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The BSP is pleased to announce the launch of a new BSP/DDU e-learning project that is free to all members of the dental profession. The clinical content of the course has been written largely by BSP ECG members Raman Bhardwaj and Paul Ryan. This course is designed to address the issues of litigation in periodontal management in practice and is divided into 6 modules worth 3 hours of verifiable CPD.

Read the full report of our latest conference here

A new and revised version of the highly successful Patient Information leaflet "Your Teeth For Life" is now available

FGDP(UK) supports drive to improve oral health in care homes The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) is supporting a new standards document from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on oral health promotion in care homes.

Members might like to know the Mail on Sunday, 21st May, published a pull-out Dental Health Guide. This contains a number of articles about gum health, including one by former BSP President, Dr Phil Ower, on Gum Disease. Sadly, the Guide was only distributed to 365,000 within the London & South East. However, the full guide can be accessed online and Dr Ower's article appears at Page 42 via the link below.

Once again, we are supporting the European Federation of Periodontology's annual initiative to raise awareness of gum disease among dental professionals, health professionals and the general public. Our flyer says it all!

I am delighted to introduce myself as the Chair of the Dental Practitioners Section of the British Society of Periodontology (BSP) which has by far the largest number of members. I was elected to this prestigious and important post in 2014 and since then have represented the interests of hard working General Dental Practitioners at the British Society of Periodontology.

Sent on behalf of Sandra White National Lead for Dental Public Health, Public Health England The British Society of Periodontology were closely involved in developing the guidance of the 3rd edition, originally published in 2014 Revisions to Delivering Better Oral Health have now been published on: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention In response to recent revised guidance 2 sections of Delivering Better Oral Health (DBOH) version 3 have been updated: • Section 4 Healthier eating advice and relevant summary tables: to reflect the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) Carbohydrates and Health report (2015) • Section 8 Alcohol misuse and oral health and relevant summary table: to include The Chief Medical Officer for England guidelines on lower risk drinking. This is further supported by an online training module for anyone wanting the knowledge and skills to deliver very brief alcohol consumption advice: https://www.alcohollearningcentre.org.uk/eLearning/IBA/ In addition, 2 NEW DBOH factsheets have been published which summarise the key actions for oral health improvement for adults and children. DBOH is a key source of evidence based advice for dental teams and wider professional groups.

It is with sadness that we announce the death of Professor Crispian Scully, Emeritus Professor Of Oral Medicine of UCL and past Dean and Director of Research and Studies (1993-2008) of Eastman Dental Institute.