Tobacco

One in five report using e-cigarettes at least monthly

About one in five respondents use e-cigarettes at least monthly and one in ten use them every day. According to…

Health & research

Children increasingly exposed to vapes on display in shops

Children are increasingly exposed to e-cigarettes on display in shops – and are more likely to buy from small shops.…

Oral health

Middle-age lung screening to be offered to smokers and ex-smokers

Everyone who has ever smoked tobacco in England will be offered lung screenings when they hit middle age.  The new…

Oral health

Ministers urged to crack down on vape marketing to children

The ‘insidious’ marketing of vapes to young people is leaving them so addicted to nicotine they can’t concentrate on lessons.…

Marketing

Canada first country to put health messages on individual cigarettes

Health warnings will be printed on individual cigarettes in Canada in a first-of-its-kind move to combat smoking. According to Health…

Oral health

Vaping ‘should be prescribed’ to reduce oral health risks, says dentist

Tests reveal that some vapes available in the UK that claim to be ‘nicotine-free’ actually contain the same level of…

Health & research

Target for smoke-free England by 2030 ‘will be missed by nearly a decade’

The current target for a smoke free England by 2030 will take an extra 10 years to achieve, according to…

Oral health

New Zealand bans cigarettes for future generations

New Zealand has passed legislation that will gradually phase in a tobacco ban from next year. The law, which was…

Oral health

Vaping and oral health – an update for the dental team

As headlines concerning e-cigarettes continue to dominate the news, Dr Richard Holliday and Professor Elaine McColl talk through the impact…

Oral health

Smoke-free by 2030 – why vaping is a threat to young people’s lives

‘England’s 2030 smoke-free ambition is missing a point – vaping is a threat to young people’s health.’ With a new…

Oral health

Government failed to deliver pledge for a smoke-free England

More than two years have passed since the government made plans for England to be smoke-free by 2030. And a…

Oral health

Secondhand smoke increases risk of oral cancer by more than 50%

People who are exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke could have a 51% higher risk of developing oral cancer. This is…

Oral health

Pandemic increased tobacco use among cigar smokers, says study

Cigar smokers have increased their tobacco use – despite saying they intended to quit over health fears linked to COVID-19.…

Oral health

‘Significant’ drop in cigarette sales after introduction of plain packaging

The introduction of plain, standardised packaging has discouraged the UK public from purchasing cigarettes. This is according to a new…

Oral health

Oxfordshire plans to become first smoke-free county

Oxfordshire’s Health Improvement Partnership Board is discussing plans to become the first smoke-free county in the UK. Action on Smoking…

Oral health

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

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