Smoking survivors and bereaved families heard from the minister for public health on the government’s plans to create a smokefree country at the inaugural meeting of the recently formed All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Smoking and Health.
Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a greater risk of having poor oral health, according to a report released by the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.
The Mouth Cancer Foundation has announced the passing of its past president and dentist, Philip Lewis, a distinguished figure in dentistry who raised awareness for head and neck cancers.
Ministers have unveiled the Employment Rights Bill to help deliver economic security and growth to businesses, workers and communities across the UK.
Thousands of school children will receive free dental health kits, as part of a partnership between Asda and Colgate.
People with a preference for sweets are at a higher risk of developing depression, diabetes, and suffering a stroke, according to research from the University of Surrey.
In Bath and North East Somerset, 14,159 children have not been seen by an NHS dentist in the past year, according to House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats and the Office of Wera Hobhouse.
Smokeless tobacco, also called areca nut, has been attributed to an increased risk of developing oral cancer in a study published in The Lancet Oncology.
Smokers in Liverpool have been encouraged to quit for ‘Stoptober’ as data shows the city’s residents are kicking the habit in record numbers.
An updated stop-smoking team is set to help Wigan borough residents quit during ‘Stoptober’ and beyond.
The dental health benefits of adding fluoride to drinking water may be less now than before fluoride toothpaste was widely available, according to an updated Cochrane review.
Six in ten (61 per cent) NHS dental patients would consider paying for private dental care, according to Denplan’s Oral Health Survey 2024. The top reason was faster treatment access (39 per cent).
Children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in residential special schools and colleges across England are to be offered free NHS dental, eyesight and hearing checks.
Microbiologists have found that toothbrushes and showerheads are covered in an extremely diverse collection of viruses - most of which have never been seen before.
Unigloves, a specialist in hand protection, and KluraLabs, innovators in antimicrobial solutions, have partnered to launch the CrossGuard antimicrobial nitrile glove. The glove eliminates 99.99 per cent of selected bacteria in just 60 seconds.
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