Received on 14th August 2024
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This months highlights include the following areas:
Your NHS dentistry and oral health update
A focus on health inequalities
What are oral health inequalities?
Adult oral health survey 2021
Core20PLUS5: Areas of clinical focus (Maternity, Severe Mental Illness, Early Cancer Diagnosis, Hypertension case-finding)
Diabetes & What can you do?
Combatting oral health inequalities: Case studies
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Previous Issue 76: 7 February link (Older issue / bulleting links may also be found on any bulleting)
Special focus bulletins
The Office of the Chief Dental Officer and the NHS England team regularly produce ‘special focus bulletins’ on clinical priorities and key aspects of patient care. These bulletins summarise the key information dental teams need to know and act as a refresher, combining best practice, expert opinion and useful resources. If you would like to suggest a topic for a future special focus bulletin please email the CDO’s team at England.CDOExecutive@nhs.net
Issue 78, May 2024: Special focus on epilepsy
Key advice, guidance and resources for NHS dental teams
NHS updates to the profession
Infection prevention control (IPC)
Dental recall priorities for children: implementation tool
Avoidance of doubt note: provision of phased treatments
Health and wellbeing support