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Mouth Cancer Quality Improvement Tool makes detecting oral cancer easier
Health Education and Improvement Wales is launching its Mouth Cancer Quality Improvement Tool to help dental teams identify oral cancer.…
Dentistry
Cancer risk top incentive to give up smoking and drinking
Cancer risk is the number one incentive given for quitting smoking and heavy drinking, new research shows. Half (50%) of smokers…
Oral health
Mouth Cancer Action Month – be a lifesaver
Andrew Osafo reports on the launch night for Mouth Cancer Action Month and what dental professionals can do to raise…
Oral health
Mouth cancer rates in UK hit record high
Mouth cancer rates in the UK have jumped by 64% since 2007, according to figures from the Oral Health Foundation. Last…
Oral health
The link between gum disease and oral cancer
Researchers have studied the possible links between the bacteria that cause gum disease and the progression of oral cancer The team…
Dentistry
HPV vaccine available to boys from September this year
Public Health England (PHE) is extending the HPV vaccine to 12 to 13-year-old boys from September this year. HPV causes…
Oral health
A quarter of Brits skip brushing their teeth twice a day
More than a quarter (27%) of British adults admit they don’t brush their teeth twice a day. And a third…
Oral health
Brits cancelling appointments due to fear of dentist
More than a quarter (26%) of Brits have cancelled or delayed a dental appointment due to fear of the dentist.…
Dentistry
Early detection of mouth cancer – improving success
Philip Lewis explores why mouth cancer is often discovered late and what can be done to address this. I am…
Oral health
Dentists could play a greater role in detecting diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Dentists can play a greater role in the detection of some general health conditions, the Faculty of Dental Surgery says.…
Dentistry
BDA urges Mayor of London to tackle capital’s oral health inequalities
The BDA is urging Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, to tackle oral health inequalities amongst children in the capital. An…
Oral health
Brits have ‘extremely poor knowledge’ of oral cancer
British adults have ‘extremely poor knowledge’ on the causes and symptoms of oral cancer, a new survey shows. The survey,…
Oral health
Health is the main reason smokers want to quit their habit
Health is the main reason Brits give up smoking, a study from the Oral Health Foundation has shown. Around 66%…
Oral health
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… More than 1…
Dentistry
Patient charge revenue makes up more than a quarter of NHS dental services spend
Steve Brine MP says patient charge revenue makes up 28.7% of Government expenditure on NHS dental services. In an open…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… NHS dentists to…
Dentistry
Brits don’t believe dentists are checking for oral cancer
Almost three quarters of Brits don’t believe their dentist regularly checks for oral cancer or are unaware they’re doing it. The…
Oral health
Cancer patients and patient charges
Providing free dental treatment to oral cancer patients should not be an issue of cost-effectiveness, Michael Watson says. Last week the Oral Health…
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Around 3,000 deaths caused by late oral cancer diagnosis
Almost 3,000 deaths from oral cancer last year could have been avoided with early referral and diagnosis. That’s according to the…
Oral health
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