Cancer patients' dental care
Macmillan Cancer Support has renewed its partnership with dental charity Dentaid to help fund a mobile unit at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS).
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Youngest wisdom tooth removal
Nine-year-old, Ryan Scarpelli, has become the youngest person to have a wisdom tooth extracted!
Stoptober launched
A new film featuring recent ex-smoker and Strictly Come Dancing star, James Jordan, explores how quitters can gain the confidence to quit for good this Stoptober.
Practice cancer fundraising
The UK’s largest dentistry provider, {my}dentist, has launched its brand-new dental practice in Port Talbot . To celebrate it is making a donation to the fundraising effort for toddler, Olivia Finch.
Vegetarian diets
Eating fresh fruits and vegetables gives us the vitamins and minerals we need to live a healthy life. The nutrition you get from food contributes to your oral health as well. Not eating enough nutritious foods can contribute to vitamin and mineral deficiencies that can negatively impact oral health.
Preparing for October 2022
The September NHS dentistry and oral health update focused on upcoming changes to be dental contract.
Quiet quitting
Why are we seeing more health care professionals leaving their jobs or reducing their hours to spend more time with family or for themselves? The work ethic has changed drastically in recent years – and, post-pandemic, ‘quiet quitting’ is the new trend.
Playground injury
A young boy’s front tooth has been ripped out while he was going down a children’s slide.
“Horrendous” tooth pain
A woman from Nottingham has resorted to extracting her own teeth following a five month wait for an appointment with her dentist.
Parental drinking concerns
Led by Dr Megan Cook and Professor Emmanuel Kuntsche, from the Centre of Alcohol Policy Research at La Trobe’s School of Psychology and Public Health, the team surveyed 329 children, aged four to six years old.
Menthol ban helping smokers
An European Union wide ban came into effect on methanol cigarettes came into effect on May 20, 2022. New research from Imperial College London suggests that the ban has been effective in getting smokers to quit.
A gel to save your gums!
A new topical gel has been developed which changes the makeup of bacteria in the mouth, in turn suppressing inflammation and halting gum disease.
Malpractice trial settlement
In 2016, four-year-old Nevaeh Hall’s family took her to a local Houston dentist to have a few teeth extracted due to decay.
Oral diseases and diabetes
Common chronic diseases and oral health issues could have a reciprocal and compounding impact on each other suggests a new study.
Alcohol and cancer guidance
Guidance has been issued to health care professionals in Scotland on the link between alcohol and cancer.
