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How cosmetic dentistry can give patients the smile they’ve always wanted.

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Bristol practice reopens following community outcry

Following a campaign by the local community, a Bristol dental surgery is set to reopen.

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Just two out of 14 Scottish health boards meet smoking target

Alex Cole-Hamilton, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, has said the Scottish Government are running out of puff as he revealed that the health...

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Hospital gives out vapes in quit smoking drive

A new team will be positioned outside the entrance of Hull Royal Infirmary from November 21, 2023, offering staff and visitors who smoke and are over...

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Teen wins ‘against the odds’ award for her transformational story

Lottie Simmonds, a 16-year-old from Caterham, has won an ‘Against the Odds’ award for the orthodontic treatment, which transformed the course of her...

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Quitting smoking cuts your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 30–40 per cent

The brief, jointly developed by WHO, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the University of Newcastle, unveils quitting smoking can lower...

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Minister questions why dentistry was not addressed in the king’s speech

Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat MP for North Shropshire, has criticised the government for failing to address the crisis in NHS dental care.

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‘We must adapt for an ageing population’, says chief medical officer

The chief medical officer’s annual report says we can improve older citizens' quality of life, and this should be a major aim of policy and medical...

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£70m allocated to stop smoking services

Following King Charles III’s speech at the opening of Parliament, the government has announced a package of funding to support stop smoking services....

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Free mouth cancer checks in Bradford and Keighley

With early diagnosis boosting the chances of beating mouth cancer from 50 to 90 per cent, local people across Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and...

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Kings’ speech 2023: 21 bills for legislative reform announced

On November 7, 2023, King Charles III delivered his first address as monarch at the opening of Parliament. The king laid out the government’s...

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MP says the NHS dental crisis is a ‘national scandal’

Simon Lightwood, MP for Wakefield, has renewed his calls to the government to tackle the crisis in dentistry.