General Health

Decrease in number of people having cervical screening tests in 2020-21, new statistics show

Latest annual figures on cervical screening show the number of individuals being tested fell slightly in 2020-21 compared to the previous year.

Picking a card from The Mind Flossing toolkit

Mahrukh Khwaja, creator of The Mind Flossing Toolkit, shares some of her favourite cards with The Dentist. 

Illegal underage lip fillers

The BBC has recently reported that dermal fillers for cosmetic purposes are being given to under 18s – despite this being illegal.

New Zealand to ban cigarettes for future generations

New Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out smoking; this means that those who are aged 14 and under today will never be legally able to buy...

Menopause at work

Tina Chander asks if women are legally protected.

UK medical device company Acurable receives US FDA clearance for its home sleep apnoea testing device

AcuPebble SA100, a small wearable device that enables automated, remote home testing to detect obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in adults, has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance as a Class II medical device...

ASH at 50: nearly eight million lives in the UK lost due to tobacco since 1971

A new analysis to mark the 50th anniversary of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) finds that smoking killed nearly eight million people in the UK over the last 50 years, with an estimated two million...

Colosseum Dental helps Kevin Sinfield towards his goal

Colosseum Dental UK is delighted to be supporting Kevin Sinfield as he goes the extra mile to raise money for those impacted by motor neurone disease (MND).

Hip-hop comes to dentistry in support of mental health

Exeter-based artist Samantics performed live at Torrington Dental Practice, raising £320 for Mind.

NHS dentistry and oral health update: patients with mental illness

Sara Hurley, chief dental officer England, and Professor Tim Kendall, NHS national clinical director for mental health and consultant psychiatrist, recently shared a new NHS dentistry and oral health...

Flavoured vapes less harmful to young people than smoking, and could help teen smokers quit

Flavoured vapes are much less harmful to young people than smoking, and could help teen smokers quit tobacco – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Can baby teeth be used to identify children at risk of mental health disorders later in life?

An investigation led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in JAMA Network Open has revealed that the thickness of growth marks in primary teeth may help identify...