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Head and neck cancer screening

Rising rates of head and neck cancers in England

A new report from the University of Sheffield in collaboration with the Department of Health and Social Care, which analysed data from 2013 to 2020, found a significant increase in head and neck cancer.
A close up of a woman holding a mobile phone

Text message reminders can help improve oral health in teenagers

New school-based initiatives including oral health lessons and text message reminders can help to improve tooth brushing habits in teenagers, particularly those from low-income families
A father and daughter look in the mirror as they brush their teeth

Government urged to expand sugar tax and ban energy drinks to under 16s to tackle children’s tooth decay crisis

Report co-author Zoe Marshman, Professor of Dental Public Health at the University of Sheffield, said: "Treatment for tooth decay is the most common reason why young children - over 33,000 youngsters each year - are admitted to hospital...
Ali Khurram, the new Dean of the School of Clinical Dentistry

Professor Ali Khurram appointed as new Dean of the School of Clinical Dentistry

First arriving in Sheffield in 2004 as an international PhD student, Professor Khurram went on to complete several clinical trainee roles before returning to the University of Sheffield in 2011.
Miss Helena Usher holding her award

Crowning Glory

Congratulations to final year Dental undergraduate Miss Helena Usher who has won the 1st regional heat of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) Dental Clinical Skills competition.

The Smile Squad

The Smile Squad

The School of Clinical Dentistry has a team of student volunteers called the Smile Squad who work with the Sheffield University Dental Students’ Society and Sheffield’s Oral Health Promotion team to deliver talks to schools and public engagement events.
Visiting speaker Tamanna Tiwari.

Women in Dentistry: what we have learned from the past century?

The School of Clinical Dentistry is looking forward to welcoming Tamanna Tiwari, Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Dentistry and Population Health and Associate Director, Center for Oral Disease Prevention and Population Health Research in the School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado, from 9-13th September.
older child at dentist

Help! I'm scared of the dentist

A lot of children are scared of the dentist. It can appear to be a strange environment full of unusual tools and unfamiliar smells. Children who are scared of the dentist feel worried and upset and may do anything to avoid going for treatment.
Y10 students on work experience.

Annual Work Experience Placement 2019 - Week Two

On the first day of the second week we got to try some 3-D printing with Alex Bolger. First we modified existing 3d-printing model files and printed sculptures and then we programmed our own customised ones.