Oral cancer cases have risen in England over recent decades. Bold policy is needed, including more equitable access to dental care, say Richard Geddie Watt, @_anjaheilmann, David Conway bmj.com/content/383/bm…

Many congratulations to our MSc DPH student and course representative Ali Asiri Ali Asiri | علي عسيري, who has been selected December's Rep of the Month winner by the Students' Union UCL! Fantastic work by Ali and great recognition 👏👏👏 studentsunionucl.org/articles/acade…

New @MarmotIHE report confirms 1m people in 90% of areas in England lived shorter lives than they should in decade after 2011 @UCL #BuildBackFairer bit.ly/3H5Fpp9

Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity) highlights the need to tackle the ‘dismal state of our health and health inequalities’ and sets out a plan for the next UK Government to ensure health is at the heart of all policies. bit.ly/420JV1E

Fantastic discussion Women's Budget Group event on gender inequality in wealth including the role of unpaid care work. Unpaid care work is work!

🔔Calling all early career researchers working with longitudinal population study data! There's still time to submit an abstract for our *FREE* ECR Conference and Training Event taking place in London on 18 Sept. Submit yours by 26 March: closer.ac.uk/news-opinion/n… #PopTwitter

📢More poster presentations by our group IADR #IADR2024 TODAY Fri 11:00-12:15, Hall J Georgios Tsakos et al.: Improving Oral Health in Care Homes: a Feasibility Study Sat 16th 11:00-12:15, Hall 0002 Renato & Alex Blokland: Disability and oral health in later life

Important free webinar tomorrow on the evidence base for water fluoridation and how to engage with the public consultation for its expansion in the NE of England With Jason Wong Simon Hearnshaw and others British Assn. for the Study of Community Dentistry greg fell FFPH Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) #Dentistry

Evidence from ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies research on young carers has been presented to members of Work & Pensions Committee. Dr @rebeccalacey joined Andy McGowan Carers Trust and Alek-Zander Chullan-Hoyte, who has been caring for his mother since the age of 12. ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology-h…

Loneliness isn't just about being alone - it's about feeling disconnected. Read our latest blog by @ThamaraTapiaM describing how personality traits and other factors influence loneliness in older adults tinyurl.com/23e64ud7 #MentalHealth #Loneliness #Wellbeing

Caring for a parent with acute mental health issues and alcoholism, Rebekah navigated seizures, A&E visits, and judgment from others. Support from our Network Partner Carer Support Wiltshire "made a big difference" Read Rebekah's powerful story of resilience carers.org/what-we-do-car…

Oral diseases are the most widespread health conditions. In a Comment, authors discuss: ▶️ The global burden of oral diseases ▶️Challenges in addressing oral health inequalities ▶️The need to integrate dental services into primary healthcare 🔗 hubs.li/Q02LpDrY0

Calling academics! Energy Security and Net Zero Committee are looking for your ideas for future inquiries. Interested parties should contact the committee by 27 September. Find out more ⬇️ committees.parliament.uk/committee/664/…

Ep2 out now! This episode Richard Watt talks to Regina Mutave & Manu Mathur to discuss the opportunities & challenges for research in #oralhealth, asking what’s getting in the way of progress & what we can do about it buff.ly/3AzVnb7 #uclpodcasts

📅 Save the dates! Join us from 27-29 Nov 2024 for our virtual information sessions. 🎓 Participating programmes: Master of Public Health MPH Population Health MSc Social Epidemiology MSc Health Psychology MSc Dental Public Health MSc Book here: app.geckoform.com/events-embed/#… 💬

Ep4 of Oral Health Matters is out now! In this episode Richard Watt, Dr Lisa Jamieson and Professor David Conway discuss how we can best develop & nurture the next generation of #oralhealth researchers Oral Health Foundation Oral Health Platform UCL Population Health Sciences buff.ly/3AzVnb7

ICLS research shows higher maternal autistic traits, especially in the clinical range are linked to increased risks of preterm birth and small for gestational age (SGA). Tailored #AntenatalCare is crucial #MaternalHealth #PretermBirth buff.ly/4h7kW41

Congrats to Anita Wong, #iBSc_Primary_Care_Research_and_Clinical_Practice alumni, and the team on their publication! 🎉 Their systematic review on supporting older people through Hospital at Home care is impressive.The Full article here. doi.org/10.1093/ageing… UCL IEHC UCL Medical School

Our new partnership with Public Health Scotland and three local areas in Scotland join the around 50 Marmot Places working to promote health equity across the UK @michaelmarmot @aberdeencc @NHSlanarkshire NHS Ayrshire & Arran ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/feb/…

1/5 Our latest research published in The Lancet Digital Health shows that different organs age at different rates, and that accelerated biological ageing is linked to a higher risk of age-related diseases—including multimorbidity across multiple organs 👇 thelancet.com/journals/landi…