Dental public health academic and consultant. Interested in improving the oral health and treatment experiences of children through child-centred approaches.
Sheffield
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Thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase our research and supervised toothbrushing programme in Sheffield. An amazing partnership with children, parents, nurseries, schools and @SheffCouncil @SheffieldHosp @ShefDentistry @sheffielduni
🪥 Our supervised toothbrushing programme in partnership with @colgateUK is helping to protect children from tooth decay and giving them the best start in life.
🏫 @SKinnock visited @TinsleyMeadows Primary Academy to see it in action ⬇️
More: gov.uk/government/news/hundr…
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Check out this executive summary on the attendance report - covering the importance of the topic, as well as actionable takeaways for improving outcomes for children and young people.
Listen now and discover the ideas shaping the future!
youtu.be/gGHHCHMHCfY
#ChildrenFirst
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New preschool report at-a-glance infographic: insights to build a country that works for all children & young people.
Practical how-to-guides for education, healthcare & local gov with steps to improve outcomes.
Check out here: n8research.org.uk/research-f…
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A huge honour to receive the John Tomes medal for research at #Dips2025 in the company of family and friends
Congratulations to all of our amazing diplomates who are being awarded their #MRCS and #FRCS today.
Welcome to our College 🙌 #Dips2025
ALT A collage of diplomates smiling for photos and accepting their certificates
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Fabulous insights into young people’s perspectives on visiting a dental clinic with PhD student Arefe & Anika a young person from Changefactory Nordic. Thanks to Siyang Yuan & Sarah Peters for including it in a special issue on communication in dentistry
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British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry
Autumn Online Webinar - What I learned about.....
Thursday 20 November 2025
3 hours ECPD
More information and register at bit.ly/42yKcKR
#dentalpublichealth #dentalprofesional #publichealth #communitydentistry
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Please also register for webinar tonight at 6pm events.england.nhs.uk/events… on the same topic after a short update from me. @zmarshman and Peter Day will show us how it is done!
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The latest dentistry and oral health bulletin was issued yesterday. Supervised toothbrushing featured including Minister @SKinnock 's visit to Sheffield. Thanks for @zmarshman and Peter Day for your help on this bulletin. createsend.com/t/d-563514FFB…
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Well done all @TinsleyMeadows - you are an inspiration!
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Lovely to see impact of supervised toothbrushing @TinsleyMeadows primary in #Sheffield.
As part of our Plan for Change, the scheme will reinforce good habits, reduce health inequalities, and save NHS up to £34,000,000 by tackling disturbing levels of tooth decay among children.
🪥 Our supervised toothbrushing programme in partnership with @colgateUK is helping to protect children from tooth decay and giving them the best start in life.
🏫 @SKinnock visited @TinsleyMeadows Primary Academy to see it in action ⬇️
More: gov.uk/government/news/hundr…
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As expanded supervised toothbrushing rolls out this autumn, @zmarshman and colleagues share what oral healthcare teams in dental practices need to know about the programmes nature.com/articles/s41404-0…
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Supervised toothbrushing
🦷 is an evidence based intervention
🦷 which delivers return on investment
🦷 establishes positive behaviours that continue at home
🦷 is about working in partnership with parents
❤️Children’s oral health is everybody’s business ❤️
🪥 Our supervised toothbrushing programme in partnership with @colgateUK is helping to protect children from tooth decay and giving them the best start in life.
🏫 @SKinnock visited @TinsleyMeadows Primary Academy to see it in action ⬇️
More: gov.uk/government/news/hundr…
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FREE TO READ: Can educational interventions help with retention of the primary care workforce? This scoping review explores the literature available on educational interventions and their impact on primary healthcare workforce retention @JCR2905 @zmarshman bit.ly/4n9aoUw
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On Monday I saw our fantastic supervised toothbrushing programme for 3-5 year olds in action in Sheffield.
With 2 million products already delivered, our partnership with Colgate-Palmolive will benefit 600,000 kids this year by building good habits and improving dental health 🦷
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New autism report at-a-glance infographic: insights to build a country that works for all children & young people.
Practical how-to-guides for education, healthcare & local gov with steps to improve outcomes.
Check out here: n8research.org.uk/research-f…
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We’re spotlighting the policy recommendations from the next six reports in our series – exploring how government can help build a country that works for all children and young people.
Together with the first six, these recommendations offer a powerful roadmap for change.
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When these drinks contain up to 20 teaspoons of sugar per can and nearly 50% of children aged 11 years in deprived areas have tooth decay this is a much needed government intervention
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The action announced this week is a consultation: gov.uk/government/consultati…
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