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Gum disease 'does not cause heart trouble': Any link 'coincidental', say scientists - Daily Mail 19/04/12

Thu Apr 19 06:14:53 +0000 2012

"The belief that gum disease can lead to heart attacks and strokes is unfounded, experts said yesterday."

Tags: Dental Health Health News Heart Diseases Daily Mail

Don't forget your toothbrush...it may be a lifesaver - Daily Mail 14/04/12

Sun Apr 15 14:26:38 +0000 2012

"Going to the dentist is a chore, and a necessity if we want to keep our own teeth. But there may be more broad-ranging benefits. "

Tags: Daily Mail Health News Dental Health Diagnosis

Dentist Adrian Heath who ran for Parliament 'groped breasts of four patients' - Daily Mail 16th March 2010

Tue Mar 16 05:30:57 +0000 2010

"A dentist who once ran for Parliament groped four female patients after claiming he was worried that their glands were swollen, a court heard yesterday. Adrian Heath, who stood for the Liberal Democrats in the last general election, allegedly touched women while they were in his dentist's chair in a way that had 'no clinical justification'. "

Tags: Dental Health Professional Discipline Ethics Health News UHN Daily Mail

Health News: How cranberry juice prevents tooth decay and man-made muscle allows stroke patients to blink - Daily Mail 15th March 2010

Tue Mar 16 05:23:58 +0000 2010

"In other highlights from health news this week, new benefits of cranberry juice and how a 'man-made' muscle can give back stroke patients the function of their unhealthy eye."

Tags: Dental Health Diet Nutrition Stroke Ophthalmology Health News IHN Daily Mail

Acid syringe 'could spell an end to dentist's drill' - Daily Mail 7th February 2010

Sun Feb 07 19:09:10 +0000 2010

"It could finally spell an end to the dreaded whine of the dentist's drill. The most traumatic weapon in a dentist's armoury may soon be a thing of the past under a radical new technique which attacks teeth with acid."

Tags: Dental Health IHN News Daily Mail

Tory health spokesman sees new style of dental provision - The Whitehaven News 3rd February 2010

Thu Feb 04 08:28:08 +0000 2010

"SHADOW health secretary Andrew Lansley visited Whitehaven last week to see the new and improved dental facilities in the town."

Tags: Dental Health Access Health News CLHN The Whitehaven News

Children's health is deteriorating report warns - Daily Telegraph 3rd February 2010

Wed Feb 03 07:34:48 +0000 2010

"Britian's youngest children have worse teeth and are more likely to be overweight than a decade ago, despite more than £10billion of investment, a report has found. "

Tags: Dental Health Obesity Children Epidemiology Health News UHN Daily Telegraph

The expert's guide to healthy teeth - Daily Mail 1st January 2010

Tue Feb 02 05:14:01 +0000 2010

"Dental surgeon Lance Knight recommends products for healthy teeth... If a crown or filling falls out, make a temporary plug to prevent pain and sensitivity by chewing a piece of sugar-free gum and then gently nudging it into the space. "

Tags: Dental Health Health News UHN Daily Mail

They sound bizarre: saliva stones that grow in the mouth, ruining appetite and making chewing agony - yet they're far more common than many everyday ailments - Daily Mail 1st January 2010

Tue Feb 02 05:11:26 +0000 2010

"The aroma from the roast beef and Yorkshire pudding was delicious. But as Seanne Brearley settled in her seat at her friend's house to enjoy the meal with her friends, a tell-tale pain throbbed under her chin. Struggling to eat the mouthwatering Sunday lunch, she found every bite a huge ordeal. "

Tags: Dental Health Health News UHN Daily Mail

Baby killed by mother's gum disease - Daily Telegraph 1st February 2010

Mon Feb 01 07:51:39 +0000 2010

"A baby has become the first to be stillborn after contracting oral bacteria from its mother's gum disease, doctors have reported. "

Tags: Dental Health Hygiene Obstetrics Neonatology Mortality Health News IHN Daily Telegraph

Mother's gum disease kills her unborn child - Daily Mail 31st January 2010

Sun Jan 31 08:27:18 +0000 2010

"Pregnant women are being warned about the danger of gum disease after an unborn baby died as a result of its mother’s poor dental hygiene. It is the first time oral bacteria has been found to be responsible for the death of a baby which had nearly reached full-term."

Tags: Dental Health Hygiene Obstetrics Neonatology Mortality Health News IHN Daily Mail

NHS dental places for 15,000 people - The Whitehaven News 28th January 2010

Fri Jan 29 06:48:29 +0000 2010

"NEARLY 15,000 people have now been allocated to new NHS dental places in Cumbria, say health bosses. In 2009 NHS Cumbria invested over £2.25million to create 37,500 new NHS dental places in both West Cumbria and Kendal. The majority of these places are being delivered in new purpose designed premises operated by Oasis Dental Care, with an existing dental provider in Kendal also taking on additional capacity."

Tags: Dental Health Health News CLHN Access The Whitehaven News

Investment allows 15,000 Cumbrians to sign up to NHS dentist - Carlisle News & Star 25th January 2010

Mon Jan 25 21:51:43 +0000 2010

"Nearly 15,000 more people now have an NHS dentist as part of a major drive to create more places across west and south Cumbria. This will eventually rise to 37,500 as new dental practices and additional staffing start to clear the backlog."

Tags: Dental Health Health News CLHN Demand Access Carlisle News & Star

Loan helps dental firm’s growth plan - The Bolton News 21st January 2010

Fri Jan 22 05:32:17 +0000 2010

"A LOAN backed by the Government has helped a Bolton dental laboratory get its teeth into planning for the future. Bosses at the PWS Dental laboratory say the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) loan through Barclays Bank has enabled them to refinance the company and safeguard 52 jobs. "

Tags: Dental Health Financial Management Private Sector Health News GMHN The Bolton News

Normal children's toothpaste not strong enough to prevent tooth decay, study finds - Daily Mail 20th January 2010

Thu Jan 21 07:24:40 +0000 2010

"Parents should use toothpaste with stronger concentrations of fluoride to prevent tooth decay in their children, a new report says. Researchers found that toothpaste that contained fluoride concentrations less than 1,000 parts per million were only as effective at preventing tooth decay as non-fluoride products."

Tags: Dental Health Children Evidence Based Practice Health News UHN GMHN Daily Mail

Plasma 'could cut dentist pain' - BBC Health News 20th January 2010

Wed Jan 20 22:48:56 +0000 2010

"People who live in fear of the dentist's drill could be in for a more comfortable future - as new plasma technology arrives. "Plasma jets" could one day be used to clean out bacteria from tooth cavities, say researchers from Saarland University in Homburg, Germany. "

Tags: Dental Health Health News IHN BBC Health News

Plasma jet 'could replace dentist's drill' - The Independent 20th January 2010

Wed Jan 20 05:05:24 +0000 2010

"A futuristic "plasma jet" that eradicates tooth decay without fillings could be replacing the dentist's drill in as little as three years, a study claims. The space-age device fires a beam of electrically charged oxygen atoms into tooth cavities to obliterate decay-causing bacteria without pain."

Tags: Dental Health Health News IHN Medical Technology The Independent

Pipe-smoking dentist 'refused to wash hands' - Daily Telegraph 19th January 2010

Wed Jan 20 04:56:29 +0000 2010

"A pipe-smoking dentist who refused to wash his hands between patients or clean used equipment said sterilisation was 'stupid', a hearing was told. "

Tags: Smoking Dental Health Infection Control Professional Discipline Jurisprudence Health News UHN Daily Telegraph

Dentist conned patients into unnecessary fillings - Daily Telegraph 18th January 2010

Tue Jan 19 06:27:04 +0000 2010

"A dentist who conned patients into paying thousands of pounds for fillings they did not need has been kicked out of the profession. "

Tags: Dental Health Professional Discipline Jurisprudence Ethics Health News UHN Daily Telegraph

Why that 'healthy' juice could be as bad for your teeth as cola - Daily Mail 11th January 2010

Tue Jan 12 06:11:26 +0000 2010

"Caroline Daniels had always prided herself on the fact she ate a healthy diet, exercised regularly and avoided too much alcohol. On nights out with friends, she’d sip on Coke, rather than wine, and every day she drank fruit juice rather than teas and coffees. But then, two years ago, she started suffering agonising pains in her teeth. "

Tags: Diet Nutrition Dental Health Health News UHN Daily Mail