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Association says dentistry needs reforms and investment

The British Dental Association (BDA) has said the success of reform in NHS dentistry will hinge on appropriate funding. It follows comments by shadow health secretary Wes Streeting that across the...

Tailored support and financial solutions for dentists: partnership announced

The Association of Dental Administrators and Managers (ADAM) is delighted that Snowbird Finance has announced it is partnering with ADAM to support and advise practice managers through the finance...

Common diabetes drug could treat gum disease and help you age healthier 

In their latest publication in the Journal of Translational Medicine, a team of researchers at King’s College London have found new ways of stopping periodontal (gum) disease and potentially reducing...

Society president awards two lifetime memberships

Two exceptional dentists, who have both left an indelible legacy on the specialty of paediatric dentistry, have been awarded honorary life membership of BSPD. BSPD’s new president, Professor Paula...

NASDAL DCby1 Practice of the Year Award 2024 launches

Heidi Marshall, chair of NASDAL, has announced the launch of the 2024 NASDAL Dental Check by One Practice of the Year award.  The award seeks to recognise a dental practice that has been successfully...

Small steps that can have a big impact on challenging extraction cases

Kate Scheer provides advice on how to prepare effectively.

University research empowers Scottish communities to shape smoking cessation services

New research led by the University of Aberdeen in collaboration with Turning Point Scotland and NHS Grampian involving people living in areas of multiple deprivation has uncovered powerful community...

Children’s toothpaste range launched

This year, Colgate has launched their new kids range, with unique sugar acid neutraliser technology powered by arginine, providing children up to 20 per cent fewer new cavities in two years.

Back to school programme provides children with hygiene essentials and supplies

For the 26th consecutive year, Henry Schein, Inc. is helping children around the world start the academic year off right through its ‘Back to School’ programme.

‘NHS dentistry is hanging by a thread’: Association responds to proposed recovery plans

With the Government yet to honour its pledge to publish a recovery plan for NHS dentistry, the British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed moves from the Labour Party to bring forward its own...

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...