Iain Pretty

Professor of Dental Public Health, Colgate-Palmolive Dental Health Unit, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester

How to Maximize the Usefulness of Behaviour Change Conversations with Patients during Routine Dental Consultations

Routine dental check-ups in the NHS offer important opportunities for ongoing intervention, potentially occurring routinely throughout patients' lifespans. Our research3 found that behaviour change...

An introduction to health literacy and oral health: the importance of awareness amongst dental care professionals

Health literacy can be defined as ‘the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health...