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Dental Health

Surely People Don't Die From a Toothache?

Mark Topley | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK
Read More: Rwanda, Dental Health, Surgery, Disease, Health, Africa, Tooth Decay, Tanzania, Ngos, Dentist, Death, UK Impact, UK News
Mark Topley

It is 2013 and people are still dying from untreated dental decay. Two of our teams have just returned from the regions of Musoma and Bukoba in Tanzania, where for 10 days they have been training local health workers in emergency dentistry.

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Top Tips for Trooper Teeth

Neil Sinclair | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Dental Health, Dental Care, Tooth Fairy, Commando Dad, Children's Health, UK Lifestyle News
Neil Sinclair

This blog was developed in association with Dominique Tillen, founder of Brush Baby - specialists in dental care for babies and young children. I rec...

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I Can Never Understand Toothpaste

Daniel Johnson | Posted 04.11.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Dental Health, Toothbrushes, Consumerism, Capitalism, Toothpaste, Comedy, Dental Hygiene, UK Comedy News
Daniel Johnson

Some toothpastes have 'whitening' as a bonus feature, and some have 'extra-whitening'. Some have no whitening at all. What is the correct amount of whitening to expect from a toothpaste? And if your toothpaste doesn't offer whitening, what colour will your teeth be?

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Are Your Brushing Habits Risking Your Health?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 11.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Dental Health, British Dental Health Foundation, UK News, Dental Oral Health, Oral Health, Dentists, Health News, Brushing Teeth, Teeth, Slideexpand, Video, UK Lifestyle News

Poor oral hygiene may increase risk of cancer death, scientists claim. An increased amount of dental plaque has been linked to premature cancer dea...

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Dentist 'Robs Woman Of Teeth And £4,000'

Caters | Posted 29.05.2012 | UK
Read More: Dental Health, Refund, Crown, UK News, Legal Loophole, News, Dental Implants, Dentistry, Caters, Nhs, Private Work, Cornwall News, UK News

A dentist robbed a woman of her teeth and left her feeling like a "monster" after botched implant treatment. Despite paying over £4,000 for the t...

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Dental X-Rays 'Brain Tumour Risk'

PA | Posted 10.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Dental Health, Dental Care, X-Rays, UK News, British Dental Association, Brain-Tumour-UK, UK Wellbeing, Dental X-Rays, UK Health News, UK Lifestyle News

Frequent dental X-rays may significantly increase the risk of non-malignant brain tumours, say researchers. Over a lifetime, having dental X-rays c...

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Could Bad Breath Aid Stem Cell Research?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 27.02.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Dental Health, UK News, Halitosis, Hydrogen Sulphide, Stem Cells, Nippon Dental University, Liver Stem Cells, Stem Cell Research, UK Health News, UK Lifestyle News

The gas compound that causes bad breath and flatulence (hydrogen sulphide (H2S)), could fuel the growth of liver stem cells, Japanese scientists have ...

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Healthy Teeth, Healthy Heart, Say Experts

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Dental Health, Ukhealth-News, Inflammation, Heart Disease, Teeth, Dentist, Heart Attack, Study, Dental Hygiene, UK Lifestyle News

Regular trips to the dentist could help keep more than just your teeth in good health. Health experts from the Veterans General Hospital in Taipei, fo...

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