Children's dentistry

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Examining the impact of pregnancy on smoking behaviours

Northwestern Medicine has recently released a study suggesting that pregnant smokers reduce their smoking by an average of one cigarette a day before...

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New research shows fluoride exposure has no negative effects on child development

​An Australian study published in the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) has shown that adolescent children exposed to fluoridated water face no...

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Youngest person to have a wisdom tooth extracted

​Nine-year-old, Ryan Scarpelli, has become the youngest person to have a wisdom tooth extracted!

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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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Strictly children only!

Dental practice manager Roxanne Barnes on how to run a kids’ club.

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Playground injury: child’s tooth ripped out on slide

A young boy’s front tooth has been ripped out while he was going down a children’s slide.

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How much influence do your drinking habits have on your children?

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,...

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Malpractice trial awards $95.5 million to child’s family

​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.

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“Now is not the time to scrap the sugar tax”

Tooth decay remains the main reason for hospitals admissions among five to nine year olds, according to data published by NHS Digital.

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BSPD issues paediatric oral health Blueprint for new prime minister’s administration

​As the new prime minister, Liz Truss puts her new administration together and sets out her policies, the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry...

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Crackdown on illegal vape sales in London

​To curb the spread of illegal vapes Kensington and Chelsea council recently conducted a series of raids on vape sellers.