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Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Time to end…

Dentistry

Mouth cancer diagnosis – be safe not sorry

In support of Mouth Cancer Action Month, Sue N’Jie highlights the dentolegal risks of missing a mouth cancer diagnosis. Mouth…

Dentistry

Lincolnshire hospitals going smoke free in 2020

A new ban for Lincolnshire hospitals will stop staff, patients and visitors from smoking on hospital grounds in 2020. From 6 January…

Dentistry

Smoking may increase risk of depression and schizophrenia

New research from the University of Bristol has revealed that tobacco smoking may increase the risk of developing depression and…

Dentistry

Vaping helps more than 70,000 quit smoking

The number of people vaping in Britain has jumped by 12.5% in the last year, reaching 3.6 million. Action on…

Oral health

Birmingham experiences large jump in the number of people smoking

Birmingham is seeing a large rise in the number of people who smoke, Public Health England (PHE) figures show. In…

Oral health

More than a billion fewer cigarettes smoked in England each year

Cigarette consumption drops by 1.4 billion in England each year, a study from Cancer Research UK shows. Average monthly cigarette…

Oral health

Survey suggests teenage smokers are at record low

The number of young people who have tried smoking has dropped to its lowest ever recorded figure, according to recent…

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… In memoriam: Anoop…

Dentistry

Drinking alcohol or smoking more disruptive for sleep than caffeine

Drinking alcohol or smoking before bed can be more disruptive for sleep patterns than drinking coffee, research shows. A study…

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… Dentists in England…

Dentistry

Age limit for purchasing cigarettes should increase to 21, campaigners say

Banning under-21s from purchasing cigarettes would help crack down on young adults smoking, campaigners are saying. Currently anybody over the…

Oral health

Financial incentives could help smokers quit and save NHS billions

New evidence suggests that paying people to quit smoking could save the NHS billions of pounds The findings, published by the Cochrane…

Dentistry

Government plans to eliminate smoking from Britain by 2030

The government is planning on eliminating smoking from Britain under leaked plans published in the Daily Mail. Tobacco companies will be…

Oral health

Reality TV encouraging children to take up smoking and drinking

Reality TV could be encouraging children and younger people to smoke and drink, public health experts are warning. Nottingham University…

Oral health

San Francisco becomes first city to introduce e-cigarette ban

San Francisco is introducing a ban on the sales of e-cigarettes until their effects on health are clearer. The ban…

Oral health

Smoking significantly increases the risk of developing eye disease

Specialists are warning that smokers are twice as likely to lose their vision compared to a non-smoker. Despite the connection,…

Dentistry

Excessive computer use linked to poor oral health in teenagers

Excessive computer use could be putting teenager’s oral health at risk, a new study shows. Teenagers who spend three hours…

Oral health

Young women who smoke at higher risk of major heart attack

While smoking increases the likelihood of heart attack in both men and women of all ages, it has a much…

Dentistry