Category: Dental News
Dental charity provides treatment for rough sleepers in Eastbourne
A dental charity has provided homeless people in Eastbourne with free emergency dental care. A team of volunteers working for Dentaid has been visiting The Salvation Army citadel on Langley Road on a monthly basis and staff have also been out in the mobile unit providing treatment for rough sleepers…
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England’s chief dental officer urges dental teams to help protect women
England’s chief dental officer, Dr Sara Hurley, has urged dental teams to do their bit to protect women in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard.
READ ARTICLEDental charity supports push to expand water fluoridation in England
The Oral Health Foundation is supporting a push by NHS England to expand water fluoridation. The charity, along with the Community Water Fluoridation Network and NHS England, is campaigning to provide more people in England with access to fluoridated water. The organisations believe that fluoride exposure is one of the…
READ ARTICLEChinese scientists develop new tooth-repairing gel
Chinese scientists have developed a new tooth-repairing gel, which could spell the end of fillings. Researchers at the Zhejiang School of Medicine have created a unique gel formula, which is capable of regenerating the tooth enamel. The team’s innovative liquid solution contains calcium and phosphate ions, which are mixed into…
READ ARTICLEScientists discover new stem cells, which could help to repair and regenerate teeth
Scientists at Plymouth University have made an exciting discovery, which could make regenerating the teeth a possibility in the future. A team of researchers from the university has discovered a new group of stem cells and the gene, which activates it. This group is responsible for the formation of skeletal…
READ ARTICLEDental charity welcomes plans to expand HPV vaccine programme to protect boys
The Oral Health Foundation has welcomed plans to expand the HPV vaccine programme to protect boys, as well as girls. Currently, 12 and 13-year-old girls are offered the immunisation as part of a scheme to reduce the risk of cervical cancer. Now, Public Health England has confirmed that the programme…
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