Posts Tagged ‘Stoptober’

Dental Hygiene Tips for People Trying to Stop Smoking This October

Dental Hygiene Tips for People Trying to Stop Smoking This October

This month, the Stoptober campaign is encouraging all smokers to give up smoking permanently. Statistics suggest that if you can give up for 28 days, you’ll have a much higher chance of quitting for good. Smoking is harmful for your oral health and it’s particularly to look after your teeth and gums if you smoke. […]


Hertfordshire Dental Team Encourages Public to Support Stoptober

Hertfordshire Dental Team Encourages Public to Support Stoptober

Members of the team from the special care dental service at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust are urging the public to support this year’s Stoptober campaign, which is designed to help people give up smoking and raise awareness of the health benefits of quitting for good. Stoptober is a 28-day challenge that encourages smokers to give up for […]


Community Dental Workers Support Stoptober Campaign In East Yorkshire

Community Dental Workers Support Stoptober Campaign In East Yorkshire

Community dental workers are working with local businesses and other health professionals to promote the Stoptober campaign, which launches across the UK today. Stoptober is designed to encourage people to give up smoking for October and is based on research, which suggests that if you can give up for 28 days, you’re 5 times more […]


West Country Dentists Support Stoptober Campaign

West Country Dentists Support Stoptober Campaign

Dentists are joining forces with nurses, doctors and other public health figures to support the Stoptober campaign in the West Country. The campaign, which runs nationally every year, is designed to encourage people to give up smoking in October. Smoking increases the risk of a host of life-threatening illnesses and is a major risk factor […]


Stoptober Campaign Hoping To Boost Standards Of General And Oral Health

Stoptober Campaign Hoping To Boost Standards Of General And Oral Health

The government has launched a campaign to encourage people to stop smoking during the month of October. The Stoptober campaign started at the beginning of October and will run for 28 days to try and encourage the 8 million people who smoke in the UK to quit for good. According to stop-smoking charities, people who […]


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 […]