Climate change and environmental pollution are among the greatest health threats affecting the planet, human-ity and biodiversity. This is recognised in the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes an urgent call for action from all sectors. The entire oral healthcare community, including clinical professionals and industry, recognises that we have …
Registered dentists are legally entitled to prescribe from the entirety of the British National Formulary (BNF) and BNF for Children (BNFC). However, dental prescribing within the National Health Service (NHS) is restricted to those drugs contained within the List of Dental Preparations in the Dental Practitioners Formulary (DPF). Since 2005 the DPF, which was formerly a distinct publication, h…