Chair Announces Name Change

Fiona Ellwood

It is with much sadness that we announce the sad loss of a former committee member Emma Raper. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at such a sad time. With the agreement of Emma herself, her family the committee the Chair Fiona Ellwood announced that the Patrons Prize will from 2019 be re-named as the Emma Raper Award in her memory – a fitting tribute to her work, passion and drive for oral health.

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National Oral Health Promotion Group Patron’s Poster Prize

Baz Pattni

  INVITATION TO PRESENT A POSTER National Oral Health Promotion Group Patron’s Poster Prize NOHPG members, please consider entering your work for the 2018 Patron’s Poster Prize. The posters should describe the authors and/or their teams work for oral health improvement. It should include the evidence base underpinning your work and specifically oral health messages from Delivering Better Oral Health. It should be received by the chair of the group by the 25th May 2018for consideration for this year’s prize which will be presented at the annual study day on the 22nd of June in London. Click here to visit our Poster-Prize page

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Help Shape the Future of Oral and Dental Health Research

Baz Pattni

Dear Colleagues Have Your Say – Help Shape the Future of Oral and Dental Health Research  Please complete the short survey of what you think are the top research questions via the link below  James Lind Alliance Oral and Dental Health Priority Setting Partnership  Oral and Dental research in the UK is world-leading. Nevertheless, it does not receive the funds it deserves, resulting in a small National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) portfolio of research, and a possible shortage of evidence to inform decision making. One solution to this would be to identify the research priorities in relation to oral health in order to focus research on these priorities. A… Read More

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