Nottingham water fluoridation campaign

A GP and a councillor have teamed up to lobby for water fluoridation to improve oral health.

Practice joins recycling programme

An Exmouth practice has launched a toothbrush recycling point in an effort to be more environmentally friendly.

NHS would save more than £500m a year if half of England’s adult smokers vaped instead

Research from Brunel University London has revealed how switching smokers could help save the NHS millions. Despite the widespread knowledge about the harmful effects of tobacco smoking, tobacco use...

Balancing speed and quality in implant dentistry

A look at how to improve patients' quality of life.

Oral health charity welcomes HPV vaccination report

The Oral Health Foundation has welcomed a new report from the Health and Social Care Committee (HSCC) as part of its inquiry into cancer prevention.

Keep calm and carry on: how to respond when things go wrong in practice

Rebecca Waters explains the steps you can take to prepare for the inevitable.

Dental practice goes private to ensure its survival

A Scottish dental practice has been forced to reduce its NHS capacity as a result of “the current crisis within the NHS and no foreseeable solution.”

Championing oral health in primary schools

Community Dental Services (CDS) CIC Essex, in partnership with Essex County Council, has been funded by Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board to establish a Peer Led Education Programme...

Four in ten smokers wrongly believe that vaping is as or more harmful as smoking

Earlier in 2023, the government announced a national ‘swap to stop’ campaign to offer one million smokers a free vaping starter kit, together with behavioural support, to help them quit smoking....

Podcast explores the depth of the dental access crisis in the North East

Experts in the North East of England have stated that there is now a "whole new generation of people who have never been to a dentist".

Tracking periodontal disease to improve diagnosis and treatment

Researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Dentistry have developed computer algorithms to track periodontal disease change, which could help dentists and periodontists...

Association welcomes moves to tackle international registration delays

The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) has welcomed the announcement by the General Dental Council to increase the number of Part 2 sittings of the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) for dentists...