Children’s ‘chalky teeth’
Australian and Chilean researchers solve a 100-year-old mystery and call for education and research to save millions of teeth worldwide.
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Children waiting for care
BBC News NI has reportedly obtained figures that show more than 500 children in the country are waiting for urgent dental treatment. However, the figure does not include the hundreds of children that are also waiting for routine procedures.
Sugar tax
The government has quietly diverted funds from the soft drinks levy, which was targeted to tackle childhood obesity and improve children’s health, to the general tax pot, according to GDPUK.
Growth in teeth whitening
Yahoo! Finance recently shared information from researchandmarket.com’s report, “Teeth Whitening Products Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026".
Preventing gum disease
Blocking function of a blood-clotting protein prevented bone loss from periodontal disease in mice, according to research led by scientists at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health.
NHS England target increased
The British Dental Association has condemned the government’s decision to impose “unrealistic” activity targets on NHS dentists during the Omicron wave.
BADN AGM and anniversary
The event was attended by BADN members, leaders in the dental profession and the press, and was a welcome occasion to mark the history of the association and catch up with colleagues after the original 80th anniversary celebrations were postponed due to the pandemic.
Stem cells to treat depression
Dental pulp taken from the centre of extracted teeth is being tested as a way to treat depression in a new trial, following a theory that stem cells in the pulp may help to encourage the formation of new nerve cells in the brain.
Dementia and missing teeth
Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA) has identified a potential risk factor for dementia that can be found in the mouth.
Gum disease
A University of Birmingham-led study shows an increased risk of patients developing illnesses including mental ill-health and heart conditions if they have a GP-inputted medical history of periodontal disease.
Mandatory vaccination
The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned fast-tracked parliamentary approval of mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers is set to have a calamitous impact on dental services already stretched to breaking point, with new evidence suggesting levels of hesitancy could push thousands out of the workforce.
Students offer free dentistry
The University of Portsmouth Dental Academy has been offering free dental care to homeless people.
Self assessment scams
Scams are getting more and more sophisticated. You might think there is no way you’d ever get caught out, but it’s also highly likely that a convincing-looking message has made you pause for a minute or two, particularly over the past 18 months.
Trends in oral care
Excruciating toothache, yellow teeth, bad breath, and other chronic oral health conditions all impact a person’s overall health and life.
Mandatory vaccination
Eddie Crouch, chair of the British Dental Association (BDA) recently spoke to Mike Graham on Talk Radio TV about the introduction of mandatory covid vaccinations for healthcare workers.
