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New scheme aims to tackle tooth decay among Lancashire’s children
A pilot scheme aims to cut rates of tooth decay among Lancashire’s youngsters. Dental teams met at Preston North End last week to launch ‘Starting Well’, a government programme to better children’s oral health. The aim is to persuade the parents of hundreds of under-fives who have never seen a dentist, to attend regular check-ups. […]
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‘Sometimes it is half the mouth being taken out’ – Darlington consultant says children as young as 4 having rotten teeth removed
A HOSPITAL consultant says it is a disgrace that the NHS is footing the bill to remove rotten teeth from children aged as young as four. Dr John Furness, a consultant paediatrician based at Darlington Memorial Hospital, said weekly ‘extraction’ clinics were taking place at locations including Bishop Auckland and North Tees, Stockton, where youngsters […]
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Pregnant women exposed to flouride are more likely to have kids with low IQ, study shows
The major study is the first of its kind; it involved researchers from Canada, US and Mexico The researchers analyzed data on 300 mother-child pairs from Mexico They found every 0.5 milligram-per-liter increase of flouride in a pregnant woman’s urine marked a drop in intelligence scores for their children later in life Experts warn the […]
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Everything you always wanted to know about acidising
This study was prepared for the Weald Action Group, a strategic umbrella for community groups across the Weald region. The study is based on scientific papers, industry training manuals, promotional literature for new, patented technologies, and discussions with engineers, geologists and scientists. It has been informally ‘peer reviewed’ and declared ‘scientifically literate’. But all comments […]
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Improving children’s oral health – Childsmile programme expands.
More children will benefit from a programme designed to improve their oral health. Childsmile has a multi-disciplinary approach involving the health service and local authorities. Much of what has been achieved has been through the commitment of nursery and primary school staff in providing daily, supervised toothbrushing, and dietary and oral hygiene advice. In deprived […]
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Social deprivation sits at the heart of children’s oral decay
A study of 347 children in Plymouth aged between four and six years has shown that social deprivation is an indicator of increased risk of dental decay in children. However, obesity was not associated with decay in this group of children. The research has been carried out by a team from Plymouth University Peninsula School […]
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Leicester: City with worst tooth decay in children sees marked improvement
An East Midlands city, that has held the reputation for the worst children’s teeth in the country, has seen a marked improvement in tooth decay through an initiative to teach under 5’s how to brush. Three years ago, more than half of all under 5’s in Leicester were reported to have problems with their teeth. […]
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Childsmile: Schools and nurseries helping youngsters improve dental care
Schools and nurseries are to supervise more Scottish youngsters brushing their teeth and provide dental hygiene advice. It comes amid growing concerns in recent years that tooth decay among youngsters living in more deprived areas is worse than children in better off neighbourhoods of Scotland. The Childsmile initiative was backed by health secretary Shona Robison […]
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Cancer warning: Overdosing on this supplement could harm your thyroid glands
CANCER of the thyroid glands is rare, and affects three times as many women as men. However, it can be caused be consuming too much of the mineral iodine, usually in the form of supplements. The thyroid glands convert iodine – usually from food, but sometimes supplements – into thyroid hormones. These hormones, triiodothyronine and […]
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New report shows shocking inequality in children’s dental health in Sheffield
A Sheffield child is more likely to have tooth decay if they live in a poorer part of the city, according to a new report. Latest figures show 31 per cent of the city’s five-year-olds had tooth decay affecting ‘three or four’ teeth. Sheffield has a higher amount of tooth decay in this category than […]
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