A new national resource, entitled Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Practical Guide for Primary Dental Care Teams, has been launched by BSPD to support dental care teams in caring for children, young people and adults born with a cleft lip and/or palate. This initiative follows an approach by Cleft Lip and Palate Action (CLAPA) to BSPD, which presented its Cleft Dental Crisis campaign to the Society and suggested that families struggle to find dentists who understand cleft and feel confident providing care. Feedback from clinical networks points the same way, showing variation in confidence among dental teams and families unsure what to expect from their local dentist.

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) is proud to announce significant donations from Colgate’s Bright Smiles, Bright Futures initiative and Henry Schein’s corporate citizenship programme, Henry Schein Cares, to provide vital oral-health support to children and young people diagnosed with cancer across the UK. These donations will directly strengthen the national roll-out of Mini Mouth Care Matters (Mini MCM), improving mouth care for medically complex children.

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) and Dental Trauma UK (DTUK) are pleased to announce a formal collaboration between the two organisations. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to improving the oral health, wellbeing and clinical outcomes of children and young people. By bringing together expertise in paediatric dentistry and dental trauma, BSPD and DTUK will work together to share knowledge, promote best practice and support clinical decision making.

To support families of children and young people (CYP) diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD) in understanding how best to maintain good oral health, the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has collaborated with national partners to launch two new guidance videos. CYP with CHD are at increased risk of oral health problems, including dental infections that can lead to serious complications. For some children, untreated dental infection may increase the risk of infective endocarditis and complicate planned medical or cardiac care.

Today the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), the national Society dedicated to improving the oral health of children and young people, responded to the new dental data from NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). The Society acknowledged that it is good to see improvements overall but that there is still much work to be done to ensure that the most vulnerable children, and in particular those who live in areas with the least access to NHS dental care, get the care and treatment they need.