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Mystery Lung Disease Is 23 Times More Likely to Affect Dentists
The Centres for Disease Control have reported a surprisingly high proportion of people suffering from a rare lung disease are dentists or dental technicians. Over a 16 year reporting period, 9 out of 894 patients (roughly 1%) that were treated for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) were dentists or other dental…
READ ARTICLELooking good comes at a price, as new survey reveals we spend much more on beauty products than health checks
A new survey has revealed that women spend much more on beauty and hair treatments than they do on health checks. The poll, which was conducted by Oasis Dental Care, showed that the average woman spends £258 on makeup and hair products, compared to just £161 on health checks. A…
READ ARTICLEDentists call for an end to workplace ‘cake culture’
Dental experts are calling for an end to the workplace ‘cake culture’ in a bid to reduce the prevalence of public health problems, including dental disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity. Members of the Faculty of Dental Surgery claim that grazing on cakes and biscuits at work is contributing to…
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