Posts Tagged ‘children’s dentistry’

Could Parents Be Putting Millions of Children’s Oral Health at Risk?

Could Parents Be Putting Millions of Children’s Oral Health at Risk?

New research has suggested that parents could be putting up to seven million children’s oral health at risk because they are unaware of a highly effective preventative dental treatment, which is available free of charge on the NHS. Research conducted by mydentist revealed that 60 percent of parents are unaware of the availability of fluoride […]


BDA Calls For Urgent Action to Stem Rising Tide of Childhood Decay

BDA Calls For Urgent Action to Stem Rising Tide of Childhood Decay

The British Dental Association has called for urgent action to tackle childhood decay in the UK. Leading dentist Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen was speaking following the publication of figures that suggest thousands of children required dental treatment in hospital last year. Mr Overgaard-Nielsen said it is well documented that decay is the most common reason for childhood hospital […]


Cardigan Dentists Urge Parents to Promote Healthy Eating at Home

Cardigan Dentists Urge Parents to Promote Healthy Eating at Home

A Cardigan dental team is encouraging parents to promote healthy eating at home in a bid to reduce rates of tooth decay and educate children about the importance of eating a healthy diet. The team from mydentist is working with community organisations and parents to teach children about which foods are good and bad for you […]


Brighton student is all smiles after winning competition to design tooth-friendly snacks

Brighton student is all smiles after winning competition to design tooth-friendly snacks

A year 4 student from Peter Gladwin primary school in Brighton is all smiles after she was crowned the winner of a competition to design healthy, tooth-friendly snacks. Ellie Rickard, who is 9 years old, created a healthy, nutritious snack menu, which included celery and carrot sticks and dips, breadsticks, natural yoghurt and fresh fruit, […]


Milton Keynes Dental Team Celebrates National Award

Milton Keynes Dental Team Celebrates National Award

A dental team from Milton Keynes is celebrating after being crowned the winners of a national award. Cherry Trees Dental was named the winner in the UK’s ‘Best Children’s Dental Health Initiative’ category at the Private Dentistry Awards. The award was given in recognition of the success of a programme implemented in local schools in […]


Author Helps to Ease Children’s Dental Phobia

Author Helps to Ease Children’s Dental Phobia

A 48 year old author from Sarnia in Canada hopes to help children that feel about over visiting the dentist with her first book ‘Chico’s First Trip to the Dentist’. Jen Dafoe has undergone 38 surgeries, 5 of which were brain surgeries, and so is no stranger to the anxiety of visiting a doctor. ‘Chico’s First Trip […]


Colgate Joins Forces With The British Dental Association To launch Oral Health Month

Colgate Joins Forces With The British Dental Association To launch Oral Health Month

Colgate is teaming up with the British Dental Association to launch a national campaign to encourage people to take good care of their teeth and gums. Oral Health Month will run throughout September, with practices all over the UK taking part and raising awareness of oral health issues. Colgate will be also be building on […]


Kidderminster Parents Encouraged To Look After Their Children’s Oral Health

Kidderminster Parents Encouraged To Look After Their Children’s Oral Health

Parents in Kidderminster are being invited to attend informal sessions about oral health today at Tree Tops Children’s Centre. Oral health experts will be attending the sessions, which run from 9.30am until 3.30 pm, to offer children dental checks and provide parents with information about oral hygiene, healthy eating and encouraging children to give up […]


What’s The Ideal Age To Take Your Kids To See A Dentist?

What’s The Ideal Age To Take Your Kids To See A Dentist?

A survey was recently undertaken of almost 500 parents with under 12’s to check whether people had an understanding of how often and how young you should take your child to the dentist. It found that almost half didn’t take their kids regularly. One in five wrongly understood that they had to take their children […]


New Survey Reveals Half Of Children Do Not See A Dentist Regularly

New Survey Reveals Half Of Children Do Not See A Dentist Regularly

A new survey has revealed that half of children in the UK do not see a dentist on a regular basis. The survey, which was conducted by Mintel and involved 2,000 parents, found that half of children do not go for regular dental check-ups and only 57 per cent of parents supervise their children to […]