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To celebrate National Smile Month (16 May to 16 June), the Oral Health Foundation has released some fun but nonetheless impactful facts and figures. Did you know, for example, that earrings, business cards, keys, matchsticks and screwdrivers are just a few of the somewhat patients admit to using to remove food particles from between their teeth?…
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The holiday party lifestyle of sun, sea and sangria can play havoc with teeth, according to one of the UK’s leading cosmetic dentists. Dr Ken Harris, who runs Riveredge Cosmetic Dentistry in Sunderland and Newcastle, is warning people who are preparing to jet off on holiday to take time and remember to take care of…
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When George Osborne announced in March’s Budget that some sugary soft drinks are to be taxed from 2018, it was met with surprise in most quarters but welcomed by many healthcare professionals and campaigners. In essence, the tax will apply to companies that produce soft drinks containing more than a teaspoon of added sugar per…
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Have you received your copy of the May/June issue of Oral Health yet? We are still in our infancy here at Oral Health, but with every issue it feels like we’re finding our feet more and more – and that’s a nice feeling to have, especially as the weather seems to be following suit! So,…
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A new law on ‘plain’ cigarette packages is coming in on Friday, which will see an end to white packs with company logos in the UK. Under the new regulations, all tobacco packaging must be uniformly olive green and with large images intended to act as health warnings, while hand-rolled tobacco must be in the…
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Oxford’s dreaming spires provided the perfect backdrop for this year’s British Society of Periodontology’s (BSP) Spring Meeting. With a focus on ‘Evolution… revolution… solutions in perio’, the conference saw hundreds of delegates flock to the Oxford Examination Schools to hear presentations from visionary and inspiring speakers from all over the world. Held over 7-9 April,…
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A stakeholder’s meeting organised by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) at London’s Foundling Museum has given a kick-start to collaborative working with other agencies and organisations committed to bringing down the barriers to improving oral health in children. Representatives from a wide range of organisations concerned with dentistry and children’s wellbeing contributed to…
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On Thursday 12 May this year, for the first time in its 67-year history, the British Society of Periodontology (BSP) is taking the bold step of launching an innovative UK-wide campaign to raise awareness of gum disease and its far-reaching impact on general health. ‘As gum disease is a serious public health issue, affecting the…
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National charity, 4Children, is working in partnership with Public Health England to explore the feasibility of a supervised toothbrushing programme for the under-fives, based in their early years’ setting. The programme seeks to improve children’s oral health by creating a fun, group environment for toothbrushing, setting the foundations for positive oral hygiene in later life.…
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The University of Brighton has been awarded £148,600 to find new ways to deliver anti-cancer properties from the spice turmeric to prevent or treat the disease. Scientists will be working with collaborators in Vietnam where the climate and soil on higher ground is suitable to cultivate Curcuma longa from which turmeric, used in cooking in…
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The University of Essex’s new purpose-built academic dental clinic was praised for its innovation and imagination by the Chief Dental Officer for England, Dr Sara Hurley, at its official opening. The clinic, based at the Bromley Road Dental Surgery in Colchester, is already being used to teach and supervise students undertaking patient treatment on the new MSc programmes…
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The Chief Dental Officer for England, Sara Hurley, has outlined her vision for an integrated oral health and dental care strategy to the profession. Speaking at the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) 2016 Malcolm Pendlebury Memorial Lecture, Ms Hurley called for ‘more joint endeavours – professional, geographic and conceptual’, as well as ‘greater national…
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Could your patients’ quest for an ever-whiter smile be hiding a dark secret? That’s the fear of one of the UK’s top cosmetic dentists, who has warned that an obsession with white teeth can be an indicator of a form of body dysmorphia. Dr Ken Harris warned that a preoccupation with the colour of teeth…
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Just how much sugar goes into the nation’s coffee shop favourites? Unless you’ve been in a sugar-induced haze over the last few months, you can’t have missed the news about hot drinks from the UK’s biggest coffee chains being laden with the sweet stuff. The news set headlines alight when campaign group Action on Sugar analysed…
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Biohorizons is delighted to announce that its unmissable one-day event – entitled ‘A contemporary renaissance awakening: aesthetics in implant dentistry’ – will take place in London on Friday 30 September 2016. Throughout the day, the speakers, including Mr James Hamill, Mr Pynadath George, Dr Carlos Repullo Sanchez, Mr Anthony Summerwill, Mr Rob Lynock and Mr…
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP) (UK) and Association of Clinical Oral Microbiologists (ACOM) are asking oral health professionals to take to their social media accounts to promote good hand hygiene. Healthcare-acquired infections affect more than four million patients a year in Europe, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and cost…
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A dentistry textbook is set to become the next ‘must-have’ item for dental students around the world. Essential Clinical Oral Biology is the creation of Professor Stephen Creanor, a recently retired dental academic from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD), and features chapters from his colleagues. The title is one of the…
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Celebrated every year on 20 March, World Oral Health Day (WOHD) is an international event that celebrates the benefits of a healthy mouth. It aims to promote worldwide awareness of the issues around oral health, along with the importance of oral hygiene. Essentially, it is a day for people to have fun – it should…
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A new study has found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in people with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Periodontitis or gum disease is common in older people and may become more common in Alzheimer’s disease because of a reduced ability to take care of oral hygiene as the disease…
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