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Yesterday (19th August) the Shirley Glasstone Hughes Trust Fund hosted a research day: "How to win funding for primary care based research projects". The day was attended by dental practitioners, DCPs, dental academics and those working within...

Hi Everyone, We would like to ask more of you to add your questions to the voting section to be included in the next three rounds of voting. The voting rounds last for a period of one month, and at the end of each voting round the top question is put...

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to update you all on the voting on the website. We are currently in the middle of recruiting a new reviewer who will continue to carry out critical appraisals each month on the top voted for questions. We are very pleased to...

Hi All, Here is the evidence summary for the following top question: What do we know from qualitative research about people's care-seeking about oral health? This question was submitted by Steve Simmons and was voted into the top spot at the beginning...

The Shirley Glasstone Hughes Trust Fund is currently reviewing applications recently received for the following question: Do people living in deprived areas define oral health differently from people who live in less deprived areas, and what influences...

Now I know there may be a few people out there wondering just who is Shirley Glasstone Hughes and what does the Trust Fund do? Well, for those of you who are interested, Shirley was a BDA Member, a dentist and a keen researcher. Her research in embryology...

Here is the State of the Art Statement in answer to that question. Don't forget to get your votes in to decide which question is the next topic for review! The current voting round will end at 8am Wednesday 31st March.

On the 24th April, the Shirley Glasstone Hughes Trust Fund announced that a £200,000 research budget has been made available to fund research into primary dental care. The Trust Fund invites applications from research teams that include practitioners...