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Labour Child Health Action Plan: a step closer to self-care as a solution?
Bas Vorsteveld, Haleon vice president and general manager Great Britain and Ireland, reveals his views on Labour’s Child Health Action…
Dentistry
The cookbook tackling the oral health crisis
Linda Greenwall spills the beans on the story behind her new cookbook, Food Memories, and how it is tackling the…
Dentistry
Dentist releases cookbook to raise money for charity
A dentist has put together a cookbook inspired by her family history to raise money for an oral health charity. …
Dentistry
Hundreds of school children receive free oral health care
The Dental Wellness Trust recently visited more than 450 primary school children to provide free oral health screenings. This was…
Dentistry
Baby breakfast pouches contain up to four teaspoons of sugar, study shows
Experts are calling for the government to fight misleading marketing claims following a new report from Action on Sugar. The…
Oral health
Half of all children in England don’t have access to an NHS dentist
Untreated tooth decay is prevalent in children aged three to 11, new research shows, as half of all children in…
Oral health
‘Many have never visited a dentist before’ – hundreds of school children receive free oral health checks
‘Work that should last a lifetime’ – this morning Dental Wellness Trust visited a primary school suffering from poor oral…
Oral health
Calling all dental professionals! – charity seeks volunteers to provide vital treatment to school children
A dental charity will provide vital dental health screenings free of charge to more than 250 children in the face…
Oral health
More than 30 child refugees treated by dental charity in London
A dental charity treated child refugees and asylum seekers in London in the face of the current access crisis. Around…
Dentistry
Child refugees in London to receive dental treatment from charity
Child refugees will receive free oral health screenings in London this weekend thanks to a dental charity. The Dental Wellness…
Oral health
Thousands of toothpaste tubes donated to help less fortunate families
Thousands of toothpaste tubes have been donated to food banks and community projects to help children improve their oral health.…
Oral health
Improving the oral health of children in Kibera, Kenya
Sejal Bhansali discusses her efforts trying to put a toothbrush in the hands of 8,000 children across Kibera, Kenya during…
Oral health
Government considers total ban of online adverts for high sugar products
The total restriction of online advertising for high sugar products could be considered by the government. In a new consultation,…
Oral health
Boris Johnson plans to tackle obesity following own battle with COVID-19
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reportedly ramp up strategies to drive down obesity rates – prompting a campaign group to …
Dentistry
Public urged to regularly sterilise toothbrushes to stop coronavirus spread
The UK public are being told to regularly sterilise toothbrushes to avoid contamination during the coronavirus crisis. As the nation…
Dentistry
Call for UK ban on excessively high sugar milkshakes
The campaign group Action on Sugar is demanding a ban on freakshakes and all milkshakes sold in high street restaurants…
Oral health
Linda Greenwall honoured in Queen’s Birthday List
Dr Linda Greenwall (pictured left, with Baroness Helen Kennedy and Arlene Philips) has been awarded the British Empire Medal. The…
Aesthetic dentistry
BACD raises money for a good cause
British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) members have raised almost £2,000 for the Dental Wellness Trust. The money has been raised…
Aesthetic dentistry
How can you make a difference to children’s oral health?
Taking place on the evening of Thursday 3 November, Dental Wellness Trust will be hosting a special event to find…
Oral health