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BMI not best method for measuring childhood obesity, study suggests
Alternative methods should be used to measure childhood obesity, according to researchers, who say Body Mass Index (BMI) can ‘misidentify…
Dentistry
Labour pledge to ban junk food advertising to children
As part of Labour’s Child Health Action Plan, the party has pledged to tackle childhood obesity by banning junk food…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 18 November 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Introducing Dentistry’s…
Dentistry
Obesity twice as high for children living in most deprived areas
New data shows that obesity prevalence is twice as high for children living in the most deprived areas compared to…
Dentistry
Sugar tax may have reduced hospital admissions for child tooth extractions, study suggests
The sugar tax may have reduced the amount of child hospital admissions for tooth extractions, according to new research. Also…
Dentistry
Obesity rates drop among primary school children, statistics show
New statistics show obesity prevalence among four and five year olds in reception classes fell below 10% in 2022/23. Statistics published yesterday…
Dentistry
Weight loss jabs to be sold in UK chemists
Weekly weight loss jabs are to be sold at high street pharmacies in the UK, sparking concern from health experts.…
Dentistry
Nursing Matters – the worrying truth about baby food
This month, Gemma Forsythe discusses the importance of educating patients on the sugar content of baby food. Action On Sugar…
Dental Nursing
‘Utterly dispiriting’ – dental profession reacts to government plans to scrap the sugar tax
Last week, reports revealed that Liz Truss is planning to reverse the sugar tax – a move that has attracted…
Oral health
BSDHT backs government’s fight over Kellogg’s high-sugar legal case
Kellogg’s hit the headlines this week. The BBC and other media outlets report the cereal maker has started legal proceedings…
Oral health
Dentists should log BMI of children, say health experts
Dentists and their teams should log the BMI of child patients when they attend the practice. This is a suggestion…
Oral health
Sugar overload – 80% of seven-year-olds exceed daily limit
Four in five seven-year-olds are consuming excessive levels of sugar, according to a new study. The research reveals that at…
Oral health
Children’s dental health – where are we heading?
In February, Americans raised awareness on the topic of children’s dental health. In a conversation with Claire Stevens, Jeylan Ramis…
Oral health
Animal therapy in practice reduces dental fear among children
Animal-assisted therapy is a good way to calm down children who have a phobia of going to the dentist. This…
Dentistry
One quarter of year six schoolchildren now obese, says NHS
Obesity rates among infants has soared by almost 5% in only one year, new statistics reveal. Between 2019-20 and 2020-21,…
Dentistry
Babies and toddlers ‘could be getting addicted to sugary foods’
Snacks marketed as infant food contain such high levels of sugar that it could encourage a taste for sugar among…
Oral health
Childhood obesity connected to health inequalities, says think tank
Significant health inequalities have led to thousands of young children in England living overweight or obese. New research analysing the…
Oral health
Holistic dentistry – whole body health
James Goolnik explains how dental professionals can help patients to be systemically healthier. At dental school we all learned a…
Oral health
Paediatric care – setting the foundation
Yasamin Yousefi and Ama Salaudeen discuss the crisis in children’s tooth extractions and how one initiative can help dental teams…
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