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Journal

The vision of the journal is to provide an international forum for exchange of knowledge and expertise in Special Care Dentistry

Events

Conferences and webinars focussing on Special Care Dentistry.

Awards & Grants

Research grants, and a range of prizes are available to members of the society.

Guidelines

Working on developing revised and new guidelines relevant to Special Care Dentistry.

IADH

BSSCD members are also members of the international association - IADH

Links with patient groups

Promoting links with organisations representing patient groups

Latest News

Janet Griffiths MBE

Janet Griffiths MBE

It is with great sadness that we report that Janet Griffiths died after a short illness on 20 April 2025.  Janet…
BSSCD/RCS (Ed) joint webinars

BSSCD/RCS (Ed) joint webinars

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh & British Society of Special Care Dentistry have a series of joint webinars,…
BSSCD Mental Health Guidelines launched!

BSSCD Mental Health Guidelines launched!

'Supporting access to oral health care and dental treatment for people with severe mental illness' A clinical guideline from The British…
Selina Master awarded Faculty Engagement Medal

Selina Master awarded Faculty Engagement Medal

Congratulations to Selina Master on being awarded the Faculty Engagement Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in…
Latest issue of JDOH

Latest issue of JDOH

BSSCD members can access the latest issue of JDOH via the link below JDOH Vol. 25 No. 2  

Upcoming Events

BSSCD Winter Conference 2025

DEC 5, 2025

Putting the Special into Dental Specialties: special care dentistry considerations for other specialties

London


Join Today

Full Membership is open to individuals having a registerable dental or medical qualification in the UK and who have a special interest in the oral care of people with disabilities, or to those outside the medical or dental professions who are involved in the care of this client group.

Full Membership (DCP) is open to Dental Hygienists, Dental Therapists, Dental Nurses and members of the paradental and paramedical professions who have a special interest in the care of people with disabilities.

Please choose an option:

Full Member

£70 payable annually



   

DCP Member

£25 payable annually



For further information about membership please contact: contact@bsscd.org

More information about BSSCD

  • BSDH Constitution and Bye Laws, 2014

Objectives

  • To promote the oral health of disabled people of all ages.
  • To promote links with organisations representing disabled people
  • To consult with disability groups to identify their needs and demands
  • To study the barriers relating to the provision of oral health care for disabled people
  • To develop Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching in the subject
  • To encourage research in the field of oral health for disabled people

Activities

The society holds two scientific meetings each year. The winter meeting is held in London in December; the spring meeting is held at various locations throughout the UK. Meeting programmes cover a wide range of topics, behavioural and social as well as clinical. The society has over 600 members (including more than 100 in Category A). BSDH has group membership of the International Association for Disability and Oral Health (IADH) which means that members of BSDH automatically join IADH.

The Society's official publication is the Journal of Disability and Oral Health which is published quarterly in March, June, September and December, in print and online (www.jdohonline.org) and includes a Continuing Professional Development Programme. Subscription to the Journal and access to the online version is included in the BSDH membership fee.

The Society works with other organisations to raise awareness of the barriers to oral health which may be experienced by different groups. If you are or are a carer of a person with a disability who has had difficulty obtaining dental care in the United Kingdom click here.

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You can contact us either by email or telephone.

General enquiries:

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Telephone 01302 578 838

 

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