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 »
BASCD poster prizes June 2022 awarded
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 two poster prizes which are the Roger Anderson Poster Prize and Oral… Read more »
BASCD awards its highest honour
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) is an alliance of individual members with an interest in population oral health. Honorary membership is awarded if a member is nominated from BASCD Council and gains two thirds majority vote at… Read more »
New partnership between British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry and Faculty of Public Health
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) is delighted to have partnered with the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) and act as the special interest group for oral health. BASCD is focused on oral health improvement, epidemiology, teaching… Read more »
NHS Lanarkshire consultant in dental public health inaugurated as the new President of the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry
Albert Yeung, NHS Lanarkshire’s consultant in dental public health, was recently inaugurated in June 2022 as President of the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD). The presidency was passed over from Maria Morgan, former senior lecturer in dental public… Read more »
HFSS Promotions Restrictions Guidance now published
The Department for Health and Social Care has now published the technical guidance on foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) for the industry ahead of the 1 October 2022 implementation date. BASCD have been part of this campaign since the… Read more »
New Years Honours 2022 – Congratulations Sandra White!
Dr Sandra White, long standing BASCD member and former National Lead for Dental Public Health, Public Health England has been awarded an OBE in the 2022 New Year’s Honours for services to dental public health and COVID-19. Congratulations Sandra for being recognised… Read more »