Shropshire Community Dental Services

10/12/2025

08/12/2025

Elfie Smile has heard lots of good things about the Brilliant Brushers supervised tooth brushing programme and wanted to give it a go with his friends! 💫

Helpful little Elfie was helping Blitzen to brush! 🪥 He couldn’t believe how easy it was to set up, and would recommend any settings who have been offered the programme should definitely take part.

28/11/2025

A government grant of nearly £51,000 will be spent on helping to teach more children how to brush their teeth, a meeting will be told.

27/11/2025

26/11/2025

Do you know what smokeless to***co is and the potential links to oral cancer?
There are two main types of smokeless to***co: chewing to***co and snus.

Alongside the Oral Health Foundation, we would like to help raise awareness of the mouth cancer risk associated with smokeless to***co.
Click this link for more information - https://www.dentalhealth.org/smokeless-to***co

Mouth Cancer Foundation
Mouth Cancer Action Month

25/11/2025

✨ Say hello to Lynsey! ✨

We are thrilled to welcome Lynsey to the Healthy Smile Team as our new Oral Health Improvement Assistant Practitioner. Lynsey will be spreading smiles and promoting healthy habits across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, one toothy grin at a time! 😄🪥

Let’s give her a warm welcome as she joins us in making oral health fun, accessible, and full of sparkle!

24/11/2025

HPV - or human papillomavirus - is a virus most of us will be exposed to at some point in our lives, and it is quickly becoming one of the leading causes of mouth cancer.

The best way to protect yourself against HPV is to use a barrier contraception (like condoms or dental dams) and have the HPV vaccine when it is offered to you. It's typically offered to school children, but some adults are able to access it too. Just talk to your GP.

22/11/2025

🎉 Happy National Dental Nurses Day! 🎉
Today we’re celebrating the incredible Dental Nurses who make a difference every single day across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. 💙
From General Practice to Hospital and Community Dental Services, you are the heart of it all. Your dedication, professionalism, and the smiles you help create. 😄🦷
💙 We couldn’t do it without you!

21/11/2025

🦷 Mouth Cancer Awareness 🦷
Although mouth cancer can affect anyone, around 90% of cases are linked to lifestyle choices.

✅ Know the risks. Make the change.
Risk factors include:
• 🚬 To***co use
• 🍺 Excessive alcohol consumption
• 🍔 Poor diet & social deprivation
• 🦠 HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) which is predicted to become the leading cause within the next decade
• ☀️ Sun exposure (affects lips & face)

Take action:
✔ Adopt a healthy lifestyle
✔ Regular dental check-ups
✔ If you notice anything unusual in your mouth, see a dentist or GP immediately

20/11/2025

Emma from the Healthy Smile Team is with the leaving care team in Stoke-on-Trent today, supporting the Health & Wellbeing Event at the Hazel Trees Centre, Duke St, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 3NR.

Please come along if you are a care leaver and would like some oral health advice. 🪥🦷