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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 17 June 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Love Island…
Dentistry
Ministers urged to crack down on vape marketing to children
The ‘insidious’ marketing of vapes to young people is leaving them so addicted to nicotine they can’t concentrate on lessons.…
Marketing
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 3 June 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Dentist suspended…
Dentistry
Vaping measures to crack down on retailers targeting children
A new government crackdown on vape marketing has kicked off in a bid to reduce the targeting of children and…
Oral health
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 22 April 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… There isn’t…
Dentistry
Vaping ‘should be prescribed’ to reduce oral health risks, says dentist
Tests reveal that some vapes available in the UK that claim to be ‘nicotine-free’ actually contain the same level of…
Health & research
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 10 December 2022
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… New parliamentary inquiry could save…
Dentistry
Smoking levels drop as vaping increases, data reveals
The number of UK people smoking cigarettes has dropped to the lowest level on record – more people use e-cigarettes,…
Oral health
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 3 December 2022
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Overseas registration in dentistry to…
Dentistry
Vaping linked to a higher risk of tooth decay
Patients who use vaping devices are more likely to develop decay, new research has found, showing a ‘significant difference’ in…
Oral health
Pregnant women offered free vapes by London council
Pregnant women will be handed free vapes by a south London council to stop them spending money on cigarettes. Lambeth…
Oral health
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 27 August 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Vaping and oral health –…
Dentistry
Vaping and oral health – an update for the dental team
As headlines concerning e-cigarettes continue to dominate the news, Dr Richard Holliday and Professor Elaine McColl talk through the impact…
Oral health
Smoke-free by 2030 – why vaping is a threat to young people’s lives
‘England’s 2030 smoke-free ambition is missing a point – vaping is a threat to young people’s health.’ With a new…
Oral health
Dentistry Online’s 2020 round up
Following one of the most eventful years in living memory, we look back and review the biggest dental news headlines…
Dentistry
Vaping linked to increased COVID-19 risk among young people
Vaping and e-cigarettes are associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 among teenagers and young people, it has been revealed.…
Oral health
Is vaping really better than smoking for our oral health?
Vaping is making a lot of the headlines recently. Simran Bains looks into what the effects could be on our…
Young Dentist
Number of children smoking continues to decline
The percentage of eight- to 15-year-old children smoking in England has dropped to 4%. That’s according to the latest Health Survey for England, which…
Oral health
Vaping helps more than 70,000 quit smoking
The number of people vaping in Britain has jumped by 12.5% in the last year, reaching 3.6 million. Action on…
Oral health