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What does the dividend tax hike mean for you?

Michael Lansdell explains the new increase in dividend tax rates - and how this may affect you.

Suffolk health chief ‘ashamed’ of NHS dental provision

Dr Ed Garratt, from the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), has spoken on the challenges patients face in trying to secure NHS dental care, declaring it “the biggest issue for...

England: mandatory Covid-19 vaccine for healthcare workers

On November 9, 2021, the government announced that frontline healthcare workers in England will be required by law to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to protect patients.

Cancer Focus NI urges ‘stay connected’ during Mouth Cancer Awareness Month

To mark Mouth Cancer Awareness Month (November), leading local cancer charity, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, will bring patients, carers and professionals together again with the return of its annual...

NHS dentistry and oral health update – with a green focus

Sara Hurley, chief dental officer, and Nick Watts, chief sustainability officer for NHS England and NHS Improvement, recently released a new NHS dentistry and oral health update, which focused on...

Can baby teeth be used to identify children at risk of mental health disorders later in life?

An investigation led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in JAMA Network Open has revealed that the thickness of growth marks in primary teeth may help identify...

Local exhaust ventilation to control dental aerosols and droplets

These devices are designed to be placed over the patient’s mouth to capture aerosols and droplets at the source.

Largest tooth loss research study finds poor glycaemic control in the over 30s results in fewer teeth

The largest ever research study into tooth loss and glycaemic control in a general population has found compelling evidence that people aged over 30 with higher HbA1c levels and elevated fasting blood...

NASDAL DCby1 Practice of the Year Award 2022 launches

Nick Ledingham, chairman of NASDAL, has announced the launch of the ‘2022 NASDAL Dental Check by One Practice of the Year’ award.

Infants at risk of tooth decay from high-sugar snacks

As part of Sugar Awareness Week (November 8-14), Action on Sugar are calling for the removal of misleading sugar claims on baby and toddler sweet snacks, such as biscuits and rusks.

BSPD bids farewell to long-serving PR consultant, Caroline Holland

November sees the departure of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry’s PR consultant, Caroline Holland, who has developed and finessed the media relations role - promoting the mission and...

London gets mobile dental clinic to support the capital’s most vulnerable residents

People experiencing homelessness in Camden and Westminster have benefitted from a visiting mobile dental clinic recently.

King’s Innovative and Sustainable Dentistry Society – evolving dentistry for a more sustainable future

With the COP26 Conference taking place recently, we caught up with the King’s Innovative and Sustainable Dentistry Society founder and president, Diana Dourou, to find out her views on sustainable...

Real terms pay cut a slap in the face for armed forces doctors and dentists

In a joint statement, Chaand Nagpaul, British Medical Association (BMA) chair and Eddie Crouch, British Dental Association (BDA) chair, have decried the recommendations of the Armed Forces Pay Review...

BOS joins European consensus: ‘DIY orthodontics’ is hazardous for patients

The British Orthodontic Society is delighted to join a Europe-wide consensus to endorse and fully support a joint declaration regarding the unacceptable, and potentially unsafe, remote treatment of...