Paediatric dentistry
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A song and a teddy bear: encouraging children to brush
Dental therapist Victoria Wilson draws inspiration from daughters Sophia and Alice to refine strategies for developing children’s proprioceptive senses and…
Oral health
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No more ‘watch and wait’ with Curodont Repair
vVARDIS explains why early intervention for caries with Curodont Repair is an untapped opportunity, especially in paediatric dentistry. Despite advancements…
Dentistry
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Ban on junk food ads to include crumpets and porridge
Children will no longer view TV adverts for junk food products as a new law set out this week confirms…
Health & research
Oral health education delivered to 30,000 children
An oral health programme is one third of the way to achieving its target to reach 90,000 UK school children…
Dentistry
Anti-Bullying Week 2024: how dentistry is making a difference
As Anti-Bullying Week kicks off today, new research, shared by BOS at The British Orthodontic Conference (BOC) in Birmingham, reveals…
Orthodontics
Dentists warn against sweets for Halloween
Trick or treat?: Children should be given stickers or playdough instead of sweets for Halloween, according to leading dentists. This…
Dentistry
Half of three-year-olds have never seen a dentist, survey says
Only 45% of parents said they had taken or planned to take their child to the dentist before the age…
Dentistry
Nearly one in 10 secondary school pupils vape, survey shows
New data from NHS England has revealed that almost one in 10 (9%) secondary school children vape regularly. In addition,…
Dentistry
NHS to deliver dental checks for children at residential special schools
Children and young people in England with special educational needs in residential special schools and colleges are to be offered…
Dentistry
Nearly half of children not seen by NHS dentist in past year
Nearly half (44.6%) of UK children have not seen an NHS dentist for over 12 months, according to new data from the…
Dentistry
Calls for action on ‘national embarrassment’ of children’s oral health
‘Urgent action is needed’: a new report has laid out a strategy for the government to improve children’s oral health…
Dentistry
A new dawn for child-friendly dental care
Libi Al Muzian shares her journey in building Sunrise Dental Clinic – a pioneering paediatric dental practice which specialises in…
Dentistry
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Creative solutions for dental fear in children
Woo-Young Yoon explains how thinking out of the box can help to combat dental fear and anxiety in paediatric patients.…
Patient management
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Moving from Ukraine to the UK as a paediatric dentist
Mariya Dolhova shares her journey from paediatric dentistry in Ukraine to impacting dental health in the UK. Ukrainian paediatric dentist…
Dentistry
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Unlocking dental confidence in children
Sarah Mack shares her tips for adapting your dentistry to young patients to create dental-confident children and tackle the childhood…
Dentistry
Expanding your practice: everyday paediatric dentistry made easy
King’s College London introduces its Expanding Your Practice: Everyday Paediatric Dentistry Made Easy workshop, focusing on a minimal intervention approach to…
Dentistry
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‘Freedom to do the right thing’ – providing private dentistry to children
Ulrika Skalberg explains how children fit into the transition from NHS to private dentistry and her motives for handing back…
NHS to Private
Managing paediatric patients before hospital and community services assessment
Dr Myria Akhtar details how GDPs can manage paediatric patients who are waiting for an assessment by hospital and community…
Dentistry
Why are there no dentists for children?
As Kunal Patel opens his latest practice – Love Teeth Kids – we find out what made him focus on…
Dentistry
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