Dentist Alan Price raised £815.00 for the Mouth Cancer Foundation when he and his team cycled from London to Paris. The money will go towards helping improve support for mouth cancer sufferers and their families, as well as highlighting the shocking facts about mouth cancer.

Elsewhere cyclists Tom Wainwright, a physiotherapist and Robert Middleton, an orthopaedic surgeon, also helped raise funds and awareness for the Mouth Cancer Foundation by cycling from John O'Groats to Lands End. They undertook the 953 miles in memory of their friend Paul Beament who died of mouth cancer in 2004, aged 34. Paul's cancer was not associated with any known risk factor.

Bristol dentist Dr Neil Gerrard is set to raise up to £40,000 for children born with cleft lips by donating profits from his new book to charity. All profits made from the first 2,000 sales of There is no perfect dentist will go to the Smile Train, an international charity that helps children in 78 of the world's poorest countries and also provides cleft-related training for doctors and medical professionals. Dr Gerrard's book reveals insider knowledge about the dental industry and provides readers with the information they need to find the best dentist and make the right choices about dental health. A review will be published in a future BDJ. http://www.cliftonsmiles.com/dentists.html.

Finnish company Planmeca Oy, one of the world's leading dental equipment manufacturers, has announced its donation of a Planmeca Compact i dental unit and a Planmeca ProMax 3D s imaging unit to the temporary dental clinic that is being set up by the Japanese government and Japan Dental Association in the tsunami region. Set up of the temporary dental clinic was scheduled for June.

Youngsters in Devon took part in a mass 'brushathon' in May to mark National Smile Month. Dental hygienist Corinne McElligott and her puppet Roo the kangaroo visited nurseries in the region to raise awareness about toothbrushing, healthy eating and drinking. The children learned a rhyme to go with their brushing routine: 'Wriggle and flick so the germs don't stick'.