BASCD is delighted to announce the winner of the 2021 Keith Woods Essay competition, Aleksandra Krawczyk who is an undergraduate at the University of Liverpool. Aleksandra’s essay on what the oral health care workforce should look like in the United Kingdom by… Read more »
Author: Maria Morgan
Professor Mike Lennon – Virtual memorial event
We at BASCD held a virtual event to mark the life and work of Professor Mike Lennon who was one of our founding fathers and president of our association 1984 – 85, on the 14th October 2021.  The proceedings reflected the timeline… Read more »
Professor Ruth Freeman 1954 – 2021
Professor Ruth Freeman a longstanding and highly regarded member of BASCD passed away on the 23rd of September 2021. Ruth qualified in dentistry in 1979 and completed her PhD in 1983, at the Queen’s University of Belfast. She then studied at… Read more »
Latest Delivering Better Oral Health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention (fourth edition) published
The latest version of Delivering Better Oral Health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention (fourth edition) has now been published. This is in a new digital format making it easily accessible on mobile devices. This updated toolkit has been developed through a wider… Read more »
World Health Assembly approves historic resolution on oral health
BASCD is pleased to see that the World Health Organisation has approved an historic resolution on oral health at the 74th World Health Assembly (24th May – 1st June 2021). The resolution recognises the global burden of oral diseases and their associations… Read more »
EADPH 2021 Scientific Conference – a date for your diary!
The European Association of Dental Public Health (EADPH) 2021 Conference will be held on-line from 2nd to 4th September 2021 and is now open for abstract submissions. Follow the link for more information.
Congratulations Sarah!
Congratulations to Sarah Baker our Lead for Research and member of the Community Dental Health Editorial Board, who has just been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.  A great achievement acknowledging Sarah’s commitment and expertise in the… Read more »
Congratulations Máiréad!
Congratulations to Máiréad Harding our president designate for 2023-24, who has recently been appointed as Professor in Dental Public Health and Preventive Dentistry and as Director of the Oral Health Services Research Centre at the University Dental School and Hospital, Cork, Ireland.… Read more »