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Survey suggests teenage smokers are at record low
The number of young people who have tried smoking has dropped to its lowest ever recorded figure, according to recent…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… In memoriam: Anoop…
Dentistry
Drinking alcohol or smoking more disruptive for sleep than caffeine
Drinking alcohol or smoking before bed can be more disruptive for sleep patterns than drinking coffee, research shows. A study…
Oral health
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dentists in England…
Dentistry
Age limit for purchasing cigarettes should increase to 21, campaigners say
Banning under-21s from purchasing cigarettes would help crack down on young adults smoking, campaigners are saying. Currently anybody over the…
Oral health
Financial incentives could help smokers quit and save NHS billions
New evidence suggests that paying people to quit smoking could save the NHS billions of pounds The findings, published by the Cochrane…
Dentistry
Government plans to eliminate smoking from Britain by 2030
The government is planning on eliminating smoking from Britain under leaked plans published in the Daily Mail. Tobacco companies will be…
Oral health
Reality TV encouraging children to take up smoking and drinking
Reality TV could be encouraging children and younger people to smoke and drink, public health experts are warning. Nottingham University…
Oral health
San Francisco becomes first city to introduce e-cigarette ban
San Francisco is introducing a ban on the sales of e-cigarettes until their effects on health are clearer. The ban…
Oral health
Smoking significantly increases the risk of developing eye disease
Specialists are warning that smokers are twice as likely to lose their vision compared to a non-smoker. Despite the connection,…
Dentistry
Excessive computer use linked to poor oral health in teenagers
Excessive computer use could be putting teenager’s oral health at risk, a new study shows. Teenagers who spend three hours…
Oral health
Young women who smoke at higher risk of major heart attack
While smoking increases the likelihood of heart attack in both men and women of all ages, it has a much…
Dentistry
Tokyo 2020 set to become first smoking-free olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics is announcing a total ban on smoking, including e-cigarettes, at all outdoor and indoor…
Oral health
Smoking risk in children falls since tobacco display ban
According to a new University of Stirling study, the risk of 11 to 16-year-olds taking up smoking has fallen following the…
Dentistry
Smoke levels drop by 81% in Scottish prisons
Air quality improved significantly in Scottish jails the week after a smoking ban was introduced. Second-hand smoke levels dropped by…
Oral health
Disney introduces smoking ban in its parks
Disney is banning smoking at Walt Disney World, Disney Land and water parks from today. Vaping and smoking can now only take…
Oral health
New intervention doubles quit rate among smokers with mental illness
A dedicated intervention to help people with severe mental illness stop smoking can double quit rates at six months compared…
Dentistry
Dementia rates fall thanks to smoking decline
New research has found that the risk of developing dementia is falling, thanks to lifestyle improvements such as a reduction in smoking…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental charges set…
Dentistry