Posts Tagged ‘sugary foods’
Leading dentist calls for warning pictures on sugary products to target childhood decay
One of the UK’s most senior dentists has called for warning pictures to be put on sugary products in a bid to reduce rates of tooth decay among children. Professor Nigel Hunt, Dean of dental faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons, believes that foods, which are known to rot teeth, should carry similar warnings […]
Innovative New Film Teaches Children About Oral Health Premieres In Plymouth
A new animated film, which uses innovative technology to beam images around a dome theatre, has premiered in Plymouth. The film, which features Geoffrey the Giant, is one of the first to use immersive vision technology, a form of technology, which projects images around a dome-shape theatre to captivate young audiences. Open Wide and Step […]
Staffordshire Dentist Issues Hidden Sugar Warning For Parents
A Staffordshire dentist has warned parents to be aware of hidden sugars in a bid to tackle high rates of decay among young children. Recent statistics show that a large proportion of children have signs of dental decay before they even start school and dentists are urging parents to take steps to protect their children’s […]
Health Campaigners Launch New Battle Against Sugary Food
Health campaigners have launched a new battle against sugary foods; the Consensus Action on Salt and Health, which was responsible for the campaign against high levels of salt in foods, has now waged war on sugar with the launch of the Action on Sugar. The group has joined forces with medical experts and organisations to […]
British Dental Health Foundation Welcomes New Food Labelling System
The UK’s leading dental charity, the British Dental Health Foundation, has welcomed a new food labelling system, which uses a traffic light code to inform people about the nutritional content of their meals and snacks. Public health minister, Anna Soubry, announced yesterday that a voluntary system of traffic light coding would be introduced to help […]
Fiji Dental Association calls for price increase on junk food
Representatives from the Fiji Dental Association have called for a price increase on junk food to try and reduce the number of people suffering from dental health problems. Dr Vikash Singh, president of the association, has spoken out after people started to question the price of private dental care. Dr Singh said that dentists had […]
Dental problems contributing to more hospital admissions than asthma
Recent research has revealed that dental decay is putting more children in hospital than asthma in regional Australia. The research report, which was compiled by representatives from the Melbourne Dental School, the Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, Barnardo’s Australia and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, shows that children in regional Australia have much lower standards […]
Survey reveals young Scots have poor standards of oral hygiene
The Scottish Health Survey has revealed that young Scots have poor oral hygiene, which is consequently affecting their oral health. The survey found that older people are much more likely to keep an eye on their sugar intake than those in the 16-24 age bracket. According to the NHS and dental experts across the UK, […]
Volunteers host free dental event in Michigan
A team of volunteers will host a free three hour event to raise awareness of oral health in Michigan. Dental professionals from the Muskegon District Dental Society will be joined by students from Ferris State University and Grand Rapids Community College to host a fair to improve access to oral healthcare in Muskegon. During the […]
Dentists prepare for Halloween holiday
Dentists across America are preparing for one of the biggest holidays of the year, Halloween. Halloween is notoriously popular in America and many families go to great lengths to celebrate; however, for dentists it can be a worrying time as children often consume large amounts of sweet, sugary foods, which could harm their teeth. In […]
