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Water fluoridation an ‘effective and safe’ measure
Water fluoridation is an effective and safe public measure, Public Health England has found in its latest report. Public Health…
Oral health
Nestlé reduces sugar in products by 2.6 billion teaspoons
Nestlé UK and Ireland has cut more than 2.6 billion teaspoons of sugar from its products since 2015. It claims…
Oral health
Is a signed letter in the Daily Telegraph really the right way forward?
Publishing a signed letter in the Daily Telegraph isn’t the best way to get results, Michael Watson argues. On the day that…
Blog
Half of children’s sugar comes from unhealthy snacks and drinks
Half of children’s sugar intake comes from consuming unhealthy snacks and sugary drinks, Public Health England says. It goes on…
Oral health
Current oral health guidelines should be updated for modern-day ‘grazing’ culture
Public health guidelines for oral health aren’t aligned with our modern day lifestyles, a new report claims. The report, titled Eat,…
Oral health
Some good news at last
The launch of the Dental Check by One programme is at last some good news for dentistry, Michael Watson says.…
Blog
NHS dental practices not accepting new patients
Almost half of NHS dental practices aren’t accepting new adult patients and only three-fifths are accepting new child patients. That’s…
Dentistry
Government’s war against childhood obesity
Dental practices and teams need support and funding to take the oral health message out from the dental practice, Michael…
Blog
PHE toolkit launched to measure dental staff’s impact on public’s health
PHE and the RSPH have published ‘Everyday Interactions’, a toolkit and survey to support healthcare professionals record and measure their public health impact.…
Dentistry
New food industry guidelines published to reduce sugar in UK diets
New guidelines setting out the approaches the food industry should take to reduce the net amount of sugar children consume…
Oral health
Food industry challenged to reduce sugar in its products by 20%
Public Health England has challenged the food industry to cut sugar in its products by 20% by 2020. It has suggested that…
Oral health
Children consume half their recommended sugar intake at breakfast
Children consume half their daily recommended sugar intake before they start school, Public Health England has claimed. On average children…
Oral health
Sugar tax could reduce cases of tooth decay by 270,000
The sugar tax could help reduce tooth decay by around 270,000 cases every year, a new study has shown. The…
Oral health
Public Health England launches tool to improve children’s oral health
Public Health England has launched a new tool that will empower local authorities to make effective long-term investments in prevention.…
Oral health
COHIPB – England’s answer to Childsmile – is launched
The Children’s Oral Health Improvement Programme Board (COHIPB) has been launched in England to help combat children’s oral health issues.…
Oral health
PHE to challenge food industry over added sugar
Public Health England (PHE) is challenging the food and drinks industry to remove at least 20% of the sugar in its…
Oral health
Sara Hurley tells it straight
After Sara Hurley’s latest talk at the Conference of Local Dental Committees, Michael Watson explains how dentistry is run in…
Dentistry
Cameron hints at sugar tax U-turn
A sugar tax is on the way, David Cameron has hinted – in what appeared to be a dramatic policy…
Dentistry
More severe decay in special schools
Children in special schools have fewer decayed teeth than children in mainstream schools but those affected have more severe decay.…
Oral health