For dental resources use the buttons above. For more information of how we can help one another improve our health continue below.
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All the videos on the website follow the general advice provided by the government and experts in specific fields in the DBOH document.Click on the document for the updated version.
The aim of this website and the future DHS app is to help you maintain your "Teeth4Life," as nothing lasts longer in the mouth than the teeth you were born with. My personal view is the limited financial resources for dentistry should be concentrated on those under the age of 18, as tooth decay and gum disease are preventable diseases. Unfortunately, social media has contributed to the proliferation of inappropriate forms of care demanded by the public, with little awareness of the financial and health costs. I hope this website helps. |
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This video is under a minute long, and is a video explanation of the DBOH guidance. I’ve “borrowed” Larson's funny yet incisive cartoon. Humour is a great way to help people adopt a different mindset. It's difficult to be funny about cancer
For more laughs, visit the Teeth4Life YouTube channel Shorts and search for "Christmas." All the videos are under a minute and feature my voice as an added bonus. They're free and likely more valuable than anything you've already forgotten from Santa! My favorite is 11/12, as it includes the SMIFF test, which could improve your immunity—and maybe even your sex life, or at least the chance of having one. |
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This is not disruptive innovation; rather, it highlights that existing solutions have not been adopted due to a lack of incentives within the system that regulates care. This system focuses on treatment rather than other aspects of health that can only be measured in the long term. The graphic clearly illustrates why we do not have sufficient funds for an NHS dental health service. It takes over 5 years to train a dentist to deliver treatment, and one for a nurse to deliver prevention.
Google Clayton Christensen, who founded the term disruptive innovation in healthcare many years ago. I adapted it for mouth cancer screening over four years ago, this approach addresses one of the most rapidly progressing cancers. Like all cancers, early diagnosis saves lives. For excellent advice, visit the https://www.mouthcancerfoundation.org/ or check out the "Cancer" videos on the Teeth4Life YouTube channel. If anyone is interested I have the SBRI funding application document that took two days to complete.
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How to improve our Health, "one tooth at a time" through the use of Dental Health Advocates
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This video was created about six years ago while I was promoting a dental app to the NHS. At that time, the connection between gum health and general health was not widely recognized. The intention was to clarify the gum health screening process, known as the Basic Periodontal Examination (BPE), conducted during NHS dental checkups.
Unfortunately, there is often insufficient time during appointments to explain everything, and research indicates that many patients find it difficult to absorb information in the intimidating environment of a dental surgery. A simple follow-up email can provide essential details to help you improve your oral health, along with information about any dental treatments you may be considering. All the dental team can market themselves and other aspects of health through our own customised App. It can also be regularly updated and populated by trusted health resources outside our field such as the NHS food scanner or more recently YuKa Apps. |
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This is one of the options we can carry out now within the current 1984 GDC guidelines. It's from the Teeth4life YouTube carers playlist. Search DHS to see more detail on the following.
1. The use of dental scanners and low-dose mobile radiographs, and AI assessment tools. 2. 3D printing from data prescriptions. 3. The application of Silver Diamine Fluoride for children and vulnerable populations. We aim to empower and encourage all members of the dental team to provide affordable services. We just need clarification from our GDC to enable the dental team to deliver care without the fear of deregistration and losing our career. |
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This video explains how the public and the profession have hindered Dental access. The biggest cause is probably our quango, the GDC, an INDEPENDANT body set up in 1956 as part of the Dental Act. The Dental Act was last updated in 1984, before low dose digital radiographs, dental scanners, and mobile phones.
Its aim was protecting the public by maintaining standards in dentistry. It does not implement it’s primary purpose. Instead of protecting the public, and encouraging the profession to improve our skills, it has become a self-serving organisation that polices a failed system. It is far easier to blame the profession trying to provide a service for general public, or at least the most vulnerable members of our society, rather than upset the government by saying the system is not fit for purpose. But the government fund the service.🤔 |
This is the biggest barrier to affordable dental care. While all professions may complain about overregulation, the General Dental Council (GDC) primarily benefits itself. This reflects a long history of poor compliance by the GDC, which is a regulatory body that fails to serve the community effectively. Click on the picture for an assessment from March 2025. It negatively affects all our wellbeing.
Highly paid qualified dentists who do not practice dentistry earn more by employing legal teams to promote frivolous negligence claims because it’s easier for our defence organisations to settle. They generally get two thirds of the settlement. It's important to recognise that poor outcomes do not equate to poor treatment. As dentistry progressed in the 40's, the airline industry also faced challenges but adopted an open policy to publicise and address problems as a collective, unlike health systems that often focus on scapegoating individuals to protect their brand.
It is far more profitable and comfortable for the health sector to provide cosmetic treatments that people want, rather than to focus on delivering essential healthcare services the majority need, and approach with anxiety and trepidation and unreasonable expectations.
We all have a role to play in maintaining a health service. A straightforward and unambiguous NHS dental contract, as promoted by a prominent dental advisor, could be framed as “I will not sue OUR NHS.”
Personally, I think dental nurses should be given access to schools to encourage and treat up to the age of 18. After that you, it's up to you. No one has weak teeth, they have poor habits, exacerbated by excessive adictive unhealthy UPF, and UPDs.
If you intend to sue, at least pay privately. We all pay into OUR NHS. You are only removing the funding to treat someone who has an unfortunate non preventable disease.
Highly paid qualified dentists who do not practice dentistry earn more by employing legal teams to promote frivolous negligence claims because it’s easier for our defence organisations to settle. They generally get two thirds of the settlement. It's important to recognise that poor outcomes do not equate to poor treatment. As dentistry progressed in the 40's, the airline industry also faced challenges but adopted an open policy to publicise and address problems as a collective, unlike health systems that often focus on scapegoating individuals to protect their brand.
It is far more profitable and comfortable for the health sector to provide cosmetic treatments that people want, rather than to focus on delivering essential healthcare services the majority need, and approach with anxiety and trepidation and unreasonable expectations.
We all have a role to play in maintaining a health service. A straightforward and unambiguous NHS dental contract, as promoted by a prominent dental advisor, could be framed as “I will not sue OUR NHS.”
Personally, I think dental nurses should be given access to schools to encourage and treat up to the age of 18. After that you, it's up to you. No one has weak teeth, they have poor habits, exacerbated by excessive adictive unhealthy UPF, and UPDs.
If you intend to sue, at least pay privately. We all pay into OUR NHS. You are only removing the funding to treat someone who has an unfortunate non preventable disease.
There is nothing better than the natural teeth we are born with. Guided by the Hippocratic Oath, which emphasizes "do no harm," we believe that the current NHS system and the discredited GDC should not obstruct our efforts to provide accessible dental health services. Our goal is to offer care that is free at the point of contact, and avoid unnecessary drilling.🤨
