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Does taxing soft drinks reduce sugar consumption?

A new study from the University of Georgia analysing more than 804 million weekly reports on purchasing suggests that tax on soft drinks may not be...

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Fears of growth in children vaping disposables backed up by new national survey

​The annual YouGov youth survey for Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) carried out in March and published July 7, 2021, shows current vaping among...

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New food strategy will not include a tax on sugar

​Following a report by Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of the Leon restaurant chain, the government has received recommendations on the state of the...

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Dentists call for NHS charge freeze as cost of living crisis bites

​With inflation now at a 40-year high, the British Dental Association (BDA) has called on health secretary Sajid Javid to follow the precedent set...

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Mandatory vaccination: dentistry set to face collateral damage despite U-turn

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the government's move to open a consultation on ending mandatory vaccination, but stressed that...

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£50 million boost for urgent dental care

In the latest ‘NHS dentistry and oral health update’, Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, and Ali Sparke, director for dentistry, community...

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Dentists: higher examination fees will do little to address the backlog of unmet patient care

The British Dental Association (BDA) Scotland has said the higher fees for examination, announced recently, will do little to address the colossal...

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Government’s broken promise on 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...

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New guidelines will not soften blow of Scottish government plans

With high levels of covid and other seasonal infections, and now the emergence of the Omicron variant, dentist leaders stress they will also do...

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Pressure mounts on failed NHS contract: amendments tabled to Health Bill

MPs are continuing to join our call to break from the discredited NHS contract, with amendments now tabled to the landmark Health and Care Bill...

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December hike in NHS dental charges

Dentists have slammed the plan to increase NHS dental charges in England on 14 December – a hike that was postponed from 1 April during the first wave...

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'Cut sugar' campaign will tackle kids' snacking

Parents are to be offered guidelines on kids' snacking as sugar intake continues to rise.

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Report highlights 'shocking' divide between dental health of rich and poor

​A new report reveals a 'shocking' divide between the dental health of the rich and poor.