dentaid, enabling the dental charity to establish a pilot oral health education scheme in Toowa Primary School, Lugazi, Uganda.
The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned potentially misleading claims that Welsh Government reforms will generate 112,000 new appointments are being used as cover to mask failure to invest in NHS dentistry.
Three locum dental nurses discuss the motives for taking on a roaming role.
Sara Revelo-Saltos shares her journey and acknowledges those who were there to see all the tears and smiles.
On July 19, 2022, Sara Hurley and Ali Sparke released a new NHS dental and oral health update. This issue focused on the upcoming reforms as a result of the 2022/23 dental contract negotiations.
As a result of the pandemic, everyone’s daily lives changed dramatically. So did our habits and food choices. Studies from University of Sheffield and Institute of Alcohol Studies/HealthLumen have recently shown the detrimental impact of the pandemic on alcohol consumption and health. The modelling used in the studies is drawn from a range of sources and the underlying model, SAPM, has been used extensively across the globe to address alcohol policy concerns.
Award winning dental charity Dentaid has launched Dentaid Community to bring together fundraisers, volunteers, and supporters.
Dentures or bridges are prosthetics used to replace missing teeth. Replacing these teeth are essential for retaining chewing function and stop malocclusion or bite irregularities. The prosthetic also serves an aesthetic function, so they are generally matched to the patient’s original teeth for a natural appearance.
The report found that patients who reported smoking or vaping prior to admission experienced more severe complications, and death, from the SARS-CoV-2 infection.
