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 »
Past President Professor Elizabeth Treasure making headlines!
Professor Elizabeth Treasure who was BASCD president in 2014/15 is making news headlines! An article published in WalesOnline on the 3rd January 2022 reflects on a career in academic dental public health and university senior management, culminating in her current role as… Read more »
BASCD – Borrow Foundation Poster Session 2021
Because of Covid-19 we needed to do things a bit differently again this year! So, we asked entrants to submit posters, as opposed to abstracts. A comprehensive range of posters were submitted and following a competitive judging process the top four were… Read more »
Keith Woods Essay competition 2021 – winner announced!
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 »
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 »