Reference/Features | Alcohol and tobacco

An alternative habit?

Annastasia Kellett Wright assesses the current state of vaping in the UK.

Alcohol and tobacco

A rising problem

Philip Silver addresses the perils of smoking.

Oral health and mouth cancer

Switching one bad habit for another?

Selvaraj Balaji discusses developing knowledge and solutions for tobacco cessation.

Alcohol and tobacco

The gateway to poor oral health?

Karen Coates offers advice on communicating the risks of alcohol to patients.

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Assessing the impact

Anne Symons reviews alcohol’s impact on oral health.

Alcohol and tobacco

Forming healthy habits

Vee Shathur discusses the challenges and benefits of kicking old habits, and forming beneficial new ones.

Alcohol and tobacco

Engaging with still-smokers

Why dental professionals must use positivity – and their superpowers!

Alcohol and tobacco

No more smoke and mirrors

Rebecca Waters discusses how dental professionals can minimise aesthetic damage caused by smoking

Aesthetic dentistry

Exhaust every avenue

Michelle Vickers considers the importance of the dental team in raising awareness of head and neck cancer

Diet and nutrition

Smoking and behaviour change

Ex-smoker and dental hygienist Anna Middleton shares some invaluable insights into kicking the habit

Alcohol and tobacco

The C-Word

With No Smoking Day taking place this month, Dental Sky’s Joe Earl considers oral cancer and the need to screen

Alcohol and tobacco

Drink and drugs – what's really going on?

Howard Thomas on why dental teams must take extra time to screen patients for possible symptoms of substance abuse during examinations

Alcohol and tobacco