Background: Oral health conditions, such as dental caries, pose a substantial burden
worldwide. Although there are many risk factors for poor oral health, diet is often implicated …

Issue addressed Biannual application of fluoride varnish is effective for dental caries
prevention, but its cost‐effectiveness using quality‐adjusted life years (QALY) is unknown …

In recent years several studies have demonstrated that dental caries is already well
established by the time a child reaches three years of age. In Scotland, for example, three …

Background Dental services can be provided by the oral health therapy (OHT) workforce
and dentists. This study aims to quantify the potential cost-savings of increased utilisation of …

Abstract Introduction An In-Practice Prevention (IPP) programme was developed by the
Local Dental Network in the North Yorkshire and the Humber area in England in response to …

The dental profession is susceptible to change. In order to cope and adapt, individuals and
organisations will need to work together, now more than ever. One approach that may be …

As described in the first paper of this two-part series, increasing difficulties in recruitment and
retention of dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs) in general dental practice in the …

Dental anxiety is a common phenomenon in the general population and may be more
prevalent in people with learning disabilities. There is growing interest in the use of cognitive …

Dental and oral health services for elementary school students aged 6 to 12 years have not
been optimal. This shows that the implementation of SDHE has not succeeded. Monitoring …

Aim To review the literature on the key determinants of health and well-being amongst
dental nurses. Method Rapid review of the literature using Kangura's approach across …