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Introducing National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day
Dentistry is delighted to announce National Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist Day – a brand new national day dedicated to…
Dentistry
Consultation opens on plan to relieve NHS dental access
The government has opened a public consultation on a proposal which could see dental hygienists and therapists alleviate access issues.…
NHS in crisis
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Calls for GDC…
Dentistry
Calls for GDC to stop overseas dentists registering as hygienists
Dental organisations are calling for the GDC to suspend a registration route for overseas dentists. In a joint statement, the…
Oral health
What did dental nursing teach me about becoming a dental therapist?
Beth Taylor explains how the experience she gained as a dental nurse helped her in a career move to become…
Oral health
Early caries prevention remains a key focus
Amanda Gallie describes what she will be presenting at this year’s The Dentistry Show. This year’s Dentistry Show has been…
Oral health
Dentistry’s success depends on age-appropriate healthcare
Age-appropriate dentistry is essential to ensure successful dental health outcomes in a 21st century facing an increasingly more expansive age range…
Oral health
Age-appropriate dentistry is ‘essential’
Age-appropriate dentistry will become essential for successful dental health outcomes in the future, says the BADT. These calls come after…
Oral health
Dental teams must target mums-to-be to help them quit smoking
Dental teams should include smoking cessation as part of their treatment service to improve the nation’s future health. This comes…
Oral health
Dental therapists back ban on junk food adverts before watershed
The British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) is backing a call for the ban on junk food adverts screening on…
Oral health
BADT calls on UK to learn from Mexico’s sugary drinks tax
The BADT has called on the UK to follow the example of Mexico and introduce a sugary drinks tax. The calls…
Oral health
‘Consider yourself as one’ Sara Hurley, CDO for England, tells dental profession
Distinctive roles within a dental team need to be overlooked if dentistry is to meet the oral health needs of…
Oral health
Children’s decay a ‘postcode lottery’
Children’s tooth decay is a ‘postcode lottery’, a new report has found, and therapists are calling for a health summit…
Oral health
NHS England needs to fund preventive programmes
Michael Watson reviews some of the talks held at the BADT in Birmingham. Last week I visited the British Association of…
Dentistry
Coca-Cola overlooking its impact on oral health
Coca-Cola is overlooking the impact its soft drinks has on our oral health, dental therapists have claimed. The soft drinks…
Oral health
Cochrane review on fluoridation welcomed by dental therapists
The BADT has welcomed the findings of the Cochrane Oral Health Review on water fluoridation published recently. Acknowledging that children…
Oral health
Dental therapists pledge support for ‘anti-sugar’ campaign
The BADT has pledged its support of an anti-sugar campaign from Action on Sugar. The British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) believes…
Oral health
Barry Cockcroft believes dentists overestimate the public’s concerns
Barry Cockcroft believes dentists overestimate the public’s concern about receiving care from other members of the dental team. After recently retiring…
Oral health
Making every contact count
Dental therapists have a major part to play in getting the nation to adopt a healthier way of life. That’s…
Oral health