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 »




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 »



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 »


Keith Woods Essay competition 2021 – winner announced!

BASCD is delighted to announce the winner of the 2021 Keith Woods Essay competition, Aleksandra Krawczyk who is an undergraduate at the University of Liverpool. Aleksandra’s essay on what the oral health care workforce should look like in the United Kingdom by… Read more »