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Welsh parents urged to start caring for their children’s teeth earlier

Welsh parents urged to start caring for their children’s teeth earlier

Parents in Wales have been advised to start taking care of their children’s teeth at an earlier age. Maria Morgan, senior lecturer in dental public health at Cardiff University, said that many parents are not aware that they need to start taking steps to protect their child’s teeth when they’re still babies and this is […]


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 […]


Could Strong Coffee Be The Solution For Healthy Teeth?

Could Strong Coffee Be The Solution For Healthy Teeth?

A study has suggested that drinking strong coffee on a regular basis could help to keep the teeth clean and healthy. Research carried out by a team at the Federal University in Rio de Janeiro, revealed that coffee containing a lot of caffeine helped to destroy harmful bacteria and plaque. Researchers analysed the impact of […]


Dental Experts Say That Fillings Are Unnecessary For Children

Dental Experts Say That Fillings Are Unnecessary For Children

Dental experts in the UK have suggested that fillings are unnecessary for young children. Research carried out at the University of Manchester revealed that around 40 per cent of 5 year olds in the UK have tooth decay and 10 per cent have a filling. Some dental experts have suggested that fillings are unnecessary because […]


Dental expert warns against child neglect

Dental expert warns against child neglect

A dental expert has warned that children are being routinely neglected by dentists. Professor of Children’s Dentistry, Monty Duggal, claimed that children as young as two years old are being neglected by dentists and treated poorly as a result of an ineffective care system. Professor Duggal claimed that many dentists feel that it is a […]


Dental problems contributing to more hospital admissions than asthma

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 […]