Professor Michael Escudier

Dentists warn parents about sugary drinks this Christmas as Coca-Cola trucks role into town

Paediatric dentists are warning parents not to allow their children to develop a taste for sugary drinks. Warnings come as the Coca-Cola…

Oral health

Sugar tax works 10 times better than voluntary challenges, figures show

Sugar levels in drinks covered by the sugar tax have dropped 10 times faster than foods outside the levy. Public Health England…

Oral health

Faculty of Dental Surgery calls on schools to go sugar free

The Faculty of Dental Surgery is urging school dinners in England to go sugar free. It hopes this will help combat high tooth decay rates…

Oral health

Care homes aren’t giving residents oral health care needed

The Care Quality Commission says care homes aren’t doing enough to ensure residents get the oral health care they need.…

Oral health

Almost six in 10 children didn’t see an NHS dentist last year

Almost six in 10 (57.7%) children between one and four years old didn’t visit an NHS dentist last year. That’s…

Dentistry

At least 1.8 million pensioners suffering with urgent dental condition

At least 1.8 million people aged 65 and over could have an urgent dental condition, a new report has suggested.…

Oral health