Academic Journal
Q2BDJ
About BDJ
BDJ is a scholarly journal published by Nature Publishing Group. SCImago 2025 places it in Q2 with an SJR of 0.561 and an H-index of 107.
Its listed coverage is 1945-1951, 1960-1961, 1965-2026 and its research categories include Dentistry (miscellaneous) (Q2). The 2025 dataset reports 1050 documents and 2032 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Dental Education, Practice, Research, Dental Health and Care Utilization, Dental Research and COVID-19, Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques, Dental Radiography and Imaging, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research.
Recent Research Articles
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Oral healthcare professionals' role in reducing young people's sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: a qualitative study
Samantha Watt, Jennifer Li, Catherine Brierley, Zoe Marshman et al.
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-9956-4A–B: from Africa to Bristol – educating for equity and building sustainable pathways to oral healthcare
Shaenna Loughnane, Phil Loughnane
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0145-2Posterior simplicity
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0168-8Optimising orthodontic comfort
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0147-0Potential for danger: case series of traumatic dental injuries associated with e-bike or e-scooter use
Kirsty Cowan, David G. Murray, Andrew Pye, Julie K. Kilgariff et al.
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-9886-1Premium technology for premium practices
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0167-9Art exhibition highlights oral health inequalities for women involved in the sex industry
Janine Yazdi-Doughty, Gemma Ahearne
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0154-1Sustainable future for the BDJ Portfolio
Philip Preshaw
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0149-yDrill-free, early-stage decay treatment
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0166-xZero time for bad bacteria
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0158-xOral Health Foundation: building the future through prevention, partnership and purpose
Tim Newton, Kerry Geldart, David Arnold
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0148-zInterpreting oral microbiome research in clinical dentistry: terminology, limitations and clinical implications
Kitty Guo, David Edwards
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-9896-zContinuity of care with integrated medical and dental records
V. Allareddy, S. Rampa, V. Allareddy
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0138-1Volume 240 Issue 12 cover: Anonymous painting from the 19th century
M. Bishop
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0139-0BDJ cover: Taking dental care to those who need it most
Rafik Hebeish
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0143-4BDA backs bid to streamline record keeping
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0153-2The role of a deployed British Army dental team on exercise Immediate Response 24
Sunmeet Kandhari, Christopher Harper, Tim Davies
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-9880-7British dentist's art-based teaching honoured at two IADR meetings
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0155-0Addressing the challenges to mental health and wellbeing for oral healthcare teams
Jason Wong, Tim Newton
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0090-0Making dental standards work for everyone
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1038/s41415-026-0151-4Reviews
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