If you are interested in oral health promotion and prevention of disease then come and join BASCD to achieve this goal.

BASCD members include: nutritionists, sociologists, psychologists, health service managers, health intelligence and public health specialists as well as members of the dental team – dentists, hygienists, therapists and nurses, in fact anyone involved in Dental Public Health.

The value of the benefits, especially networking with like-minded colleagues and quality CPD events, outweigh the cost of membership which for 2025 ranges from only £43 to £150 per year:

Click here to complete a membership application form.

BASCD (although UK based) is an international professional association and home for the science, philosophy and practice of promoting the oral health of populations and groups in society.  We welcome everyone with these objectives to join and contribute.  BASCD members bring together multidisciplinary skills and shape teams that impact on health inequalities in communities through leadership of both individual participants and wider organisations with a stake in promoting population oral health. Our specialty journal Community Dental Health, is one example of the strong relationship shared with the  European Association for Dental Public Health (EADPH) which was founded in 1996 as an international and independent science-based forum for professionals having a special interest in dental public health and community dentistry (https://www.eadph.org).  

Recognising the mutual benefits of cross border partnership working, joint membership of BASCD and EADPH allows you to meet and collaborate with international researchers, practitioners, and policy makers working towards tackling oral health inequalities. BASCD members are also able to join the European Association of Dental Public Health (EADPH) at a reduced rate. More information about EADPH can be found via EADPH e.V. – European Association of Dental Public Health e.V.. Details about joint BASCD/EADPH can be found in the table above and at the EADPH website Membership – EADPH e.V. It is advised that individuals considering joint BASCD/EADPH membership, review both BASCD and EADPH membership websites first, to review which subscription would be most appropriate for your circumstances, before completing the relevant membership application form. The link to the BASCD membership form can be found here or contact the BASCD membership secretary for more information:

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The payment links for the 2026 subscriptions will be sent out by email.  We use a payment system called Xero (a secure automated finance system) and these messages notoriously end up in spam folders – so please can you check your spam to ensure your membership is renewed.

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Hay Green Education will be supporting officers of the society in their administrative roles.

Members of the HGE team will be in touch with you soon.

We look forward to working together!