Ross Walker explains how it can benefit patients’ oral health long term.
The NHS waiting list for specialist dental care in Harrogate & District has reached 1362 children. The figure includes some with severe tooth decay or other serious dental problems, figures uncovered...
Single-use vapes, such as Elf bars and Lost Mary should be banned on environmental and health grounds, councils say for the first time on July 14, 2023.
A cross-sectional study investigating oral hygiene habits and blood glycemic control indicators has found compelling evidence that good oral care habits, such as interdental cleaning in people with...
Major progress could be made in fighting the youth vaping epidemic with a complete restriction on sweet flavourings and cooling agents in both cartridge and disposable e-cigarette devices, according...
Plymouth’s city-wide Task Force, set up to tackle the city’s growing dental crisis, hit-the ground running on July 7, 2023, with organisations committing to working together to improve NHS capacity.
Research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has found that standardising e-cigarette (vape) packaging...
Following the conclusion of the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into NHS dentistry, it has described the evidence of pain and distress due to being unable to see an NHS dentist as “totally...
Taking good care of your teeth may be linked to better brain health, according to a study published in the July 5, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of...
Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner for England, released a statement following the conclusion of the government’s consultation on youth vaping.
Researchers from the Universities of Sheffield, Cardiff, Leeds, York and Dundee conducted the Bright trial to investigate a new school-based intervention aimed at reducing dental cavities in young...
Research shows a direct link between oral health and sports performance. Thus, Annimari Korte, a Finnish endurance runner, finds it disappointing that sports bodies such as her home country’s Olympic...