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Water fluoridation – is it good or bad?
As World Water Week draws to a close, we speak to Barry Cockcroft about water fluoridation and what the future…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week – 2 July 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Sara Hurley CDO…
Dentistry
How has infection prevention changed over the last 25 years?
Barry Cockcroft takes us through a quarter of a century of infection prevention in dentistry and how far it has…
25 Years of Dentistry.co.uk
Water fluoridation ‘significantly reduces’ extractions among children, says government report
Water fluoridation can ‘significantly reduce’ extractions and cavities among children. This is according to the latest health monitoring report for…
Oral health
Water fluoridation – stopping the spread of misinformation
Barry Cockcroft, the interim chair of the British Fluoridation Society (BFS), discusses the benefits of water fluoridation and stopping the…
Oral health
The secret dentist – is everything positive for dentistry?
Could a future outside of the NHS be good for dentistry? This month The Secret Dentist questions whether we might…
Dentistry
British Fluoridation Society: plans and predictions in a post-COVID world
The British Fluoridation Society discusses the future of water fluoridation in light of COVID-19 and the abolition of PHE. How…
Dentistry
British Fluoridation Society gathering momentum
Two high profile and highly experienced advocates for community water fluoridation are now joining the British Fluoridation Society. Alan Johnson,…
Oral health
Online Dentistry Show: Barry Cockcroft – evidence based prevention for all post COVID
This week, we take a look at Barry Cockcroft, a leading speaker at the Online Dentistry Show, and his topic…
Dentistry
Dentistry Online podcast with Barry Cockcroft
In this week’s podcast we chat to Barry Cockcroft about evidence-based prevention and why it’s now more relevant than ever.…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Fluoridation of water…
Dentistry
Introducing local commissioning and shaping modern dentistry
Seb Evans speaks to Barry Cockcroft about his time as chief dental officer for England, the introduction of local commissioning,…
Dentistry
New data shows a rise in the number of women working in dentistry
To mark International Women’s Day, Mydentist has released data that shows around 60% of its employees are female. The dental…
Dentistry
Birmingham dental hospital opening delayed by four months
The opening of Birmingham’s new state-of-the-art dental school and hospital is set to be delayed by four months. It was…
Young Dentist
Michael Watson posts an open letter response to Barry Cockcroft
Michael Watson responds to Barry Cockcroft’s recent comments on NHS England figures for dentistry. Dear Barry, I read with some…
Dentistry
Barry Cockcroft comments on the latest NHS England figures for dentistry
Barry Cockcroft, former chief dental officer and non-executive director at Mydentist, comments on the latest NHS England figures. The report…
Dentistry
Children’s teeth in the media
Michael Watson discusses the way children’s teeth have been portrayed recently in the media. Last week dentistry hit the headlines…
Dentistry
Parents lack of understanding is costing the NHS £22m
Parents’ lack of understanding over the importance of early dental care is costing the NHS around £22 million per year.…
Dentistry
New guidelines coming for dentistry
New national guidelines will be published within weeks to iron out inconsistencies in a wide range of dental treatments. The…
Implant dentistry