Young teen smokers who also vape may be at heightened risk of persistent and heavier smoking in their late teens, reveal the combined findings of two nationally representative UK and US studies,...
The 2022 annual report from Dentists’ Provident, a leading income protection provider for dental professionals, shows that the society performed strongly in an unpredictable and volatile year.
Following a new report, Shropshire Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board expects to hear that dental services have not yet been restored to pre-pandemic levels.
The new deal will make it harder for the UK to regulate tobacco and alcohol or ban products like those containing harmful pesticides, warns analysts.
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has appointed a solicitor specialising in regulatory and criminal legal proceedings as its new head of legal services. Nick Tennant has been promoted to the role after...
The Mouth Cancer Foundation would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Dr Philip Lewis, who has been its president for the past three years. Philip will remain with the charity as past...
Alison Reid considers the worrying impact of dietary choices.
Professor Peter Robinson has announced his intention to stand down as editor of Community Dental Health at the end of 2024. The publisher is seeking to appoint his successor in time to ensure a smooth...
Tif Quereshi discusses balancing patient desire against welfare and function.
A stop smoking mobile app that senses where and when you might be triggered to light up could help people quit – according to University of East Anglia (UEA) research.
People experiencing homelessness in Northern Ireland will receive dental care thanks to a partnership between Dentaid The Dental Charity and Bupa Dental Care.
Robotic surgery has been an important tool in medicine for a number of years, but in dentistry, robots have not yet seen widespread use. One team of biomedical engineering students at South Dakota...
A Southampton dentist has voiced concerns about the effect of growing financial pressures on shopping habits and what this might mean for meal choices.
On March 28, 2023, the first minister of Wales was questioned by politicians on the growing NHS dentistry waiting list.
Philips, with its clinically proven range of sonic toothbrushes and powered interproximal flossing device, has a natural affinity with the aims of the British Society of Periodontology and Implant...