The chair of the British Fluoridation Society (BFS) Barry Cockcroft CBE, has welcomed a statement made by the minister of state for the Department of Health and Social Care, Will Quince, of his intention to proceed with increasing the coverage of community water fluoridation schemes in North East England.
The London Tobacco Alliance (LTA) was launched on October 26, 2022, to enable partners to accelerate efforts to eliminate smoking in London.
Researchers from the University of Birmingham are developing a new probe to detect gum disease. The technology is hoped to be crucial in detecting early-stage heart or lung disease, type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.
The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), the UK’s professional association for dental nurses, welcomes the statement issued by Dental Protection today that “Female dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs) should be well supported through the menopause and perimenopause to ensure we retain passionate and skilled clinicians in the workforce for as long as possible.”
Female dental care professionals (DCPs) should be well supported through menopause and perimenopause to ensure we retain passionate and skilled clinicians in the workforce for as long as possible, according to Dental Protection.
A new trial published in The BMJ suggests that an offer of up to £400 of shopping vouchers will aid in smokers quitting during pregnancy.
A new study published in Evidence-Based Dentistry suggests second-hand smoke could be linked to poor periodontal health in children.
The latest update from the NHS anticipates “winter pressures and an increase in respiratory infections.”
Researchers in the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute at The Ohio State University College of Medicine suggest that vaping during pregnancy could predispose children to lung diseases such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Henry Schein Dental and Henry Schein Medical UK have teamed up with The Hygiene Bank, a nationwide organisation that provides people in need with hygiene products across the UK, to help tackle hygiene poverty. Hygiene necessities were donated, sorted, packed, and delivered to three local organisations by Henry Schein UK.
Northwestern Medicine has recently released a study suggesting that pregnant smokers reduce their smoking by an average of one cigarette a day before they are aware of the pregnancy.
An Australian study published in the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) has shown that adolescent children exposed to fluoridated water face no negative impacts on emotional development, behavioural development or executive functioning.
In September 2022, a team of 50 determined cyclists took part in the annual Straumann fundraising event and cycled across Northern Spain from Bilbao to Sitges, near Barcelona. The team had set the challenging target of raising £75,000 for this year’s nominated charity, Dentaid.
The study shows that eliminating the bacteria contained by dental plaque should be as vital a part of dental hygiene as brushing your teeth and flossing.
A clear link between obesity and tooth loss has been confirmed in the largest study of its kind of over 200,000 adults which examined BMI, tooth retention, tooth location and age. The major new analysis of health insurance claims and health check-up data found that the higher the BMI, the greater the risk of tooth loss, especially in the over-40s.
