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Better career pathways are needed for young dentists

Amid concerns of widespread workforce shortages and pressures in dentistry, Denplan’s inaugural ‘Next Gen’ group of young dentists have today published a policy report setting out the key steps that...

New president of the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry  

Albert Yeung, consultant in Dental Public Health at NHS Lanarkshire, was recently inaugurated in June 2022 as president of the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD).

Scientific symposium 2022: focused on patient-centric clinical excellence

Align Technology, a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign® system of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software for...

First health insurer to be awarded B corporation status

The UK’s leading health and dental plan provider Simplyhealth, is the first health insurer to be awarded B corporation status, in recognition of  its significant achievements in sustainability, in...

"As sugary as Cola": Dentists call for sweeping action on baby pouches

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that obscene levels of sugar in popular baby food pouches underline the need for wide-ranging government action across the early years' food and drink...

New health secretary urged to meet words with action

The British Dental Association has urged the new secretary of state for health and social care, Steve Barclay MP, to act now on the crisis in NHS dentistry.  

Private dental market forges ahead, finds latest Christie & Co report

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has released its annual Dental Market Review report, which evaluates the UK dental market in 2021 and the first half of 2022. It focuses on pricing...

Shapeshifting micro-robots can brush and floss teeth

In a recent proof-of-concept study, a team from University of Pennsylvania have shown that a shapeshifting mic-robotic microswarm can be used to brush, rinse and floss in one.

Early years food remains a ‘policy black hole’ in government food strategy

Action on Sugar responds to the recent changes in the UK health system. In a recent news article Action on Sugar said, “The National Food Strategy (NFS) team proposed bold, evidence-based...

A new study suggests dietary free sugar is causing dental caries

For many parents, sugar-free alternatives for their children’s snacks are a positive way to manage their child’s oral health and sugar intake. A new study from the International Association for...