Newspaper campaign
The British Dental Association (BDA) has greeted the Daily Mirror’s launch of a national campaign to save NHS dentistry.
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Help pregnant smokers quit
Analysis of trial data on pregnant smokers, led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, found that the regular use of nicotine replacement products during pregnancy is not associated with adverse pregnancy events or poor pregnancy outcomes.
Child teeth admissions rising
A Liberal Democrat Freedom of Information request has found that there have been 218,005 admissions to hospital for rotting teeth, including more than 100,000 child admissions, since 2018.
Nicotine-free vapes harm lungs
A new study has identified a protein that nicotine-free vape fluid increases in the lung, causing damage including oxidative stress, inflammation and breakdown of the blood vessels.
Amalgam ban
The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned the European Parliament’s vote to ban dental amalgam from January 1, 2025, will send shockwaves across the UK’s already struggling dental services.
Kids oral health education
Dentaid The Dental Charity and Denplan have announced an extension of their partnership that will see more children receiving oral health education in school and nursery.
Brush detects cancer early
A test invented by University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) researchers allows dentists to screen for the most common form of oral cancer with a simple and familiar tool: the brush.
NHS update: Green dentistry
The January 2024 update from the interim chief dental officer focused on encouraging professionals to become more sustainable and take action against climate change through utilising NHS resources.
Council calls for ban on vapes
At December 2023’s full council meeting, councillors asked the leader of Sheffield City Council to write to the secretary of state asking for single-use disposable vapes to be banned.
Global tobacco use declining
Globally there are 1.25bn adult tobacco users, according to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends report released on January 16, 2024.
Metaphors aid communication
According to King's College London researchers, patients can provide a unique insight into their own physical and emotional world through their own words with intentional or unintentional metaphors.
Benefits of fluoridation study
Existing drinking water fluoridation programmes in England still provide marginal savings for the NHS, but there is no guarantee new schemes would continue to do so, a study led by University of Manchester researchers finds.
Investment in oral cancer
A new diagnostic pathway for head and neck cancer will help ensure patients have cancer ruled in or out faster.
8,500 people waiting
With two practices for a town of 35,000, patients in Bridlington are on "a waiting list, for a waiting list".
The healthiest generation
The Labour Party has released details of a new plan to improve young people’s health—the measures including 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments, a supervised toothbrushing programme, vape legislation and promoting healthy diets.
