Restorative system deemed suitable for medium to large class II restorations

A five-year multicenter clinical study confirms Equia Forte is a suitable material for medium to large class II restorations.

Clawback from NHS dentistry to be used to cover strike costs

The British Dental Association (BDA) has released its reaction to plans by NHS England to use ‘underspends’ in NHS dentistry to pay for costs incurred by recent strikes across secondary care. 

Health leaders welcome king’s speech setting out the government’s proposals for a smokefree generation

Health campaigners, doctors, local councillors, academics, NHS leaders and survivors of smoking from across England have come together to welcome the government’s legislative plans to create a...

Free mouth cancer checks in Bradford and Keighley

With early diagnosis boosting the chances of beating mouth cancer from 50 to 90 per cent, local people across Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven are being asked to check their mouths and seek...

Association responds to rising oral cancer rates

The British Dental Association (BDA) has stressed the government must act to meaningfully restore access to NHS dentistry as oral cancer rates and deaths continue to rise.

Health experts call on parents to make sure their children receive life-saving HPV vaccination

The Oral Health Foundation and Portman-Dentex are urging parents to make sure their children receive a vaccination that could save their lives by preventing a range of deadly cancers, including mouth...

£70m allocated to stop smoking services

Following King Charles III’s speech at the opening of Parliament, the government has announced a package of funding to support stop smoking services. The announcement follows the launch of a...

Cornish non-profit organisation publishes its 2022/23 impact report

Smile Together is proud to officially publish its 2022/2023 Social and Environmental Impact Report entitled: ‘A force for good in a changing landscape’.

Oral cancer rate in Wales is increasing every year

The incidence rate for mouth cancer in Wales has been steadily rising since 2002, a new report has outlined.  

Study shows that smoking ‘stops’ cancer-fighting proteins

Scientists at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) have uncovered one way tobacco smoking causes cancer and makes it harder to treat by undermining the body’s anti-cancer safeguards.

Mouth cancer awareness: how can you help your patients?

Katie Caines, a dental nurse from Grants House Dental Practise in Frome, has taken part in Mouth Cancer Action Month every year with the Oral Health Foundation, helping to raise awareness of mouth...

Kings’ speech 2023: 21 bills for legislative reform announced

On November 7, 2023, King Charles III delivered his first address as monarch at the opening of Parliament. The king laid out the government’s legislative agenda for the next session.