Archive for the ‘Gum disease’ Category
Gum Disease Linked to Obesity
Gum disease has recently been linked to many serious health conditions including diabetes, strokes and heart attacks and dentists and doctors alike are encouraging their patients to maintain a good levels of oral hygiene. However, a recent study has found that weight loss can also help in the fight against gum disease. Researchers from the […]
Visits to the Hygienist Key to Reducing Heart Disease Risk
A study conducted in Taiwan has revealed that regular trips to the dental hygienist can significantly reduce the risk of heart disease. The study revealed that regular scale and polish treatments can reduce the risk of heart attacks by 24% and the risk of strokes by 13%. Oral health diseases are associated with poor oral […]
Shops Could be Forced to Remove Sweets from Checkout Following Dental Report
Shops in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham could be asked to remove sweets from the checkouts, after a report revealed that half of children under five living in the borough have tooth decay. A report by Hammersmith and Fulham showed that rates of tooth decay were much higher than the London average, which currently […]
Harley Street Practice Manager Set for Dental Mission to Tanzania
A Harley Street dental practice manager is set to visit Tanzania, to brush up on her nursing skills and help hundreds of people in need. Louise Scott, manager of Davies and Associates, has been given two weeks off to fly to Tanzania, to help out on a mission organised by dental charity, Bridge2Aid. Louise is […]
Portsmouth Children Brush Up On Dental Hygiene
Children from Somers Park Primary School were given a lesson in oral hygiene this week. Staff from the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy visited the school to talk to the children about oral hygiene and teach them about the importance of brushing their teeth. Somers Park Primary School is one of 15 schools in the […]
New Mouthwash Could Put an End to Decay
Scientists working on a new mouthwash believe it could eliminate tooth decay. Researchers at UCLA School of Dentistry in the USA believe that they may have come up with the perfect formula to eliminate decay by destroying streptococcus bacteria, which are responsible for decay. Researchers asked twelve people to rinse their mouth out using the […]
Figures Reveal Children in Leicester have Worst Teeth in the UK
Recent figures have revealed that children in Leicester have the worst teeth in the UK. The findings, published by the Dental Observatory and the North West Public Health Observatory, show that the average five-year-old child living in Leicester has at least two rotten or filled teeth, which is significantly higher than the national average of […]
Tyneside Children Brush Up on Oral Hygiene
Children in Tyneside have been brushing up on their oral hygiene habits thanks to the South Tyneside oral health promotion team. The oral health team from South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust has visited a number of schools in the area over the last few weeks and rounded off their oral health road-show tour by spending […]
Dental Student Planning to Swap Colchester for Uganda
A student dental nurse is planning to swap Colchester for Uganda, to help people living in some of the world’s poorest communities. Pippa Tippett from Great Tey is currently in her second year of training at the Colchester Institute and is on placement at Highwoods and St John’s Dental Practice. However, she is soon planning […]
New Dental Clinics Provide Dental Care for Tsunami Survivors
Two new dental clinics have recently opened in Japan, to provide much-needed dental care for the survivors of a devastating tsunami. The clinics, which were funded and constructed by humanitarian agency, AmeriCares, opened in the coastal town of Minamisanriku. The tsunami, which hit Japan on the 11th March, destroyed 95 percent of the town’s infrastructure […]
