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
Avril Macpherson was at the BSSCD Winter Conference to receive her well deserved BSSCD Lifetime Achievement Award.
Avril is pictured above…
Congratulations to Bitterne Special Care Dental Clinic on winning the 2025 BSSCD Everyday Miracles Award!
The award was presented to Claire…
Prof. Tim Newton became BSSCD president at the recent AGM.
As well as his work as Editor of the Journal of…
The winner of the competition to design a logo for the BSSCD 50th Anniversary is Emma Elliott.
Well done, and thank…
BSSCD Research Award 2026
The British Society of Special Care Dentistry is delighted to offer a research prize to support a…
Upcoming Events
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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.
Undergraduate Membership is complimentary and is available to undergraduate students of dental surgery or dental hygiene/therapy.
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For further information about membership please contact: contact@bsscd.org
More information about BSSCD
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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Telephone 01302 578 838
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