National Oral Health Promotion Group

UKPHA 18th Annual Public Health Forum

Date: 24 March 2010
Venue: Bournemouth International Centre

The UK's largest multi-disciplinary conference on public health The Annual Public Health Forum has been one of the main platforms on which the UKPHA has developed and expanded its work on health and sustainable development. The 2010 Forum is entitled 'Global Issues, local actions. Health & wellbeing in a time of ecological and economic crises'.

For more information visit: Annual public health forum

The National Oral Health Promotion Group (formerly called National Dental Health Education Group, NDHEG) is a forum for all professionals interested in the promotion of oral health and was established 1981.

The aim of our group is...

To encourage the continued development of oral health promotion. The Group provides support to those with a remit for oral health education and promotion.

Anyone with an interest in improving the oral health of the population can apply to become a member of our Group. Browse our site to see the benefits we offer our members!

Contact team members

Oral Health Promotion Teams can offer information help and support relating to dental health issues. To contact a team in your local area click here.

NOHPG Position Paper

This position paper has been produced in response to the increasing number of enquiries received regarding the potential damage the non-spill design feeder/trainer cups may cause. For more information click here.

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Recent News

Membership Renewal Reminder

Those who pay by cheque annually are now due to renew their membership. Please see membership page for details of how to renew membership.

Patron’s Prize

Our Patron, Tony Jenner, is inviting members of the NOHPG, either individuals or teams, to demonstrate evidence based practice in the field of oral health promotion through the implementation of a project or undertaking of a study.

The prize for the successful individual or team will be £200 (£100 contributed by the NOHPG and £100 sponsorship from Stephen Hancock, Editor/Publisher of BDJ books).

Application forms are available here (make link to Patron’s prize page)

Closing Date: Friday April 23rd 2010

Smile Magazine

Are you looking to tell everybody about what you are doing in your area? Do you have any events coming up you want to promote? Or have been working on a particular project that would be of interest to your peers? The perfect opportunity has arisen for our members to submit articles (however big or small) to be published in the monthly Smile Magazine. If you would like to know any further details or have something to put forward please email Zoë Turner

Remember to contact Newsgroup if you would like to receive your free monthly copy of Smile Magazine. You may have ticked the Data Protection box for sharing information on joining NOHPG, but with your permission we can forward your details on to the Smile Magazine’s subscription list (please note your information will not be passed onto any other companies unless we have your authorization in accordance to the Data Protection Act 1998)

A new movement that aims to help everyone eat well, move more and live longer. View more details at the Change4Life website.

More recent News

Health News

The Children's Food Campaign has launched a special summer holiday project to get more drinking water in parks, in response to the recent hot weather spell and the school summer holidays.

Health experts point to the increased consumption of sugary drinks by children and young people as a significant factor in rising obesity rates and dental decay. However, we all know that water is the best thing to drink when we are thirsty: it is better for our bodies, our budgets and our planet.

Providing drinking water in parks would help children and young people quench their thirst without being tempted by sugary drinks and snacks. It is a simple, cost effective solution that could make a big difference.

If you would like to become involved in the campaign then you are asked to help in the following ways:

Visit your local park and if there are lots of well-signposted fountains, take a photo for the campaign, or
If there are no working fountains, contact your local councilor in charge of parks asking them to consider installing drinking fountains, copying correspondence to the campaign.

Please advertise the campaign, perhaps to local brownie or cub packs. There is a group on the Children's Food Network website http://www.sustainweb.org/childrensfoodcampaign/network/ for you to post your ideas, comments and photos.

In September the Network intend to draw up a national campaign plan that will help us make a drinking fountain in every park a reality.

New website

The British Nutrition Foundation’s main nutrition website, www.nutrition.org.uk, is currently being enhanced and will be launched at the beginning of September 2009. The newly designed site will feature enhanced search facilities, intuitive navigation and improved content. One exciting new element is a section named Healthy living which will provide advice and tips on putting healthy eating and an active lifestyle into practice. To complement this section, a newly created Nutrition science area will support the discovery of the science of nutrition, allowing pupils to find out why nutrition and physical activity are so important for health.