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The British Society for Disability and Oral Health is looking for a new editor for the Journal of Disability and Oral Health. The post will become vacant in June 2010. Interested applicants should forward a letter of intent electronically, together w... 

The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have announced that William Giannobile has been selected as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dental Research. Professor Giannobile will begin his term in April 2010, and... 

Children and adolescents with severe dental fear often come from families with a turbulent background, according to a new Swedish study. The research, carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, found it was also m... 

A newly launched NHS campaign will warn drinkers of the unseen health damage caused by regularly drinking more than the NHS recommended limits. The £6 million government funded campaign shows the damage that is being done to drinkers' organs wh... 

Professor Adrian Randall, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Academic Quality and Students at Birmingham University, visited the School of Dentistry to open the newly refurbished Clinical Skills Laboratory recently. He was taken on a tour of the facilities incl... 

Professor Cemal Ucer, a specialist oral surgeon at the School of Health, Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences within the University of Salford has been confirmed as President-Elect of the Association of Dental Implantology (UK). For the last four years ... 

The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) has announced that the first ever National Orthodontic Week (NOW) will be launched on 22 March 2010. The aim of the week is to create a cohesive vehicle for all providers of orthodontic treatment to come together... 

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Dentistry recently held its final meeting before the General Election. The meeting in the House of Commons focused on the oral health of disadvantaged groups. An audience of cross-party MPs, Peers and stak...