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Dental property team expands with new appointment in London and the south

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the expansion of its dental team in London and the South with the appointment of business agent Shae Preece.

Workforce plan is 'the latest attempt to fill a leaky bucket', says association

The British Dental Association (BDA) warn that the plans to boost dentist numbers represent an exercise in futility without first tackling the failed, underfunded systems driving practitioners out of...

Vaping is a gateway to smoking for non-smokers, research shows

While vaping provides a pathway to help smokers wanting to quit, for non-smokers it may be the first step on a pathway to taking up smoking, a study has shown.

Specialist law firm announces new acquisition and buyout

Specialist dental and healthcare solicitors Thomas Coates and Sarah Buxton are pleased to announce their acquisition of the entire issued share capital of FTA Law Limited in a management buyout. The...

Consultation app aimed to improve the patient experience launches

Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company and a global leader in medical aesthetics treatments, has announced the launch of its new patient education and consultation app, AMI Education and Consultation....

Headteacher estimates that a quarter of students vape

Laranya Caslin, principal of St George’s Academy in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, was asked to join a Health and Social Care Committee panel to provide evidence on tackling youth vaping.

Dental schools respond to the NHS’ expansion plan

The Dental Schools Council (DSC) congratulates the government on producing the first ever Long- Term Workforce Plan in the history of the NHS. DSC welcomes and is supportive of the government’s...

Workforce plan attempting to ‘handcuff the next generation to a sinking ship’, says association

The British Dental Association (BDA) has expressed deep concern that the new NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is setting out aspirations to tie dental graduates to a failed NHS system, with no tangible...

Dentists join £2b legal claim against energy firms

A dozen dental practices have joined a £2 billion legal claim aimed at getting compensation from UK energy giants who are alleged to have paid secret commissions to third-party brokers.

Dental society supports free school meals campaign

Jenny Harris, president of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) joined a group of supporters of the ‘Free school meals for all’ campaign outside Downing Street on June 29, 2023.

'Health timebomb’: Survey reveals children as young as ten are vaping

Councillors for North Yorkshire’s children and young people’s scrutiny committee have met to hear the annual health and wellbeing survey results. Data was collected from 17,000 pupils on a range of...

Primary school-age children hospitalised due to vaping

A Sky News investigation revealed “15 cases” in which children aged nine or under were admitted to hospital in the last 12 months. In 2022 there were 12 cases, and only two cases in 2021.

Community scheme provides healthcare boost for hundreds of homeless people

Hundreds of homeless people in Kent and Medway are now benefitting from essential foot and dental care, thanks to funding from NHS Charities Together’s Community Partnerships Programme.

Could false teeth increase the risk of pneumonia?

Researchers from Cardiff University began by taking mouth, tongue and denture swabs from a group of patients in a hospital who had pneumonia and wore dentures. They then compared this to samples taken...

Charity warns the government is set to miss smoking in pregnancy target by nearly a decade

Campaigners have warned that the government is on track to miss its target to reduce the number of women who smoke during pregnancy by a decade.