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Care homes not providing sufficient oral health support

A new Healthwatch report has found that some care homes are providing insufficient support to access dentists. In the report…

Oral health

Illegal tooth whitening industry driven by single adults

The illegal tooth whitening industry is being driven in the UK by single adults, new research has found. Thousands of…

Aesthetic dentistry

New guidelines hope to improve oral health in care homes

Care home residents’ oral health needs are the focus of a new NICE quality standards guidelines. The guidelines outline the…

Oral health

‘Scandalous’ figures prompt call for better oral health education

The British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) is calling for urgent implementation of better oral health education to help stop…

Oral health

Children’s oral health initiative to return this June

The First Smiles initiative from the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) will be returning this June, bringing oral health…

Oral health

Sugar tax leading to manufacturers dropping sugar content

The Chancellor described the drop in proposed funds from the sugar tax as ‘good news’ in his Spring Budget for 2017.…

Oral health

Screening dental patients for diabetes ‘worthwhile’

Screening dental patients for diabetes would be ‘worthwhile’, a study published in the BMJ has found. The article, titled ‘Periodontitis as…

Oral health

New award launched for dental hygiene and therapy graduates

Newly-qualified dental hygiene and therapy graduates are being called on to enter a new national award. The British Society of…

Oral health

BSDHT launches national ‘Student of the Year’ award

The British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) and Henry Schein are joining forces to launch a new national…

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Dental hygienist and dental therapist awarded MBE

Sarah Murray, dental hygienist and dental therapist and long-time member of the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT), has been…

Oral health

UK’s legal position on tooth whitening backed

FEDCAR has backed the UK’s legal position on tooth whitening, encouraging it to be the standard approach across Europe. The…

Aesthetic dentistry

Bespoke indemnity cover for dental hygienists and therapists launched

The British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) has launched BSDHT Indemnity, a new insurance policy developed especially for dental hygienists…

Oral health

Oral health gets a fresh perspective

This year’s British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT) Oral Health Conference hit all the right notes, leaving delegates…

Oral health

Oral health needs for type 2 diabetics

Dentists should be included in the treatment plan for type 2 diabetics, Michael Watson says. With the diabetes ‘time bomb’…

Oral health

UK food manufacturers urged to cut sugar

Action on Sugar has called for UK food manufacturers to cut sugar with immediate effect. Following new research that shows…

Oral health

Type 2 diabetes ‘timebomb’ prompts call on government to ‘take dentistry seriously’

England looks set to reach five million type 2 diabetes diagnoses by 2020 – five years sooner than previously thought…

Oral health

BSDHT conference to offer a fresh perspective

The British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) is giving its members the opportunity to get a fresh perspective…

Oral health

Nestlé retracts ‘The Smile Factory’ advert

Food and drink manufacturer Nestlé has taken steps to withdraw its ‘The Smile Factory’ advertising campaign following an appeal from…

Oral health

BSDHT president takes on international role

Michaela ONeill, president of the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) has been elected to the board of…

Oral health