A feature on our topical research on supervised toothbrushing from NIHR Evidence - how to implement toothbrushing programmes to tackle tooth decay in children evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/how-to-i… School of Clinical Dentistry | Sheffield Paediatric Dentistry at Leeds BDA NIHR Yorkshire & Humber ARC PenARC (NIHR ARC South West Peninsula) BSPD The University of Sheffield

🦷 Did you know a quarter of children in England have tooth decay? Supervised toothbrushing can help! New research highlighted approaches to promote #toothbrushing programmes, producing a toolkit for local authorities: evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/how-to-i… LGA Wellbeing Oral Health Foundation

Out now: Findings from the BRIGHT study - a cluster randomised trial which aimed to evaluate the clinical & cost-effectiveness of a behaviour change intervention promoting toothbrushing for preventing dental caries in UK secondary schools. Led by Nicola Innes & zmarshman

This is a v important RCT just reporting. Behaviour change intervention for toothbrushing (lesson & text messages) to prevent caries in secondary school pupils: The BRIGHT trial. These things take SO much effort to execute so 👏 to all onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cd…

Great to see this important research for children living with cancer coming to fruition funded by BSPD and The Faculty of Dental Surgery.

I’m Coming Out Practice makes perfect 🦷 What to do when an adult tooth is knocked out ✋🏽Pick it - find the tooth and pick it up holding the crown only 😝 Lick it- If the tooth is visibly dirty pour water over it or lick it 🦷Stick it- back into position

Is tooth decay in 5 year olds associated with school readiness? Well done to Erin Giles at Leeds Dental School who - through hard work & perseverance - linked data from the Born in Bradford birth cohort study and the 2015 and 2017 Oral Health Survey of 5 year olds. Not a straightforward

With Fiona Gilchrist Chris Deery and Professor Stephen Radley

A secondary-school-based programme was successful in encouraging pupils to brush their teeth more often in the short term, but this did not lead to less tooth decay. More research is needed to understand how to prevent tooth decay in this age group: journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/JQTA2103/#…

Great report which lays out the crisis we have but also provides some practical solutions backed by some of the fantastic research going on across N8 Research Partnership and beyond.

Great to see our report with Child of the North making front page news this morning.

First interview of the day for me. The robust evidence base is there…let’s all get on with it! Newcastle University NCL Dental School

An excellent and authoritative interview ⭐️ N8+ report recommends: 🦷 Development of a child oral health strategy 🦷 Reduce sugar consumption in CYP 🦷 Ensure CYP get fluoride to protect their teeth 🦷 Increase early access to preventively focussed NHS dental care.

Thanks for the amazing support from BSPD and brilliant interview with Prof Paula Waterhouse - read our full report here: n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_Ora…

Welcoming in our new president of BSPD for year 2024/25! Shannu Bhatia BSPD BSPD Conference #BSPD2024 Prof Paula Waterhouse

Our Past President, Prof Paula Waterhouse was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning talking about the N8+ oral health report. Listen from 06.45:50 bbc.in/4eozU3w Prof Paula Waterhouse zmarshman

Latest joint report from Child of the North, co-authored by NIHR Yorkshire & Humber ARC researchers Peter Day zmarshman calls for a new evidence-based national strategy to improve the oral health of children in England. Read more🔗tinyurl.com/c6ytatf4

Capturing great moments of our team at BSPD Conference

‘Showing children in school the correct way to brush their teeth, and making it fun, can have a positive impact’: Anne Longfield says The Labour Party should push forward with toothbrushing in schools in light of worrying insights on children’s oral hygiene buff.ly/3B0glA9

Thank you to everyone who has joined us over the past three days for #BSPD2024 We look forward to seeing you next year at #BSPD2025, taking place at the Royal College of Music, London! BSPD BSPD Wales #paediatricdentist #dentistry