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Catch up with this week’s dental news – 15 June 2024
It’s been an interesting week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… General election:…
Dentistry
NHS warns of increasing cigarette and alcohol consumption
NHS England has released statistics that show an increase in cigarette, vape and alcohol consumption from the previous year. Findings…
Health & research
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 8 June 2024
It’s been an interesting week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… What do…
Dentistry
Cost of smoking in England reaches £21.8 billion
The cost of smoking to England’s economy has shot up by 25%, according to new figures published by Action on…
Dentistry
Daily use of cigarettes is no longer reducing, researchers warn
A new study from Cancer Research UK suggests that the number of cigarettes smoked daily has stalled after reducing steadily…
Dentistry
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 4 May 2024
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… ‘Biological sex…
Dentistry
Cost of cigarettes encouraging smokers to quit, says study
The increasing cost of a pack of cigarettes is encouraging one in four adults in England to give up smoking…
Health & research
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 2 December 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Dental nurse…
Dentistry
New Zealand to scrap smoking ban – while UK remains ‘committed’
New Zealand’s new government plans to scrap the nation’s smoking ban to help fund tax cuts – while Rishi Sunak…
Dentistry
Making a difference this Mouth Cancer Action Month
Nigel Carter explains how you can support Mouth Cancer Action Month, a campaign that saves lives. November is Mouth Cancer…
Dentistry
Why Stoptober is so important in dentistry
As Stoptober draws to a close, we hear from a leading dentist about why he thinks dental professionals are a…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 28 October 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… WHO considers…
Dentistry
‘We will not forgive or forget’ – Shadow Health Secretary criticises vape industry
Labour will ban the marketing, promotion and the sale of vapes to children, the shadow health secretary has said. Wes…
Dentistry
Middle-age lung screening to be offered to smokers and ex-smokers
Everyone who has ever smoked tobacco in England will be offered lung screenings when they hit middle age. The new…
Oral health
Canada first country to put health messages on individual cigarettes
Health warnings will be printed on individual cigarettes in Canada in a first-of-its-kind move to combat smoking. According to Health…
Oral health
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 7 January 2023
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Children’s oral health in England…
Dentistry
New Zealand bans cigarettes for future generations
New Zealand has passed legislation that will gradually phase in a tobacco ban from next year. The law, which was…
Oral health
Thérèse Coffey ‘to scrap plan to tackle smoking’
The Health Secretary is expected to U-turn on government plans to tackle smoking in the UK, according to latest reports.…
Dentistry
Smoke-free by 2030 – why vaping is a threat to young people’s lives
‘England’s 2030 smoke-free ambition is missing a point – vaping is a threat to young people’s health.’ With a new…
Oral health
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