The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) is keen to encourage researchers in the field of population oral health. To support this, BASCD offer four awards including two poster prizes which are the Roger Anderson Poster Prize and Oral… Read more »
Author: Maria Morgan
BASCD awards its highest honour
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) is an alliance of individual members with an interest in population oral health. Honorary membership is awarded if a member is nominated from BASCD Council and gains two thirds majority vote at… Read more »
New partnership between British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry and Faculty of Public Health
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) is delighted to have partnered with the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) and act as the special interest group for oral health. BASCD is focused on oral health improvement, epidemiology, teaching… Read more »
NHS Lanarkshire consultant in dental public health inaugurated as the new President of the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry
Albert Yeung, NHS Lanarkshire’s consultant in dental public health, was recently inaugurated in June 2022 as President of the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD). The presidency was passed over from Maria Morgan, former senior lecturer in dental public… Read more »
HFSS Promotions Restrictions Guidance now published
The Department for Health and Social Care has now published the technical guidance on foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) for the industry ahead of the 1 October 2022 implementation date. BASCD have been part of this campaign since the… Read more »
New Years Honours 2022 – Congratulations Sandra White!
Dr Sandra White, long standing BASCD member and former National Lead for Dental Public Health, Public Health England has been awarded an OBE in the 2022 New Year’s Honours for services to dental public health and COVID-19. Congratulations Sandra for being recognised… Read more »
Past President Professor Elizabeth Treasure making headlines!
Professor Elizabeth Treasure who was BASCD president in 2014/15 is making news headlines! An article published in WalesOnline on the 3rd January 2022 reflects on a career in academic dental public health and university senior management, culminating in her current role as… Read more »
BASCD – Borrow Foundation Poster Session 2021
Because of Covid-19 we needed to do things a bit differently again this year! So, we asked entrants to submit posters, as opposed to abstracts. A comprehensive range of posters were submitted and following a competitive judging process the top four were… Read more »