According to an NHS England report, more than 50 per cent of children in Swindon do not have access to an NHS dentist.
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...
Stuart McCance, a dentist in Norfolk, has raised concerns about the lack of dental care for young children in the area.
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...
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.
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...
The General Dental Council (GDC) is consulting on a proposal to improve guidance to make it easier for dental professionals to understand what they need to report to their regulator, in the interests...
In an interview with The Independent, Sahil Patel issued a warning over patients getting ‘Turkey teeth’. The statements follow seeing a patient left toothless upon her return to the UK.
Having both diabetes and tooth loss contributes to worse cognitive function and faster cognitive decline in older adults, according to a new study published in a special issue of the Journal of Dental...
Researchers at the University of Southampton have received £1.38 million for a new research programme to improve immunotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer.
A group of scientists from Tohoku University have discovered that gingiva stiffness influences the properties of gingival fibroblasts, which in turn affects whether inflammation is likely to occur and...
Over a third (34 per cent) of ‘Gen Z’ respondents to a new poll agree they would resort to ‘DIY’ dentistry measures, including self-tooth extraction, due to a lack of access to dental care.