Oral health

Study identifies infection-causing bacteria

Swedish researchers have identified the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections.

Thousands of new patients to be offered dental appointments

Around 28,000 new patients are set to be offered appointments at dental practices in Swansea Bay by April 2023. Updated contracts agreed with dental practices in Wales during 2022, will help deal...

Oral health neglect affects half of the world

A new Global Oral Health Status Report published on November 18, 2022, by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides the first-ever comprehensive picture of oral disease burden with data profiles...

School campaigns for better dental care

At a Plymouth primary school children, parents and teachers are uniting to bring attention to the lack of access to NHS dental services.

Mouth Cancer Action Month: NHS update

November marks the annual Mouth Cancer Action Month, the most extensive campaign for mouth cancer awareness. The latest NHS update from Ali Sparke, director for dentistry, community pharmacy and...

Be mouth-aware

The number of people in the UK being diagnosed with mouth cancer has doubled within a generation but too few people know how to spot it early, according to the Oral Health Foundation.

What can we do about mouth cancer?

Nigel Carter discusses Mouth Cancer Action month 2022.

Record high of mouth cancer cases

Figures collected by the Oral Health Foundation show that 8,864 people in the UK were diagnosed with the disease last year. This has increased by 34 per cent compared to 10 years ago and has more than...

MP calls on the government to listen to tobacco retailers

An All Party Group (APPG) on Smoking and Health heard on November 1, 2022, the results of a survey showing that the majority of tobacco retailers support existing tobacco laws and also tougher...

Community water fluoridation project to proceed

The chair of the British Fluoridation Society (BFS) Barry Cockcroft CBE, has welcomed a statement made by the minister of state for the Department of Health and Social Care, Will Quince, of his...

London Tobacco Alliance launched to end smoking

The London Tobacco Alliance (LTA) was launched on October 26, 2022, to enable partners to accelerate efforts to eliminate smoking in London. The aim of the alliance is to ensure becoming a smoke-free...

Second-hand smoke inhalation linked to childhood gum disease

A new study published in Evidence-Based Dentistry suggests second-hand smoke could be linked to poor periodontal health in children.