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Could this be the time for water fluoridation in Hull?
With water fluoridation currently being discussed in Westminster, Michael Watson wonders whether the campaign for Hull might have a different ending…
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‘Dire’ child oral health statistics for England
With new figures reinforcing the poor oral health statistics in England amongst children, Michael Watson calls for the Government to…
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‘Misleading’ and ‘unfair’ headlines about NHS dentistry
We need to stop playing ‘the blame game’ and get behind local and national initiatives to help promote better oral…
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Is it too easy to blame parents for children’s poor oral health?
Blaming parents for the condition of their children’s oral health doesn’t consider every part of the problem, Michael Watson says. A…
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Teeth Team wins BSPD Outstanding Innovation Award 2017
Teeth Team has become the first winner of the BSPD Outstanding Innovation Award. The small community-based oral health project has…
Oral health
Teeth Team project receives investment from Simplyhealth
Teeth Team, the award-winning child oral health improvement programme, has received £137,000 investment from Simplyhealth. Teeth Team, which was set…
Oral health
A dental review of 2016
Michael Watson reviews what has happened throughout 2016 in dentistry. For my final blog of 2016, I return to the…
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Making a difference in children’s oral health
Child tooth decay needs to be tackled in schools, rather than waiting for a visit to the dental practice, Michael…
Oral health
Teeth Team aims to transform child dental care across the UK
A practice manager has taken a fresh look at dental health and launched Teeth Team in a bid to raise awareness…
Oral health
Children take centre stage in new Teeth Team film
A host of children benefiting from an oral health programme have taken centre stage in a film all about how…
Oral health
Will a new dental contract deliver preventive dentistry?
Fresh thinking is needed to provide children with preventive dentistry, Michael Watson says. Forty years ago, a professional lifetime for…
Dentistry