oral health

Linking Your Dental Health to Mental Well-beingLinking Your Dental Health to Mental Well-being

Linking Your Dental Health to Mental Well-being

What is the Connection Between Your Mental Health and Your Dental Health? The human body is an intricately connected system;…

Brushing for brain healthBrushing for brain health

Brushing for brain health

Brushing for brain health: Recent research shows that how you brush your teeth could be linked to conditions such as…

BSPD launches ‘Rights from the Start’ initiativeBSPD launches ‘Rights from the Start’ initiative

BSPD launches ‘Rights from the Start’ initiative

Launching on 9 June 2023, BSPD’s new ‘Rights from the Start’ initiative will shine a spotlight on children and young…

Government sitting on side-lines as child oral health gap widensGovernment sitting on side-lines as child oral health gap widens

Government sitting on side-lines as child oral health gap widens

The British Dental Association has warned oral health inequality among the young is set to widen, as new research commissioned…

Dentists: Care home residents baring brunt of access crisisDentists: Care home residents baring brunt of access crisis

Dentists: Care home residents baring brunt of access crisis

Fourfold increase in residents unable to access routine NHS care: The British Dental Association has stressed Ministers must act on new…

Oral Health Foundation mouth cancer alertOral Health Foundation mouth cancer alert

Oral Health Foundation mouth cancer alert

Mouth cancer alert: New cases of mouth cancer in the United Kingdom have risen to a record high, according to…

Good oral health needn’t cost the earthGood oral health needn’t cost the earth

Good oral health needn’t cost the earth

'Good oral health needn’t cost the earth' - BSPD’s Dental Check by One https://youtu.be/49VYBQxBEns  

Children’s oral health: Urgent action neededChildren’s oral health: Urgent action needed

Children’s oral health: Urgent action needed

The pandemic and lockdowns have shone a harsh spotlight on some long-standing issues including the persistent and immoral inequalities we…

Dental profession faced with supercharged crisisDental profession faced with supercharged crisis

Dental profession faced with supercharged crisis

The British Dental Association has welcomed new and wide-ranging reports from the regulator the General Dental Council, pointing to the…

Top tips for a smile to be proud ofTop tips for a smile to be proud of

Top tips for a smile to be proud of

World Oral Health Day: Top tips for a smile to be proud of: More than one-in-two (51%) UK adults suffer…

NHS dental service in crisisNHS dental service in crisis

NHS dental service in crisis

NHS dental service in crisis: Charity calls for funding boost to dentistry as it tops list of most delayed health…

New device to detect mouth cancerNew device to detect mouth cancer

New device to detect mouth cancer

NHS England has given the green light and a £1 million grant for a team to develop a pain-free, non-invasive…