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Cheap dental X-ray device puts users and patients at risk

LONDON – The British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned dentists about a hand-held X-ray device that exposes users ...

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Mentally ill people found to have poorer oral health

BRISTOL & LONDON – As little research has been conducted on oral health in people with severe mental illness, researchers from the UK have ...

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EU health experts demand taxation of unhealthy food

LONDON, UK/BERLIN, Germany: This week, a UK and a German health society have demanded the introduction of health-related food duties. In order to tackle ...

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John Lennon’s tooth drives mouth cancer awareness in the UK

LONDON – A year after being sold at an auction, one of John Lennon’s molars is touring almost 20 UK dental practices in order to raise ...

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New HPV test may improve oral cancer treatment

LIVERPOOL – Owing to the absence of a uniform testing standard within the NHS, researchers have analysed a new test developed to classify ...

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Acupuncture may provide relief for dry mouth

BRIGHTON, UK: Head and neck cancer patients who undergo radiation often suffer from chronic xerostomia. However, a new study conducted among cancer patients...

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London’s street people in need of dental services

LONDON, UK: Researchers from King’s College London have found that there is a significant need for services providing oral health care to homeless ...

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Researchers discover the origin of teeth

BRISTOL – The evolutionary origin of dental structures is highly debated among experts. Now, a team of international scientists has found evidence ...

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Artist duo designs shoes with teeth sole

LONDON – British designers have created an unusual fashion item by gluing 1,050 fake teeth onto the rubber soles of a pair of leather shoes. The Apex ...

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UK patients trust their dentist more than their doctor

RUGBY – In order to gain better insights into the perception of dentistry in the UK, a communication agency has conducted an online poll among ...

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New gene test enables early oral cancer detection

LONDON – Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London, have developed a new gene test that detects precancerous cells in patients with mouth ...

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Eating vegetables could reduce oral cancer risk

RUGBY, UK: In a large series of studies conducted in Italy and Switzerland, researchers have found that people who ate green vegetables were less likely to ...

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Webinar introduces new technique for composite restorations

LONDON – The use of amalgam for posterior restorations has declined considerably in the last two decades. However, applying aesthetic direct composite...

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Stand Awards return to BDTA Showcase

LONDON – The BDTA Dental Showcase, the UK’s largest dental exhibition, will start this Thursday. The British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) has...

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BDTA to donate up to £10,000 to dental charities

LONDON – The organisers of the UK’s largest dental exhibition, the BDTA (British Dental Trade Association) Dental Showcase, hope to raise funds ...

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International implantology experts gather in London

LONDON – Last week, the International Team for Implantology (ITI), a worldwide independent academic association in the field of implant dentistry, ...

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UK dental patients want to talk more

CHESHAM – A significant number of dental patients in the UK would welcome the opportunity to spend more time talking to their dentist about available ...

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Every second Welsh person has not seen a dentist in two years

CARDIFF, UK: Nearly half of people in Wales did not receive any treatment from NHS dentists over a two-year period, new statistics published by the Welsh ...

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Interview: “Hypnosis gives access to resources in the human spirit”

Dr John Butler, one of the founders of the Institute of Hypnotherapy for Medical and Dental Practice in London, has recently been inaugurated as the ...

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British Dental Health Foundation supports food-labelling campaign

RUGBY, UK: The British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) has announced its support of the British Heart Foundation and the Children’s Food Campaign, who...

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Welsh Assembly member calls for chewing gum tax

CARDIFF, UK: The Welsh could be facing higher prices for chewing gum. An assembly member has called for a 5p tax on every such item to help pay for the cost...

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Titanium implants may carry risk of corrosion

BIRMINGHAM, UK: Titanium medical implants used in dental prostheses and bone-anchored hearing aids may be less robust than commonly believed. Researchers ...

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Trained nose can detect oral disease on bad breath

BRISTOL, UK: The University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol has drawn attention to an unusual course run at its Centre for Research in Biosciences. ...

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Researchers discover enzyme that breaks up biofilm in the mouth

NEWCASTLE, UK: Researchers and dentists from the UK are currently developing a new product from a marine microbe to protect dentures, teeth and gums from ...

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Former dentist becomes oldest Olympic torch-bearer

BOURNEMOUTH, UK: Tony Chivers, a 92-year-old former dentist from Medstead, has become the oldest torch-bearer at this year’s Olympic Games in London. ...

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Polyclinic to offer free dental care to Olympic athletes

LONDON, UK: Athletes participating in the Olympic Games in London will be offered free dentistry and eye care at a new polyclinic in London. Two hundred ...

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Bad teeth impair well-being of ten million UK citizens

BRISTOL, UK: A recently published study conducted by the UK dentistry group Oasis Dental Care has revealed that almost one third of the UK adult population ...

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Dental charity finds best British Olympic smile

RUGBY, UK: British distance runner Mohammed “Mo” Farah has the most striking smile among Great Britain’s Olympians, a survey conducted by ...

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Campaign urges Britons to spit instead of rinse

RUGBY, UK: The British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) estimates that nearly two thirds of UK children leave the tap running while cleaning their teeth. ...

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Every second Briton avoids regular dental check-ups

LONDON – Only half of Britons see a dentist regularly, the latest research by international health-care group Bupa has revealed. The survey also found...

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