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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · Aug 19

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How do politics shape our health? | Prof Sarah R Baker posted on the topic | LinkedIn

How do politics shape our health? Political determinants of health refers to the ways in which political processes, decisions, and power structures influence the health of individuals and populations...

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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · Jul 20

Yesterday we celebrated the official launch of the Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health (LIRCH)👇

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Yesterday we celebrated the official launch of the Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health (LIRCH), which was very fittingly by the seaside at the Campus for Future Living 🏖️ | Prof Sarah R Bak...

Yesterday we celebrated the official launch of the Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health (LIRCH), which was very fittingly by the seaside at the Campus for Future Living 🏖️ There was a rea...

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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · Jul 3

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The new 10-Year Health Plan for England, "Fit for the Future," has been released today and the importance of rural and coastal health can clearly be seen 👏 | Prof Sarah R Baker

The new 10-Year Health Plan for England, "Fit for the Future," has been released today and the importance of rural and coastal health can clearly be seen 👏 The plan explicitly acknowledges...

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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · Jul 3

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I am honoured to receive this award, and thankful to the many colleagues and students for their invaluable support and collaboration along the way whilst at The University of Sheffield and now in my… ...

I am honoured to receive this award, and thankful to the many colleagues and students for their invaluable support and collaboration along the way whilst at The University of Sheffield and now in my r...

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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Job Alert ‼️ | Prof Sarah R Baker

Job Alert ‼️ Associate Professor and Director of Dental Education To lead, shape and implement oral health education for the new BSc in Dental Hygiene and Therapy at the recently announced Lincoln...

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Feb 12

The seven-year wait for a dentist: why Linda Colla pulled out her own teeth

In chronic pain, unable to find an NHS practice and priced out of private care, Colla – like millions of Britons – felt she had no choice but to take matters into her own hands

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The seven-year wait for a dentist: why Linda Colla pulled out her own teeth

In chronic pain, unable to find an NHS practice and priced out of private care, Colla – like millions of Britons – felt she had no choice but to take matters into her own hands

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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · Feb 5

2. Your Teeth, You Are in Control: A Process Evaluation of the Implementation of a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention for Reducing Child Dental Anxiety
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Your Teeth, You Are in Control: A Process Evaluation of the Implementation of a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention for Reducing Child Dental Anxiety

Aim To explore the views of patients, caregivers, and dental professionals on the factors that influence implementation, processes, and effectiveness of a guided self-help cognitive behavioural ther...

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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · Feb 5

1. A Theoretically Informed Process Evaluation in Parallel to a Feasibility Study of a Complex Oral Health Intervention Using NICE Guidelines in a Care Home Setting

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A Theoretically Informed Process Evaluation in Parallel to a Feasibility Study of a Complex Oral Health Intervention Using NICE Guidelines in a Care Home Setting

Background A theoretically informed process evaluation was undertaken in parallel to a study examining the feasibility of an oral health intervention based on an existing guideline for care homes. T...

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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · Feb 5

Process evaluations can be independent studies or conducted simultaneously with outcome evaluations such as RCTs. They examine the processes through which an intervention generates outcomes.

We have published 2 important & very different process evaluations in @commdentoralepi.bsky.social 👇

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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · Feb 5

Process evaluations are really important in helping to understand how (oral) health interventions work.

They are particularly useful for interventions that include a number of interacting components operating in different ways & also when interventions address complex problems.

#dentistry

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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · Nov 24

For those interested in all things (dental) public health, community dentistry, dental services, & oral epidemiology, we have just moved over here to @bsky.app 😊

Find us here: commdentoralepi.bsky.social

#academicsky #episky #dentistry #publichealth #oralhealth #scientificpublishing

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · Feb 3

📢 PhD Opportunity | Fully funded ESRC, Liverpool Uni, @alcoholfocus.bsky.social.

⚕️To explore the impact that the UK Internal Market Act has had on the powers of devolved administrations to protect public health and prevent NCDs.

📅 Deadline: 27 Feb 🔗 Apply now: www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/study/po...

ESRC NWSSDTP Studentship - Liverpool Law School - University of Liverpool

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Jan 28

The Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS dental appointment fail to get one

We all need to back the @thebda.bsky.social in its call for urgent action to save NHS dentistry

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People having to pull out their own teeth with pliers is not Victorian - it’s medieval

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Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) @behaviourresuk.bsky.social · Jan 27

Are you interested in learning how AI can be used to improve behavioural research? 📈 There is time to register for BR-UK’s webinar tomorrow at 1:30pm BST with speakers @jannahastings.bsky.social, @susanmichie.bsky.social and @robertjwest.bsky.social.
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A blue and grey slide with the text 'Artificial Intelligence in Behavioural Research. Dr Janna Hastings Universities of St. Gallen and Zurich. Professor Susan Michie, University College London and Professor Robert West, University College London' What you'll learn: What the difference is between 'Analytical AI' and 'Generative AI.' Strengths and weaknesses of existing AI tools. How Generative AI can be used in behavioural science to generate evidence-based ideas for behaviour change interventions.

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · Jan 21

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Can you really boost your immune system

Yes
It's called vaccination

Inside Health - Can you really boost your immune system? - BBC Sounds

From kombucha to cold water swims, does any of it help protect us from getting a virus?

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Elizabeth Blackwell Institute @ebibristol.bsky.social · Jan 22

Digital tools should make healthcare more efficient and accessible, but do they make everyone’s lives easier?

Join @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social for 'Healthcare in the digital age: A new era of inequality?'
When: 3 Feb 2025, 18:30-20:00
Where: City Hall, Bristol
Free tickets: tinyurl.com/2pyn8w4b

Healthcare in the digital age: A new era of inequality?

We are delighted to welcome Professor Trish Greenhalgh to give the eleventh annual Elizabeth Blackwell lecture, Bristol on 3 February 2025.

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · Jan 15

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Vacancy in the Sheffield PH team

Health Improvement Officer

wider determinants of health
Inc: food, commercial determinants, planning, licensing, climate change, air quality and active travel

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · Jan 15

Very good explainer on the recent IQ / Fluoride study

TLDR =The studies considered were too heterogeneous, or poor quality, and not relevant to how this actually plays in the UK to draw the conclusions reached

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Caution Needed in Interpreting the Evidence Base on Fluoride and IQ

The article by Taylor et al1 summarizes the results of the systematic review and meta-analysis that investigated the associations between fluoride exposure and children’s IQ scores in epidemiological ...

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Dr Nina Rogers @ninarogers.bsky.social · Jan 17

📣New Paper:19 months after the UK soft drinks industry levy (SDIL; sugar tax) was enforced we find a 7.5g weekly household sugar reduction from soft drinks. Weekly sugar reductions were highest in houses with lowest incomes(70g/week) / with children(56g/week).
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Changes in household purchasing of soft drinks following the UK soft drinks industry levy by household income and composition: controlled interrupted time series analysis, March 2014 to November 2019

Background The WHO recommends taxes on sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) to improve population health. We examined changes in volume of and amount of sugar in purchases of soft drinks according to hous...

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British Dental Association @thebda.bsky.social · Jan 13

"Failure to act would amount to the effective abolition of NHS dentistry: death by can-kicking."

"And the PM and his Ministers would need to own the consequences."

🦷🥫🦵Tom Thayer on why Government needs to make good on its promises👉 www.bda.org/news-and-opi...

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · Dec 13

Do you know any early career researchers in the UK who have contributed something special to improve research practices?

The call for the 2025 Dorothy Bishop award is open now! Nominations close on 26 January 2025.

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A picture of a trophy. The real award looks much cooler.

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International Social Epidemiology Society @ises-epi.bsky.social · Dec 27

We're still working on expanding this list, but here is Version 1 of our Social Epidemiology Starter Pack—just in time for the holidays! Please like & repost! And Happy Holidays & Happy New Year! ☃️🫒🥂🎉

#SocialEpiSky
#EpiSky😷
#PublicHealth 🛟

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · Jan 9

Testing and cancer diagnosis in gen practice
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Top editorial
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Excellent on the complexities:
Benefit, risk, cost, interpretation in real world settings, limitations of crude interpretation of data on testing variation to make policy

Testing and cancer diagnosis in general practice

Healthcare systems worldwide have for decades sought to prioritise prompt diagnosis of cancer as a means to improve outcomes. The gatekeeping role of general practitioners (GPs) that restricts access ...

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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · Jan 9

Thanks for these. They’re really useful 🙏

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Oral Health Watch @oralhealthwatch.bsky.social · Jan 9

Tooth decay is the most common childhood chronic disease. But it doesn't have to be that way. Ensuring access to preventive oral health care like dental check ups, fluoride varnishes, sealants and fluoridated drinking water can kids help grow up cavity-free. #teethmatter

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