Really good to see Thomas Evans mention the work of the Behaviour Support in Dentistry (BeSiDe) Network as one of his highlights of iADH2022 at the BSSCD Conference.

A wonderful thought provoking talk from Jenny Harris with lots of tips on how to communicate well with patients with learning disabilities. I've found the Widgit Health sheets very helpful for both adults and children. #BSSCD

Did you know that 50% of young people are worried about needles? We want to help people feel better about needles - but we need some help from YOU! We're looking for some young people aged 11-16 years old to take part in our fun workshops! Fiona Noble zmarshman Helen Rodd

Very grateful to have been awarded this pump-priming grant and am looking forward to getting started with Prof Sarah Baker Liz Croot and zmarshman, thank you The Faculty of Dental Surgery!

Had a great day yesterday at the 7th National PROMs conference. Lots of great presentations, discussions and food for thought and made even better by the mini bottle of relish! #UKPROMS @ScHARRSheffield NIHR Yorkshire & Humber ARC

Pleased to stay dry on #CycleToWorkDay, even with a slight detour via an Edward VIII postbox on the way home! Modal filters like those on Little London Rd make commuting by bike much safer and more enjoyable 👍🏻👍🏻 NHS Bike Room STH Health and Wellbeing CycleSheffield

Great to hear about exciting (funded) peer review opportunities from Kathryn Houlding and learn how practices can become mentally healthy together from Psynergy Mental Health at this evening's Sheffield LDC CPD event. Was also a real pleasure to talk about autism and dentistry!

Great coffee from @MotoreCafe - received as a reward for #walkingandwheeling with the BetterPointsSHF app 👍🏻

The Speakup team are looking to recruit 8 experts by experience to help to deliver the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training programme in South Yorkshire! Check out the job description on our site 👉🏽 employmentisforeveryone.org.uk/latest-news Apply now 👉🏽 surveymonkey.com/r/5QHHKMN Deadline 14/02/24

What's going wrong with children's teeth in Sheffield? The data shows we're the UK's capital of hospital tooth extractions for the under 20s - by a country mile... 🧵 sheffieldtribune.co.uk/p/falling-into…

Thank you BDA for supporting this. The new purple pathway helps dental teams to protect adults at risk by providing a framework to follow when these patients are not brought to their dental appointments.

Our 'Was Not Brought' (WNB) toolkit has been further extended to help dental teams safeguard adults at risk of harm (AAR) if they miss dental appointments. Access it now: bit.ly/3wdQH8I

How does oral health of adults with learning disabilities compare with the general population? A study just published in Community Dental Health led by James Bird with myself zmarshman & Kate Jones attempts to answer this question. We used national data from a supplementary survey

Want to come and work with us in the Midlands? We have 3 primary care leadership fellow posts out now, 3 days clinical with no UDA targets and 2 days leadership including a £4000 study budget eastmidlandsdeanery.nhs.uk/dental/leaders…

We are proud to be supporting Mencap's #LearningDisabilityWeek – with some great resources for dentists and teams to use with their patients #Makaton #positivedentalexperience: nhsteamsmile.co.uk   @nhsengland Amanda Glennon Helen Laverty MBE

Today, we asked rail engineer and expert Gareth Dennis to explain how he’d rework Sheffield's network to solve some of our biggest problems. Using existing lines, adding some stations and introducing new trains, he’s knocked together a plan to make our rail a lot more useful.

Are you working on design-led interdisciplinary projects in oral & dental health? We are holding a Co-Design and Oral Health day at Lab4Living on 19th Sept With @JoeLangley_ Becky Wassall Dr Farnaz Nickpour Dr Rachael England Places limited. A bargain £22! store.shu.ac.uk/conferences-an…

Upcoming course run by dental NHSE Yorkshire & the Humber entitled 'How to make Research Work in Practice' (DWD26SEP24): maxcourse.co.uk/yhpd/guestCour… run by @shefdentistry research fellows James Bird and Jennie Ross

#CDSWeek24: It's time for community dentistry to be prioritised.   Our #CDSVision for England is a call to action from CDS dentists themselves on how to end a crisis that has gone under the radar of decision makers for too long.   bda.org/what-we-do/cam…