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Supervised toothbrushing

Supervised toothbrushing toolkit to tackle tooth decay in children

A new toolkit to increase supervised toothbrushing for younger children aims to address health equalities caused by tooth decay.

A group of five male students wearing school uniforms watch Professor Chris Stokes show them something on a computer screen.

Hands-on sessions praised at Dentistry Insight Day

On Thursday 30th November, a group of Sheffield sixth formers got to experience life as a dental student at our Widening Participation Dentistry Insight Day.
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Applications open for School of Clinical Dentistry's November Insight Day

We are now accepting applications for our Insight Day on Thursday 30th November, for students in Y11, Y12 and Y13. Applications should include a short personal statement, a CV and a teacher reference.
Hanya Mahmood holds up an award. A man stands next to her in a white shirt and black trousers.

Sheffield researcher wins prestigious Senior Colgate Prize

The University of Sheffield is delighted to share that Dr Hanya Mahmood, NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, was awarded the prestigious Senior Colgate Prize at the British Society for Oral and Dental Research (BSODR) meeting in London last month.
Lemurs at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Professor Graham Stafford leads research into use of 'zoo poo' to treat diabetic ulcers

Poo from endangered animals could be the source of a potential new treatment for the infectious bacteria that cause diabetic foot ulcers, researchers from the University of Sheffield have found.
Emma V Bird, Senior Lecturer

Sheffield lecturer elected as FIS chair

Dr Joey Shepherd, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology at the School of Clinical Dentistry, has been elected to the prestigious role of Chair-elect of the Federation of Infection Societies (FIS). She will serve as Chair-elect 2024-2026 and Chair 2026-2028
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Collaborative BRUSH project develops a toolkit to help address health inequalities caused by dental decay

A research team, co-led by Sheffield's Professor Zoe Marshman, investigating how best to implement supervised toothbrushing programmes across England are developing a toolkit which could help to address health inequalities caused by dental decay.

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New initiative to tackle tooth decay in secondary school pupils

Researchers from the Universities of Sheffield, Cardiff, Leeds, York and Dundee conducted the BRIGHT trial to investigate a new school-based intervention aimed at reducing dental cavities in young people
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String of grant successes within The School of Clinical Dentistry

Four colleagues from The School of Clinical Dentistry have all been awarded funding from the Royal College of Surgeons Faculty of Dental Surgery.