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AI in the workplace

The UK risks a growing divide between organisations who have invested in new, artificial intelligence-enabled digital technologies and those who haven’t, new research suggests.

Does smoking effect genetics?

A new study suggests boys who smoke in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung function.

Research led by Minji Kim, assistant professor of health promotion, education, and behaviour at the University of South Carolina, has found that marketing strategies used by e-cigarette manufacturers increase the likelihood of uptake among otherwise low-risk young adults. These widespread but under-researched strategies use psychographic targeting to appeal to new users based on lifestyles, attitudes and values. Kim published the results in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

‘Life-changing’ dental care

Royal Borough of Kingston Cares (RBKarers), a Kingston-based charity, has secured a £5,000 grant, which allowed it to arrange for a mobile dental unit to be brought to Norbiton.

Rise in alcohol deaths

More work is required on reducing alcohol-related harm, Scottish drugs and alcohol policy minister Elena Whitham has said.

Northumberland quit smoking

Council tenants living in Cramlington and Blyth have taken advantage of a government scheme that is encouraging smokers to swap cigarettes for vapes.

Abuse against DCPs rising

In a Dental Protection survey of over 1,300 UK dental professionals, more than half (57 per cent) say they have experienced or witnessed verbal or physical abuse from patients or their relatives in the past 12 months, with 64 per cent of those saying the incidents resulted from frustration over long waiting times for appointments and 59 per cent saying it related to the treatment they received.

NHS orthodontics initiative

DentalMonitoring is to announce a major NHS initiative for orthodontists with NHS contracts at the British Orthodontic Society’s Congress. From 3-4 pm on Thursday, September 28, the company’s CEO Philippe Salah, along with pioneering Orthodontists who have been using DentalMonitoring with their NHS patients, will reveal how the company is taking NHS practices to a new level of clinical care and practice optimisation.

10 tips for health and safety

Gerard Smithers breaks down how to tackle the potential risks.

Raising legal smoking age?

A study presented at the ESC Congress 2023 suggests that smokers who start below age 20 become more addicted and find it difficult to quit.

Annual NHS dental statistics

New figures published on August 24, 2023, in the annual report on ‘NHS Dental Statistics for England’ in 2022-23, show that the number of patients being seen by NHS dentists remains below pre-pandemic levels.

CPD deadline approaches!

With the August 28 deadline fast approaching, over 2,000 dental care professionals still need to make their annual CPD declaration, with an additional 1,500 who have made a statement but have not yet met their CPD requirements.

Seizure dental damage

Data from the Epilepsy Society shows that half of people who have suffered dental injuries during a seizure have not had them repaired because they can’t afford the treatment. Sixty-nine per cent had broken or chipped teeth, 61 per cent had painful jaws, and 31 per cent had lost teeth.

Vape sales spark alarm bells

Mounting evidence disposable vapes are being used by children should set alarm bells ringing among retailers, says Gillian Mackay. The minister is calling for decisive action to stop the sale of vapes to children.