Posts Tagged ‘Ohio State University’
US Dentists Urged To Do More To Help Patients Quit Smoking
Dentists in America are being urged to do more to help patients quit smoking after a study revealed that only a small proportion of smokers received advice and encouragement from their dentist. Dentists have been urged to offer advice about smoking and oral health and support patients by the US Public Health Service since 1996; […]
Scientists Say That Germs In the Gums May Indicate Ethnicity
Scientists in America have revealed a groundbreaking discovery; bacteria in the gums may now be used to identify ethnicity. Previously, it was thought that all humans had the same ‘healthy bacteria’ in their mouths, but new research suggests otherwise. Scientists from Ohio State University tested more than 400 types of microbes and were able to […]
