Public Health
Food Insecurity: An Update on Implications for the Dental Team
Lisa AllenIt is widely accepted that upstream social determinants influence general and oral health at the level of the individual. Social determinants are social, environmental and cultural factors associated...
Tuberculosis: Implications for Dentistry
Xue-Mei ChongLatent TB describes a situation where the bacteria become dormant, and the affected individuals do not transmit the disease to others. Patients with latent TB are asymptomatic. Approximately 5–10% of...
A quick guide to DBOHv4
Jennifer E Gallagher‘Delivering Better Oral Health’ (DBOH), first launched in 2007, is a regularly updated guidance document designed as a resource for the dental team. Version 4 (DBOHv4)2 represents the work of a...
Scarlet fever and the dental team
Rebecca MansonScarlet fever is highly contagious and is spread by close contact with someone carrying the bacteria.9 It takes approximately 2-5 days to develop symptoms after exposure; however, the incubation...
Exploring barriers to tobacco smoking cessation in minority ethnic patients in the UK
Nisha BhanuThe first cases of smoking tobacco in England date back to the 1500s when sailors brought tobacco back from the Americas where it had been used historically as a means of spiritual communication, and...