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Smoking versus vaping: which is worse for your teeth?
Connor Hughes weighs up the detrimental effects smoking and vaping can have on your oral health. It’s now common knowledge that…
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Calls for smoking cessation services to be offered in gyms
Ukactive and the RSPH are calling for smoking cessation services to be offered in gyms and leisure centres. They claim…
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Energy drinks creating an oral health crisis
Energy drinks are helping to create a crisis in children’s tooth decay, according to the British Dental Association (BDA). The…
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It starts with you – are you totally ready for Whole Mouth Health?
Widespread support for the promotion of Whole Mouth Health The UK’s dental profession strongly supports a prevention agenda in line…
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Philips launches new Protectiveclean range of toothbrushes
Philips has announced it will launch its new toothbrush, the Philips Sonicare Protectiveclean, at the British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show.…
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Tax on sweet snacks could have a greater impact on sugar consumption
A tax on sweet snacks will have a broader impact on the amount of sugar consumed, new research has found.…
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Drinking alcohol could negatively affect your oral health
Drinking alcohol could negatively affect the oral microbiome found in your mouth, new research in Microbiome has found. The study found that…
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Looking after oral health could help patients recover after a heart attack
Looking after oral health following a heart attack could help survivors’ cardiovascular systems recover, new research has found. The study found…
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Taxing unhealthy food or drink would encourage half of Brits to cut back
Just under half (47%) of Brits say an unhealthy food/drink tax would encourage them to cut down on their consumption.…
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Pregnancy matters!
Oral-B explains how it is supporting the message of important oral health amongst pregnant women. Most women will be aware…
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A child in England has a rotten tooth removed every 10 minutes
A child in England has a tooth removed in hospital every 10 minutes, research from Public Health England (PHE) shows.…
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Sugar tax introduced on soft drinks in the UK
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has been introduced in the UK on all drinks containing over 5g of sugar per…
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Health bodies ask football clubs to finish agreements with junk food manufacturers
The BDA has joined 50 other health bodies calling on football associations to finish their agreements with junk food manufacturers. The open…
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Some non-smokers could be twice as likely to develop oral cancer than smokers
Non-smokers with precancerous lesions are twice as likely to develop oral cancer than smokers, new research has shown. In some cases the…
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Water fluoridation an ‘effective and safe’ measure
Water fluoridation is an effective and safe public measure, Public Health England has found in its latest report. Public Health…
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Stress and oral health
Harold Katz explains how stress has an effect on your oral health. April 2018 marks the launch of Stress Awareness…
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A third of adults have never visited the dental hygienist
Almost one third of adults in the UK have never visited a dental hygienist, new research from Tepe has shown.…
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Mums with large families more likely to have missing teeth
Mums with larger families are more likely to lose their teeth, a new study has shown. The study, published in…
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Toothpaste alone not enough to stop dental erosion
Toothpastes alone cannot protect users against enamel erosion and abrasion, a new study from the University of Bern has found.…
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