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Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day may affect colour vision
New research indicates the impact of heavy smoking on a person’s colour vision Writing in Psychiatry Research, scientists have reported on their study of…
Dentistry
MPs call for legal smoking age to be raised to 21
The legal age to buy cigarettes should be raised from 18 to 21 in an aim to deliver a ‘smoke-free…
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… Calls for a…
Dentistry
Health is the main reason smokers want to quit their habit
Health is the main reason Brits give up smoking, a study from the Oral Health Foundation has shown. Around 66%…
Oral health
Smokers 40% less likely to survive cancer 10 years after diagnosis
Smoking cigarettes could stop the ability of the body to fight cancer, research from the University of Leeds shows. Smokers…
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… More than 1…
Dentistry
Pregnant women could be smoking or drinking in private
Pregnant women could be hiding their smoking and drinking habits to avoid negative reactions, a recent study has found. Researchers…
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… Patient charge revenue…
Dentistry
Number of Brits vaping keeps growing
The number of Brits vaping is continuing to increase, according to the latest research from Mintel. Middle-aged Brits have seen…
Dentistry
DNA study links depression with smoking
A study by the University of Edinburgh has found that hundreds of genes have been newly linked to depression, shedding…
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… NHS dentists to…
Dentistry
Smoking ban to be introduced in Scottish prisons
Smoking will no longer be allowed in Scotland’s prisons, with a ban on tobacco taking effect from today. Scotland has…
Oral health
Millions at risk of mouth cancer by being unaware of ‘big three risks’
The Oral Health Foundation is urging people to be more aware of how their lifestyle choices can increase their risk of…
Oral health
Reaching smokers where they live
The next steps in the journey towards the government’s vision of a smokefree generation A new report published on Tuesday by Action on…
Oral health
Oral cancer rates doubled over the last two decades
Mouth cancer cases have more than doubled over the last 20 years, research from the Oral Health Foundation shows. Cases…
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… Report on UK…
Dentistry
New tannoy system shames smokers at hospital
Wakefield hospital is introducing tannoys to shame smokers ignoring the no smoking signs. Staff and visitors can press a button to play…
Oral health
Scientists say ‘vaping worse for your health than smoking’
New research has found vaping could be worse for your health than conventional smoking after all. Scientists are warning that…
Dentistry
Smoking costs communities £12.6 billion every year
Smoking costs communities in England £12.6 billion a year in NHS costs, sick days and smoking breaks. That’s according to…
Oral health