Sugar Tax

Calls for UK-wide ban on sale of high energy drinks to under-16s

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has called for a UK-wide ban on the sale of high energy drinks for…

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Belfast named as the city with the sweetest tooth

Belfast has topped a survey to find out which British city has the sweetest tooth, with 83% of its residents…

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Government’s war against childhood obesity

Dental practices and teams need support and funding to take the oral health message out from the dental practice, Michael…

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Sugary food and sweet packets should carry health warnings, medics say

Sugary food and sweet packets should carry warnings on them to help improve children’s oral health, doctors have said. The…

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School children drinking ‘high levels’ of sports drinks

Almost 90% of school children consume sports drinks, a new study published in the British Dental Journal has shown. The research…

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Food industry challenged to reduce sugar in its products by 20%

Public Health England has challenged the food industry to cut sugar in its products by 20% by 2020. It has suggested that…

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Get in tune with all the latest oral health hits

Have you received your copy of the March/April issue of Oral Health yet? Spring has to be many people’s favourite season, and…

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Sugar tax leading to manufacturers dropping sugar content

The Chancellor described the drop in proposed funds from the sugar tax as ‘good news’ in his Spring Budget for 2017.…

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Sugar tax could reduce cases of tooth decay by 270,000

The sugar tax could help reduce tooth decay by around 270,000 cases every year, a new study has shown. The…

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Sugar tax revenue won’t help improve children’s oral health

Dental professionals are ‘on their own’ spreading the word about the damage sugar can do to children’s teeth, Michael Watson…

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Stronger action needed on sugar

Stronger action is needed to reduce the consumption of sugar from fizzy drinks, the FGDP(UK) has announced. This comes after…

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World Health Organization urges every country to tax sugary drinks

In a bid to curb soaring obesity rates, especially in children, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging all countries…

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FGDP(UK) calls for sugar tax on milkshakes

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP) (UK) says high sugar milk-based drinks should not be exempt from the government’s…

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Sugar tax gets go ahead while Childhood Obesity Strategy labelled ‘absolute disaster’

The sugar tax has been included in the Childhood Obesity Strategy, while whole sections of the draft have been dropped. The…

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Dental contract, described as ‘high priority’, to be introduced in 2018

A Health Minister has insisted the new dental contract is a ‘very high government priority’ – despite the long delay in…

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Government reshuffle could see changes with the sugar tax

Michael Watson reports on the government reshuffle and explains how it could affect dentistry. Back in 2002 I was working…

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Government reshuffle means ‘no excuse for unfinished business’

The BDA has said there’s ‘no excuse for unfinished business’ with the appointment of Jeremy Hunt as Secretary of State…

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In discussion: sugary drinks tax

When George Osborne announced in March’s Budget that some sugary soft drinks are to be taxed from 2018, it was…

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Sugar tax – are you for or against?

Claire Stevens and Alun Rees argue for and against George Osborne’s plans for a sugary drinks tax. In his 2016…

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