Posts Tagged ‘BDHF’

British Dental Foundation Reveals Plans for Name Change

British Dental Foundation Reveals Plans for Name Change

The British Dental Health Foundation will be known as the Oral Health Foundation from the 4th of April, it has been confirmed. Janet Goodwin, president of the organisation, believes that the name change reflects the BDHF’s desire to reach out to communities all over the world and promote positive dental health and lifestyle choices. Since […]


British Dental Health Foundation Launched 2015 Mouth Cancer Action Month Campaign

British Dental Health Foundation Launched 2015 Mouth Cancer Action Month Campaign

The British Dental Health Foundation has officially launched this year’s Mouth Cancer Action Month. The national campaign will run throughout the month of November and practices all over the UK will be taking part in fundraising activities and hosting free screening sessions to get people talking about mouth cancer, encourage people to be aware of […]


BDHF Urges Children to Wear Mouth Guards in Run-Up to Rugby World Cup

BDHF Urges Children to Wear Mouth Guards in Run-Up to Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup kicks off in just a few days and the UK’s leading dental charity has taken the opportunity to remind people about the importance of wearing a mouth guard. The BDHF has urged children and adults to wear protective mouth guards when playing contact sports such as rugby. With England’s first game just […]


British Dental Foundation Reveals Significant Increase in Helpline Calls

British Dental Foundation Reveals Significant Increase in Helpline Calls

The UK’s leading dental charity, the British Dental Health Foundation, has reported a significant increase in the number of calls to its helpline in the last 12 months. The latest figures show an increase of 17 percent in the number of calls to the helpline in the last year. The increase is the second consecutive […]


1 in 10 Unaware of Mouth Cancer Risk

1 in 10 Unaware of Mouth Cancer Risk

One in ten people in the UK are unaware of the risk posed by mouth cancer, according to research carried out by the British Dental Health Foundation. This month, the UK’s leading charity, the BDHF, is joining forces with dental practices all over the country and mouth cancer charities to raise awareness of mouth cancer, […]


Study Shows People Are Reluctant To Change Their Lifestyle, Despite Oral Cancer Risk

Study Shows People Are Reluctant To Change Their Lifestyle, Despite Oral Cancer Risk

A study has shown that people are unwilling to change their lifestyles, despite being aware of the risk of oral cancer; a survey found that more than 20 million people would not change their lifestyle even if they knew somebody with mouth cancer. More than 30 per cent of people said that they would not […]


Staff And Students At Dundee University Raise Awareness Of Oral Cancer

Staff And Students At Dundee University Raise Awareness Of Oral Cancer

Staff and students at Dundee University are raising awareness of oral cancer as part of National Mouth Cancer Awareness Month, a campaign run by the British Dental Health Foundation. Oral cancer is a problem in Scotland, with more people diagnosed with the deadly disease than anywhere else in the UK and staff and students at […]


British Dental Health Foundation Welcomes New Whitening Regulations

British Dental Health Foundation Welcomes New Whitening Regulations

The British Dental Health Foundation has welcomed new regulations on whitening products, which have been introduced to protect the public. Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the BDHF, said that new EU regulations will protect members of the public and ensure that whitening products are in the hands of trained dentists only. Dr Carter added […]


New Oral Health Project Will Help Thousands

New Oral Health Project Will Help Thousands

A new oral health project, which was established by the British Dental Health Foundation, is set to help thousands of people. The BDHF launched the Oral Health Education Project to improve national standards of oral health, by supporting local oral health projects. The campaign has also been supported by Wrigley’s, who has donated £100,000 from […]