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NHS introduce free dental checks for children at residential special schools

Children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in residential special schools and colleges across England are to be offered free NHS dental, eyesight and hearing checks.

NHS dental patients consider going private for better access to care

Six in ten (61 per cent) NHS dental patients would consider paying for private dental care, according to Denplan’s Oral Health Survey 2024. The top reason was faster treatment access (39 per cent).

Toothbrushes are home to hundreds of viruses, study shows

Microbiologists have found that toothbrushes and showerheads are covered in an extremely diverse collection of viruses - most of which have never been seen before.

A sedationist calls: intravenous sedation in general dental practice

Laleh Sharifian and Raj Rattan summarise the key considerations for instructing a visiting sedationist for your patients, while also reviewing the current guidelines.

Dental charity recruiting volunteers to offer wellbeing support

Dental charity, Confidental, is recruiting volunteers to join their call handling team.

UK ‘is ready to be smokefree’ as smoking rates continue to fall

Statistics have revealed that smoking rates have continued to fall. However, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) says there is still work to be done to support the six million people smoking to quit.

Succeeding as a dental entrepreneur

Luke Moore discusses what it takes to thrive as a dental entrepreneur.

Children’s book launched to help encourage good oral hygiene

A picture book that features fun illustrations combined with animal sounds was launched on September 30, 2024.

College introduces a register of implant dentistry mentors

The College of General Dentistry (CGDent) has launched an online register of qualified mentors in implant dentistry.

Education is the key to everything, says protection society chair

In an interview, Graham Stokes, Medical Protection Society (MPS) council chair, highlighted the importance of education, personal development and mentoring in dentistry.

Mental health app teams up with UK dental practice

Obex Dental, the UK’s largest independent dental practice, has teamed up with TriggerHub to provide a digital platform for mental health to more than 160,000 of its patients and the communities they...

Dental care provider offers university students ‘vital exposure’

Bupa Dental Care has partnered with The University of Manchester to offer dental undergraduates the opportunity to gain hands-on clinical experience in a general practice.

Dental charity launches overseas volunteering programme for 2026

Dentaid the Dental Charity has announced its 2026 calendar of overseas volunteering in Uganda, Cambodia and Malawi.

Administrative association teams up with practice management software

The Association of Dental Administrators and Managers (ADAM) has partnered with Carestack to help its members increase efficiency and decrease stress using software.

NHS Wales launch digital service to streamline access to dental treatment

A digital service is set to launch in autumn 2024, which will centralise the process of accessing routine care through an NHS dentist for people across Wales.