Oral health and mouth cancer

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Oral health neglect affects half of the world

​A new Global Oral Health Status Report published on November 18, 2022, by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides the first-ever comprehensive...

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Thousands of new patients to be offered dental appointments

Around 28,000 new patients are set to be offered appointments at dental practices in Swansea Bay by April 2023.
Updated contracts agreed with dental...

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Mouth Cancer Action Month: NHS update

November marks the annual Mouth Cancer Action Month, the most extensive campaign for mouth cancer awareness. The latest NHS update from Ali Sparke,...

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Be mouth-aware

The number of people in the UK being diagnosed with mouth cancer has doubled within a generation but too few people know how to spot it early,...

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Record high of mouth cancer cases

​Figures collected by the Oral Health Foundation show that 8,864 people in the UK were diagnosed with the disease last year. This has increased by 34...

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MP calls on the government to listen to tobacco retailers

​An All Party Group (APPG) on Smoking and Health heard on November 1, 2022, the results of a survey showing that the majority of tobacco retailers...

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Community water fluoridation project to proceed

The chair of the British Fluoridation Society (BFS) Barry Cockcroft CBE, has welcomed a statement made by the minister of state for the Department of...

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Largest gingivitis study in Europe concludes brushing is not enough

​The study shows that eliminating the bacteria contained by dental plaque should be as vital a part of dental hygiene as brushing your teeth and...

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Renewed partnership to provide free dental care to for Southampton cancer patients

​Macmillan Cancer Support has renewed its partnership with dental charity Dentaid to help fund a mobile unit at University Hospital Southampton NHS...

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Practice launch supports toddler’s cancer treatment 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...

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“Horrendous” tooth pain results in DIY tooth extraction

​A woman from Nottingham has resorted to extracting her own teeth following a five month wait for an appointment with her dentist.

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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.