Mouth Cancer Foundation: Save Your Voice
Mouth Cancer Foundation aims to save sufferers’ voices “We want the Mouth Cancer Foundation to be the charity patients turn to when they need to save their voice,” says …
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Dentaid Launches 32km Challenge
Dentaid launches 32km virtual fundraising challenge Dentaid has launched a 32km virtual fundraising challenge as demand for the charity’s services continues to soar. Supporters are being asked to …
Read More“Age is About More Than Time”
BSDHT’s Diane Rochford says: “Age is not just a number” A hundred years ago people expected and accepted the idea of wearing full dentures in later life. Today, the …
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COVID-19 – balancing a dental degree with a job in A&E
Balal Khan is a final year dental student. He talks us through what it is like having a part-time job in A&E during the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘Urgent – NHS level …
Read MoreCOVID Impact on Head and Neck Cancer
Hundreds more head and neck cancer sufferers may die due to COVID-19 A leading head and neck cancer charity is warning that hundreds of people are potentially at risk …
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Cancer vaccine helped keep melanoma under control for years in small study
A personalized “cancer vaccine” may help keep a deadly form of skin cancer from growing for years, a small new study in humans suggests. Unlike vaccines that prevent infections, such …
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Skin cancer – should dental teams check patients? – Dentistry Online
Skin cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the UK. Annette Matthews explores whether dental teams should start inspecting more than the mouth. For most the world is a …
Read MoreCDHA Says: Time to Stop Smoking
Dental hygienists urge Canadians to say no to tobacco; we should all listen Dental Review had heard that Canada’s dental hygienists will mark National Non-Smoking Week (17-23 January) by …
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2 infants inhaled cancer cells from mothers during birth
Two infants in Japan may have developed lung cancer after inhaling cancer cells from their mothers at birth, according to a new case report. About 1 in 1,000 babies are …
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Men less likely to brush teeth as frequently as women – Dentistry Online
Men are less likely to brush their teeth or floss as frequently as women, it has been revealed. Research shows that three in 10 people in the UK don’t brush …
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