Children's dentistry

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Disposable vapes banned to protect children's health

Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health, the...

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Banning vapes will help end the ‘smoking epidemic’, charity says

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has announced its support for the government’s plans to tackle the rise in young people vaping with a ban on...

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Young people urged to get HPV vaccine as school programme stalls

Health experts are encouraging young people to ensure they get the HPV vaccine, as statistics reveal that approximately one-in-six girls and...

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Trust extends support to help more pregnant families quit smoking

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has given the green light on funding for its Phoenix Team, a maternity tobacco-dependence treatment...

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Over 100,000 child hospital admissions for rotting teeth since 2018

A Liberal Democrat Freedom of Information request has found that there have been 218,005 admissions to hospital for rotting teeth, including more than...

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Charity expands its children’s oral health education programme

Dentaid The Dental Charity and Denplan have announced an extension of their partnership that will see more children receiving oral health education in...

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The next generation should be chasing their dreams, not a dentist appointment, say politicians

The Labour Party has released details of a new plan to improve young people’s health—the measures including 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments,...

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Society demands an end to age-profiling asylum seekers with dental X-rays

The president of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), Paula Waterhouse is calling for an end to the unethical practice of taking dental...

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Recognising excellence in paediatric dental care

Dental practices are reminded that there is only a month to get their entries in for the 2024 NASDAL Dental Check by One Practice of the Year award....

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Wirral MP calls for improved dental care for all children

Margaret Greenwood MP is calling on the government to develop a comprehensive national children’s oral health strategy to reduce waiting times and...

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Raising the age of sale for tobacco will give every child a smokefree start, say baby charities

​A coalition of baby charities has backed the prime minister Rishi Sunak’s plans to increase the age of sale for tobacco by one year, every year, from...

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Public health team receives award for children’s tooth decay campaign

A Lancashire public health team has scooped the national Quality Improvement Award for its work on bringing down the rates of children’s tooth decay...