Hundreds of homeless people in Kent and Medway are now benefitting from essential foot and dental care, thanks to funding from NHS Charities Together’s Community Partnerships Programme.
Researchers from Cardiff University began by taking mouth, tongue and denture swabs from a group of patients in a hospital who had pneumonia and wore dentures. They then compared this to samples taken...
Festival goers have been taking advantage of Glastonbury’s medical care to get dental appointments because of access issues at home, says the charity that organises healthcare on the site.
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...
Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, has released a statement to dental teams concerning the future of NHS dentistry’s leadership.
England’s children’s commissioner has urged the government to crack down on the “insidious” marketing of vapes to young people.
The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned Scottish MSPs the pandemic has had an unparalleled impact on NHS dentistry, which leaves the service facing an existential threat.
Cheshire and Merseyside public health officials have joined calls to outlaw disposable vape sales.
Vanita Brookes has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list for her “services to the oral health of people with disabilities.”
A task force is being set up to tackle Plymouth’s growing dental crisis, following a commitment from the new council administration.
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is urging the UK Government to implement an outright ban on disposable e-cigarette products due to their disproportionate use among children and...