Alison Brown was awarded her prize money and certificate yesterday (Thursday) at her practice, The Dental Barn in Upper Dicker in Hailsham, east Sussex. Owner and hygienist Alison Brown qualified in 1982 and founded The Dental Barn 18 months ago …

As a nation we spend just £5 each week on health and it’s getting worse. Between 2005 and 2010, weekly household spend in the UK on health has declined by 25%. Our reluctance to invest in our health is particularly …

Sally Simpson, president of the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy, has announced that this year’s Oral Health Conference & Exhibition will again include a Poster Competition sponsored by Waterpik. Sally said: ‘Courtesy of our colleagues at Waterpik, this …

Dental Hygiene & Therapy and its sister website – www.dentalhygienetherapy.co.uk – have grown a tremendous amount these past six months since launching last November and, judging from your tweets, Facebook likes and general feedback, the journal has become an essential …

Just one-in-five Brits are eating the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. That’s according to a poll for World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). Nearly a decade after the Department of Health introduced the 5 a day campaign, …