Oral health and mouth cancer

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A new method of tooth repair?

Stem cells hold the key to wound healing, as they develop into specialised cell types throughout the body – including in teeth.

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Call for 'calorie tax'

Campaigners are calling for a 'calorie tax' in a bid to slash high sugar and salt content in our food and drink.

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Visits to the dentist decline in old age, especially among minorities

Visits to the dentist drop significantly after adults turn 80, finds a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and the...

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Dental nurses join groups in care home crisis meeting

Dental nurse representatives joined a BDA roundtable event yesterday (Monday) to discuss the crisis in care home dental care.

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Give a Healthy Smile campaign launches

Community Dental Services is joining forces with the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) to lead a national campaign that will improve the lives of...

Features

Oral health in a sensory world

We are all hardwired into thinking that everyone can clean their teeth. But, as Neil MacKay explains, there may be some invisible barriers

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Excessive computer use linked to poor oral health in teenagers

​Three hours of computer use each day is enough to put a teenager at risk of poor oral health, a new study reveals.

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Call for dental revolution in care homes

A new Care Quality Commission report has found that care home residents do not always have access to dentists and are not getting the support they...

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Poor oral health linked to a 75% increase in liver cancer risk

A new study links poor oral health to a 75% increase in liver cancer risk.

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Water fluoridation welcomed

The dental profession has applauded local authorities that are taking forward water fluoridation.

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Brush DJ to get oral health funding

Brush DJ, the free and NHS approved toothbrushing app, has won support from Health Innovation Manchester’s Momentum Fund to improve the oral health of...

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TV’s Gabby Logan helps promote healthy smiles

​TePe is working with TV sports presenter Gabby Logan throughout 2019 to help promote healthy smiles.