In Wales, surveys have shown 35% of 5 year olds and 30% of 12 year olds experience of tooth decay. In addition, survey reports also show 43.7% of adults aged 18-25 years have decayed teeth and 65% have filled teeth. Tooth decay… Read more »
DBOH Masterclass 1 – A date for your diary!
Introduction and Behaviour Change BASCD is pleased to announce the date and time of our first Masterclass on the dissemination of Delivering Better Oral Health (version 4). The event will be held virtually on the evening of July the 20th 2023, 18:30… Read more »
Keith Woods Essay Competition 2023
Competition guidance information available here. If you have any queries please contact us at BASCD@outlook.com
Call for applications: Editor of Community Dental Health
Professor Peter Robinson has announced his intention to stand down as Editor of Community Dental Health at the end of 2024. We are seeking to appoint his successor in time to ensure a smooth hand over between the two editors. Community Dental… Read more »
Call for Abstracts launched for our Summer Scientific Meeting, 15-16 June 2023, Cork
You are invited to submit an abstract on any topic relevant to dental public health for poster presentation, there is also the opportunity to submit for three individual poster prize competitions: BASCD-Borrow Foundation Early Career Poster Award – First prize £200.00 cheque and… Read more »
Webinar marking BASCD & BSODR’s 50th and 70th anniversaries
We are delighted to invite you to join us on our joint BASCD/BSODR webinar, Behavioural science’s contribution to dentistry – perspectives from guiding and rising stars. The webinar will take place on Friday 21st April 2023 from 10am – 12.45pm. … Read more »
BASCD awards Nov 2022
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) is keen to encourage researchers in the field of population oral health. To support this, BASCD offer four awards including the Keith Woods Essay Competition and the BASCD-Borrow Foundation Early Career Poster… Read more »
BASCD summer conference 2022 reflections
The in-person BASCD Summer Scientific Meeting held in Glasgow on 9–10 June 2022 went smoothly with some good speakers and responsive participants. The theme was ‘Build Back Better: Inclusion, Integration and Innovation’. Several self-motivated attendees took the initiative to prepare a short… Read more »