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Music used as mood booster for deskless workers

A quarter (25 per cent) of UK deskless workers spend eight or more hours on their feet daily, while 43 per cent are on foot for over five, according to research by PPL PRS. This includes workers in...

Oral hygiene brand celebrates eight years of business

Spotlight Oral Care is celebrating its eighth birthday in September 2024. It marks the brand's milestone of selling over one million innovative oral hygiene products.

Can chocolate be made healthier?

Researchers at ETH Zurich have produced a healthier alternative to chocolate. They say it could help increase the value creation of cocoa farming.

Dental sustainability award winners announced

The Association of Dental Education in Europe (ADEE), the European Dental Students’ Association (EDSA) and Henry Schein have awarded dental schools and societies for their efforts in implementing a...

Last NHS dental practice on the Isle of Wight set to close

Five NHS dental practices on the Isle of Wight have closed in the last 18 months. With a sixth set to close, Healthwatch says residents need “immediate support”.

Government needs to commit to suicide prevention, says charity

Samaritans, a mental-health support charity, has encouraged people not to bottle up their feelings, with suicide rates in England and Wales now at their highest in over 20 years and one-in-five of...

The importance of patient comfort

Alistair Mayoh explores anxiety in the dental practice, focusing on how clinicians can minimise a patient’s concerns.

Sporting success

Philip Silver discusses the impact of sport on the face and body, focusing on temporomandibular disorder.

Oral healthcare collaboration wins regional award

A collaboration providing NHS dental treatment to those in need of oral healthcare in Suffolk and North-East Essex has won an East of England regional award in the ‘NHS Parliamentary Awards 2024’ and...

Episode 22: Introducing: The Rotters

In this episode we talk to Caroline Philips, author of the children's book 'The Rotters'.

Human mouth bacteria multiply through rare form of cell division

Research from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and ADA Forsyth has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria living in...

Dental society welcomes president for 2024

Shannu Bhatia is set to be welcomed by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) as its president at its Annual Scientific Conference in September 2024.