More than 11 million people in the United Kingdom, have reported food insecurity over a 12 month period according to The Trussel Trust. Dental clinicians are in a unique position to both understand the connection between food insecurity and oral health and provide help to patients. In April, Dental Tribune International reported on a study exploring the role dental professionals play in identifying patients in need and providing support, as well as ways to improve their training in this regard. We recently spoke with the study’s principal investigator, Lisa Allen, who is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) academic clinical fellow at the University of Liverpool, about the support dental professionals need and how the researchers are applying the study’s findings.