James Lind Alliance Oral and Dental Health Priority Setting Partnership Last year we asked patients, carers and health care professionals and members of the public to tell us what questions they wanted research to answer on oral and dental health, to keep… Read more »
PHE launches first set of Change4Life school teaching resources for KS1 and KS2
Tooth decay remains the most common reason for children aged 5-9 years being admitted to hospital. That’s why Public Health England (PHE) has created its first set of teaching resources on dental care for KS1 and KS2. Teachers can educate their pupils… Read more »
Commissioning better oral health for vulnerable older people
Public Health England (PHE) has published a range of resources designed to support commissioners to improve the oral health of vulnerable older people in all settings. Commissioning better oral health for vulnerable older people gives an overview of the impact of oral diseases in vulnerable older people,… Read more »
Re-Scaling the Dental Recall BASCD Autumn Scientific Meeting
Registration now open! Programme and Registration available here Thursday 15th November 2018 Cavendish Conference Centre, London Re-Scaling the Dental Recall? Aim : To consider the findings of recent UK national research projects and their impact on practice and policy Learning Objectives.… Read more »
SDCEP Implementation Advice on Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis
The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) has recently published Implementation Advice on Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis. This has been developed to facilitate the implementation of NICE Clinical Guideline 64 Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis. The advice aims to support the dental… Read more »
SugarSmart September
BASCD are a member of Sustain’s Sugar Smart working group, which is operating an awearness raising campaign during September. Please find details of the campaign below including how you can show your support and get involved. If you want to register to… Read more »
BASCD Childhood Obesity Plan
We still need to tackle the use of children’s TV, film and cartoon characters for junk food marketing The Children’s Food Campaign has released its response to Chapter 2 of the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan. The response outlines support for the Government’s… Read more »
SDCEP Update
SDCEP Implementation Advice on Restricting the Use of Dental Amalgam in Specific Patient Groups – Publication The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) has recently published Implementation Advice on Restricting the Use of Dental Amalgam in Specific Patient Groups. This has been… Read more »