Sir, we agree wholeheartedly with the letter from A. Remtulla, SDF - a game changer?,1 which describes the potential of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) within community dentistry and general dental practice as a treatment to arrest carious lesions and reduce the number of children requiring GA for extractions. The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) is campaigning for the technique to be licensed for the treatment of caries in addition to dentine hypersensitivity. We have created resources for colleagues to include a standard operating procedure, a consent form, a patient information leaflet, an explanatory PowerPoint and demonstration video, all of which can be found in the resources area of our website.2 We believe that the widespread use of SDF is part of the solution to improving children's oral health.
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Remtulla A. SDF − a game changer? Br Dent J 2020; 229: 4.
British Society of Paediatric Dentistry. Resources. Available at: https://www.bspd.co.uk/Professionals/Resources (accessed September 2020).
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Stevens, C. SDF to the rescue. Br Dent J 229, 400 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-2244-9
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