Chairman receives diversity and inclusion award

Henry Schein, Inc. has announced that its chairman and CEO Stanley M. Bergman has been honoured as Ragan’s 2023 Executive of the Year for Diversity and Inclusion.

Supervised toothbrushing plan welcomed by children’s society

The Labour Party has proposed a supervised toothbrushing scheme to target three, four and five-year-olds in the 20 per cent most deprived areas in England, which is warmly received by the British...

First patients treated on new charity dental unit

The first patients have been treated on Dentaid The Dental Charity’s new mobile dental unit, which delivers care for under-served communities across the UK.

Charity dental unit on the road in Kent

In partnership with Septodont, Dentaid the Dental charity's new charity dental unit is on the road in Kent, providing care for vulnerable people in the community.

Association says ‘bold and ambitious’ changes are needed to protect public health

Following plans for a phased ban on tobacco, the British Dental Association (BDA) says the government must now show the same ambition across public health, given its consistent failure to grasp the...

Dental care provider acquires three practices in Birmingham

Mydentist has acquired three dental practices across Birmingham for an undisclosed sum, expanding its presence in the city.

One in four healthcare workers have been sexually harassed by colleagues, research shows

A quarter of healthcare workers have experienced sexually inappropriate behaviour from colleagues, but less than half felt confident enough to report it, new research shows.

Survey reveals the impact of staff shortages on wellbeing

Over a third, (35 per cent) of dental professionals say they are not able to take breaks during the day to eat or drink, and over half (52 per cent) say the impact of exhaustion on the delivery of...

Oral health infographic now available in five languages

On September 27, 2023 the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) launched a set of infographics to improve oral health, which has now been translated into the five languages identified by the...

NHS initiative for orthodontists announced

On September 28, 2023, DentalMonitoring announced a new initiative for orthodontists at the British Orthodontic Society’s Congress. The company’s CEO, Philippe Salah, and pioneering orthodontists who...

Prime minister to create a ‘smokefree generation’ with historic law change

The government is set to introduce a historic new law to stop children who turn 14 this year or younger from ever legally being sold cigarettes in England, in a bid to create the first...