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Tooth Whitening Information Group

6 mins read Children's dentistry
One year ago, the Tooth Whitening Information Group was formed to address the urgent need to look into the practice of illegal tooth whitening. Karen Coates discusses the latest aims of the group and what impact it will make on the procedure

A little over a year ago I took up the reins as co-ordinator of the Tooth Whitening Information Group (TWIG), and what a busy year it has been!

TWIG was originally the ‘brainchild’ of Mhari Coxon (dental hygienist and Senior Professional Relations Manager for Philips Healthcare), concerned about the problems of unqualified persons carrying out tooth whitening, and the many suspect toothwhitening products that are available. She approached Dr Nigel Carter OBE (Chief Executive of the British Dental Health Foundation) about how best to raise awareness of the issue and to prevent members of the public from potentially having their teeth damaged by this.

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