Oral health

Playground injury: child’s tooth ripped out on slide

A young boy’s front tooth has been ripped out while he was going down a children’s slide.

Practice launch supports toddler’s cancer treatment fundraising

The UK’s largest dentistry provider, {my}dentist, has launched its brand-new dental practice in Port Talbot. To celebrate it is making a donation to the fundraising effort for toddler, Olivia Finch.

Vegetarianism and Oral Health

Juliette Reeves outlines how to avoid the pitfalls of a meat-free diet. 

NHS dentistry and oral health update: preparing for October 2022

The September NHS dentistry and oral health update focused on upcoming changes to be dental contract.

“Horrendous” tooth pain results in DIY tooth extraction

A woman from Nottingham has resorted to extracting her own teeth following a five month wait for an appointment with her dentist.

Giving back: dentist donates money from gold tooth extractions to hospice

A dentist in Cornwall has decided to put the gold and metal teeth he has extracted to good use.

Diabetes and oral diseases linked

Common chronic diseases and oral health issues could have a reciprocal and compounding impact on each other suggests a new study.

Alcohol and cancer: new Scottish health guidance

Guidance has been issued to health care professionals in Scotland on the link between alcohol and cancer.

A good night’s sleep is the best gift there is

Paul Reaney considers the effect of sleep hygiene.

“Now is not the time to scrap the sugar tax”

Tooth decay remains the main reason for hospitals admissions among five to nine year olds, according to data published by NHS Digital. Following a decrease during the pandemic, the number of five to...

Access crisis forces patients to turn to DIY dentistry, reveals new poll

One in five (21 per cent) people who failed to get an NHS dentist appointment in the past year have turned to DIY dentistry, a new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.

BSPD issues paediatric oral health Blueprint for new prime minister’s administration

As the new prime minister, Liz Truss puts her new administration together and sets out her policies, the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) sets out its ‘Blueprint to improve children’s...