Oral health

Fast food – a convenience or a complication?

Alison Reid considers the worrying impact of dietary choices.

Could AI and a mobile app help you quit smoking?

A stop smoking mobile app that senses where and when you might be triggered to light up could help people quit – according to University of East Anglia (UEA) research.

Counting the pennies: Dentist links rising costs to poor oral health

A Southampton dentist has voiced concerns about the effect of growing financial pressures on shopping habits and what this might mean for meal choices.

Smokers urged to swap cigarettes for vapes in world first scheme

One million smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes under a pioneering new “swap to stop” scheme designed to improve the health of the nation and cut smoking rates.

Crackdown on the illegal sale of vapes to children

The government has unveiled tough new measures to combat the illegal sale of vapes to under-18s as part of its plans to reduce smoking and tackle youth vaping.

Association warns a ban on vape flavours could see 1.5million return to smoking

One in three vapers fears a ban on flavoured devices and liquids will lead them back to cigarettes, which could see close to 1.5 million former smokers returning to their habit. This comes as...

Care home executive calls for steps to improve NHS dental access

A chief executive of a charity supporting vulnerable adults is calling for a review of NHS dentistry provisions for care home residents.

Pilot scheme launched in Cornwall school to tackle smoking and vaping

A new pilot scheme has been launched at a Cornwall school aimed at reducing the number of pupils who smoke or vape.

NHS update: Integrated Care Boards

April’s update from Sara Hurley and Ali Sparke informed readers that NHS England is delegating “responsibility for commissioning pharmacy, general ophthalmic and dental services to local Integrated...

Using skill mix to future-proof children’s teeth

A practice group has been utilising its staff’s ‘mixed skills’ to provide urgent dental care to children under 12.

Dental students show support for Ukrainian refugees

Ukrainian refugees who were forced to flee their homeland have received free dental health advice at an event hosted by students from the University of Dundee.

In a cost-of-living crisis, "patient autonomy can be a gift"

Jennie Haywood-Hull, a hygienist, discusses how she’s helping people achieve their preventative goals with some "small, easy wins".