The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has welcomed the launch of new Mini Mouth Care Matters (Mini MCM) training and resources for health visiting teams, now live on the NHS Learning Hub. Developed in partnership with the Institute of Health Visiting, the package equips health visitors and wider health visiting teams to promote good oral health from the antenatal period through to early childhood. It brings together an e-learning programme, a practical ‘lift the lip’ mouth check guide, and an age-staged oral health advice checklist covering toothbrushing, diet, fluoride and dental attendance.

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has launched a new leaflet offering clear, practical oral health advice for parents and carers of children and young people (CYP) living with diabetes. Developed with input from paediatric dental specialists, diabetes clinicians and families, the guide provides up-to-date support for those navigating the additional oral health considerations linked to diabetes.

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), the UK’s leading organisation advocating for good oral health for children and young people, welcomes the publication of NHS England’s landmark updated Clinical Standard for Oral Health and Dental Care for Children and Young People. Replacing the previous 2018 standard, the new framework sets out, for the first time, a fully structured national model describing how children’s dental care should be delivered, by whom, and to what standard, from a child’s very first dental visit through to the most complex specialist treatment.

Dr Urshla (“Oosh”) Devalia, President of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), has been awarded an OBE in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours list, to be published on 13th June in The Gazette. Dr Devalia receives this honour in recognition of her contributions to children and young people’s oral health across the UK.

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), in collaboration with Jam Up! and Brush DJ, and supported by Henry Schein’s global corporate citizenship programme Henry Schein Cares, has launched two new videos designed to support the oral health of autistic children and young people (CYP).