E-cigarette

Vapes ‘95% safer’ than cigarettes messaging was unwise, says health expert

A leading health expert has argued that the message that vapes are ‘95% safer’ than cigarettes has backfired.  Dr Mike…

Dentistry

Switching smokers to vapes ‘could save NHS half a billion a year’

Swapping cigarettes for vapes could save the NHS ‘more than half a billion a year’, according to a new study. …

Health & research

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

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

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

Teenagers accessing e-cigarettes for experimentation

Teenagers are accessing e-cigarettes for experimentation according to a new study by BMC Public Health. The study has called for…

Oral health