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59,000 Pediatric Extractions Prompt Calls for Better Prevention

The British Dental Association (BDA) is urging the government to tackle oral health inequities...

BDA Supports Recommendations for Addressing Professional Stress and Burnout

The British Dental Association (BDA) supports Health Education England’s recommendations for sweeping action on...

Costs, Fear, and Time Remain Barriers to Dental Visits

Dental care is one of the most accessible work benefits, according to British health...

Antimicrobial Prescription Self-Auditing Tool Gets Updated

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) and the British Dental Association have updated...

Doctors Perform 45,000 Extractions on Kids in 2017-2018

Doctors performed 45,077 tooth extractions on patients under the age of 18 in England...

Gum Disease Treatment May Improve Diabetes Symptoms

Intensive treatment for gum disease may help some people with type 2 diabetes by...

Pain Patients Each Cost the Economy Nearly $4,000 a Year

Patients who have long-term face and mouth pain that isn’t caused by toothache cost...

More Adults Seeking Orthodontic Treatment

The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) reports that more adults are seeking orthodontic treatment. According...

Dental Pain Leads to Paracetamol Overdoses in the UK

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that self-medication must not fill the National...

Oral Emergencies Burden Pharmacies

When patients don’t have access to a dentist for an oral issue, they turn...