Posts Tagged ‘give up smoking’

BDHA Lends Support To Stoptober Campaign

BDHA Lends Support To Stoptober Campaign

The British Dental Health Foundation is backing the national stop smoking campaign, Stoptober. Stoptober is taking place throughout October and the aim is to get 8 million smokers to give up. The campaign has been launched by the government with the aim of educating people about the dangers of smoking and providing them with the […]


BDA supports new anti-smoking initiatives

BDA supports new anti-smoking initiatives

The British Dental Association has joined other members of the Smokefree Action Coalition in backing the government’s new initiatives to try and encourage people to give up smoking. Last week, the government announced that shops will no longer be able to display boxes of cigars and cigarettes and there are also plans to ban enticing […]


Free dental products for patients who give up smoking

Free dental products for patients who give up smoking

Dentists in Deal and Dover have promised to give patients who manage to give up smoking free dental products. The programme is being run in conjunction with NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent’s Stop Smoking Service; so far, ten dental practices have agreed to participate. Smoking is a major contributor to serious health conditions, including several […]