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Dental experts celebrate energy drink ban as official timeline set
The government has confirmed that new laws banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s will come into force…
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Progress has stalled on children’s oral health, report warns
The UK is at risk of raising ‘one of the unhealthiest generations of children in decades’ as roughly one quarter…
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Oral Health Index reveals differences between UK and US oral health
The newly published Oral Health Index, which draws on data amassed by Hello Pearl, highlights significant differences in oral health…
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From celebration to change: Vaisakhi in Parliament
Simran Bains reflects on the 19th annual Vaisakhi celebrations in Parliament and explains why faith leaders and healthcare professionals must…
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Periodontitis outcomes: consensus, collaboration and co-operation
Periodontitis remains a major global health challenge, says Varkha Rattu, but better outcomes depend on consensus in diagnosis, collaboration around…
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University of Sunderland to launch new dental academy
The University of Sunderland will open a new dental academy that will offer courses in dental hygiene, dental therapy and…
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First complete NHS standards for children’s oral health aim to localise care
In a ‘pivotal moment’, NHS England has released updated standards for children’s oral health which prioritise uncomplicated care in the…
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Children’s dental visits force half of parents to work evenings and weekends
New data showing 46% of working parents have to work extra hours on evenings or weekends to make up for…
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Experts slam cuts to ‘vital’ dental public health roles
Experts have warned that cuts to dental public health roles could weaken prevention work in some of England’s most deprived…
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Oral health in Scotland reveals ‘stark and persistent inequalities’
Just over two thirds of 11-year-old children in the tenth most deprived areas of Scotland were found to be decay…
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