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Average Brit spends £196 on oral health every year… and that doesn’t include dental visits!

British adults spend an average of £16.34 on oral health products every month. These products include toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, interdental brushes and sugar free chewing gum. This...

Stonehaven sweetheart scoops national award

Scotland’s Trish Maitland has been announced as a winner of Nominate A Smile – a UK-wide search to find special individuals who deserve recognition for their impact in the community.

BADN supports HPV vaccinations for boys

The British Association of Dental Nurses, the UK’s professional association for dental nurses, joined the other leading dental professional associations in supporting a gender-neutral approach to HPV...

Effective in-house systems can nip complaints in the bud

New evidence shows that having an effective, in-house complaints process in place and displayed in the practice can help to avoid complaints from escalating into claims and prevent a complaint being...

Dental leaders urge Government to protect boys against HPV

The British Dental Association (BDA), alongside partner organisations representing the dental workforce, has today written to the Department for Health and Social Care to urge the Government to extend...

Knocking mouth cancer for six: Simplyhealth Professionals announce Boundaries for Life sponsorship

Following the sponsorship success of 2017, Simplyhealth Professionals has today announced its continuation of support for Boundaries for Life at this year’s cricket season. 

NHS England targets childhood dental health

NHS England is calling on dentists to see an additional 70,000 pre-school children as part of a drive in the health service’s 70th year, to help young families to get into the habit of good dental...

Discover the International Ankylos Congress 2018

Dentsply Sirona look forward to welcoming the implant dentistry community to the International Ankylos Congress 2018 on June 29-30 in Berlin. Celebrating 33 successful years of the Ankylos Implant...

Together Dental launches 1000 Smiles campaign

Leading dental charities Bridge2Aid and Dentaid have launched their 1000 Smiles fundraising appeal as part of their Together Dental partnership.

Deadline in sight

The deadline of June 30 for the Association of Dental Groups’ (ADG) Bursary Awards 2018 is now in sight.

Dentists can make a vital contribution to dementia patients’ quality of life

Dental professionals have an important role in the well-being of patients’ who suffer from dementia, according to the Dental Defence Union (DDU), who have released the latest edition of the DDU...

South Shields smile steals the show! First face of National Smile Month has a smile that lights up every room

Eighty-nine-year-old Isabelle Puttock, from South Shields, has been announced as the first face of National Smile Month 2018, having been chosen as a winner of the campaign’s Nominate A Smile...

CleanCert briefing offers a bridge over troubled waters

The dental press came together at the BDA's British Dental Conference and Exhibition to hear CleanCert’s briefing on the fundamental need for proven water line infection control processes, what...

Sugar targets: BDA and the Oral Health Foundation call for government intervention

The British Dental Association (BDA) and Oral Health Foundation have both expressed concern as a new report shows insufficient progress is being made on sugar reduction targets. Both organisations are...

Strong Teeth Make Strong Kids

Shocking research findings have revealed that 23 per cent of five-year-olds and nearly half (46 per cent) of eight-year-olds in the UK have obvious tooth decay in their primary teeth. Also, it was...