News Articles from September 2025

New GDC Scope of Practice guidance set to empower dental hygienists and dental therapists

The British Society of Dental Hygiene & Therapy (BSDHT) has welcomed the General Dental Council’s (GDC) revised Scope of Practice guidance, published earlier this week. The society was actively... Read More

Over two million toothbrush packs delivered to school children as the UK Governments Partnership with Colgate-Palmolive begins

More than two million toothbrushes and toothpastes have been delivered to the most deprived areas of England, and military families overseas, so 3 to 5-year-olds in early years settings are supported... Read More

GDC publishes revised Scope of Practice guidance

16th September 2025 The GDC have today published our revised Scope of Practice guidance after a comprehensive review and collaboration with dental professionals, education providers, indemnifiers,... Read More

BSPD welcomes supervised toothbrushing roll-out 

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), the national society dedicated to improving the oral health of children from birth to 16, welcomes today’s news of the good progress being made to... Read More

Energy drinks

Sustain's Children's Food Campaign welcomes the government's plans to ban the sales of high caffeine energy drinks to under-16s as a logical step for drinks that already carry warning labels saying... Read More

BSPD’s incoming President pushes for mandatory oral healthcare for hospitalised children

 This September, BSPD’s Annual Scientific Conference is to be hosted in London where the Society will welcome, Dr Urshla Devalia as President for 2025-26. Dr Devalia will be taking over the reins... Read More