Oral health and mouth cancer

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Six-month dental check-ups not necessary for healthy adults

​A new review suggests six-monthly check-up appointments do not improve oral health.

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Mechanism linking gum disease to inflammatory conditions discovered

A team of scientists and clinicians have discovered the mechanism between the association between periodontal disease and other inflammatory...

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What’s in your OHE toolkit?

Frances Robinson offers a three-step guide to ensuring patient compliance at every appointment – whatever their age!

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Consuming sugary beverages while breastfeeding affects cognitive development in children

​Breastfeeding mums on a high sugar diet may impact developmental outcomes of their offspring during infancy.

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Helping breast cancer patients

Julie Deverick on the importance of dental team support

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Oral health inequalities a major issue in reducing extractions

​Targeted Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) should be included in any programme to drive down the unacceptable level of dental decay in children.

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Call for national effort to ‘stop the rot’ on child tooth decay

Rotting teeth remain the leading cause of hospital admission among five to nine year olds, new figures reveal.

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New report reveals impact of COVID-19 on nation's oral health

A mouth cancer specialist reveals he received only three referrals during lockdown compared to 100 cases over the same period of time before the...

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Ban misleading '1 of your 5 a day' claims on so-called healthy snacks

​Health experts are calling for the government to ensure so-called 'healthy' fruit snacks for children are labelled properly.

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12-month long waiting times for tooth extractions set to lengthen

The British Dental Association (BDA) has joined with sector leaders and learning disability charity Mencap to press Matt Hancock to set out an action...

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Can artificial intelligence beat humans for dental diagnosis?

New research suggests AI diagnostic systems can identify tooth decay in X-rays with more accuracy and consistency than human clinicians.

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Mother nature and oral health

Your patients’ wishes for a brighter, more eco-friendly future, might just lie in your hands