The British Dental Association has said government failure to embrace fundamental reform of NHS dentistry risks condemning a generation to decay and widening oral health inequality. The professional body says the Recovery Plan, is incapable of even beginning to honour Rishi Sunak’s promise to ‘restore’ NHS dentistry, or in any way meet the Government’s stated […]
What is the Connection Between Your Mental Health and Your Dental Health? The human body is an intricately connected system; it truly is, and the correlation between various aspects of our well-being often transcends individual domains. Chances are probably high that you knew that your physical health and your mental health were connected, right? Usually, […]
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As the bell tolls for NHS dentistry, BSPD urges “Don’t forget the children”. A statement from Claire Stevens CBE, BSPD Spokesperson: “Amid this crisis in NHS dentistry and discussions of a core offer, we must make children’s oral health the priority. Paediatric dentists are urging all political parties to make provision for early access to preventatively-focused […]
Brushing for brain health: Recent research shows that how you brush your teeth could be linked to conditions such as dementia, stroke, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Dr Mafalda Queiroz, Principal Dentist at the York Dental Suite and Susan Saunders, Goldster Health Coach discuss the findings. It is now thought that something as simple and prosaic […]
Common oral infections, and caries, are associated with inflammatory metabolic profiles related to an increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases, a new study by an international team of researchers suggests. Oral infections also predicted future adverse changes in metabolic profiles. The association between oral infections and adverse metabolic profiles was observed in the Finnish Health 2000/2011 […]
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The British Dental Association has stressed the Government must act to meaningfully restore access to NHS dentistry, as oral cancer rates and deaths continue to rise. Dentists on the frontline in the battle with the condition, with the tell-tale signs often picked up at a routine check-up. New data shows there were 9,860 cases of […]
The British Dental Association has said figures from the Labour Party on the nearly 70,000 patients who sought dental care in emergency departments last year are just the tip of the iceberg, and that the access crisis in dentistry is being felt in all corners of the health service. Dental charges and ongoing access problems […]
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The British Dental Association has said government has effectively told the profession it cannot afford NHS dentistry, as it prepares to impose an approach to pay that will leave a gaping hole in the service’s budget which practices across England will be expected to fill. Despite having publicly accepted the independent pay review boInstall Pluginsdy’s […]
The British Dental Association has urged government to step up as Leigh, Greater Manchester, joined the growing list of communities where struggling patients have queued from the break of dawn to secure access to NHS dentistry. Daily queues starting as early as 4am have been reported outside the Avenue Dental Centre in Leigh town centre, […]
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More than 8.4 million or 16% of Brits have knocked out a tooth at some point due to injury, fall or other trauma, with sport injuries now accounting for half of these dental injuries. According to new research from leading dental care provider Bupa Dental Care, four in 10 (43%) of these injuries could have […]