Children's dentistry

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Championing oral health in primary schools

​Community Dental Services (CDS) CIC Essex, in partnership with Essex County Council, has been funded by Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care...

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Young people with eating disorders in England are on the rise

Data uncovered by Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner, shows urgent cases are waiting over 12 weeks for treatment.

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Children are increasingly exposed to e-cigarettes on display in shops, and are more likely to buy from small shops

The analysis, by researchers from Imperial College London, used data from the annual ASH survey of youth vaping, collected over five years from 2018...

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Harrogate and district has the longest average waiting time in England for children

The NHS waiting list for specialist dental care in Harrogate & District has reached 1362 children. The figure includes some with severe tooth decay or...

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County council promises action to tackle teen vaping

Following an increase in young people experimenting with vaping, Hampshire County Council has pledged continuing support for a series of education and...

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27,000 children on waiting lists for specialised dental care

27,000 children in England are stuck on NHS waiting lists for specialist dental care, including some with severe tooth decay or other serious dental...

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Impose heavier restrictions on disposable vapes to limit child use, urges committee

The government should consider bringing restrictions on packaging and marketing of vapes in line with those that apply to tobacco products to tackle a...

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Record-setting smiles: charity and dental manufacturer team up to provide cleft lip care

As the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, Dentsply Sirona believes that everyone deserves a healthy smile....

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Society announces 2023 award winners

The winners of the 2023 Max Horsnell Travel Award and National Student Elective Prize have been announced by the British Society of Paediatric...

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Nearly two-thirds of youth would stop vaping with no added sweet flavors, menthol or cooling agents

Major progress could be made in fighting the youth vaping epidemic with a complete restriction on sweet flavourings and cooling agents in both...

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Youth council writes to local MP to urge for action on vaping

Concerns about illegal vape sales to young people raised by members of Blaby District Youth Council have helped inspire legislation change at the...

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Standardised packaging on vapes reduces appeal to teenagers

Research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has found...