All posts tagged patient education

Smokers are being told that just 15 cigarettes cause a mutation that can lead to cancerous tumours in a return to hard-hitting health campaigns, the Department of Health

Health education needs to be adapted to the recipients and should offer positive options and support rather than warnings and criticism. Placing health messages in the mainstream media is

The British Dental Health Foundation has partnered up with The Ben Walton Trust for Mouth Cancer Action Month 2012, which takes place in November. The Ben Walton Trust, established

Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF), has been awarded an OBE in Queen’s birthday honours. The award recognises Dr Carter’s services to dental and

Toilet Bowls, Blood Bags, barrels of Toxic Waste and Runny Noses – welcome to the world of children’s sweets, 2012-style A new generation of confectionary is making use of

The treatment of diabetes could bankrupt the NHS within 20 years, according to newspapers today. And a dentist is suggesting it's down to diabetics to ensure they visit their

A new report suggests that one-to-one dietary interventions in the dental setting can change patients’ eating habits. But the study, published this week, suggests that evidence is greater for

Mouth cancer cases in the UK are set to rise by nearly a quarter by 2030, according to cancer researchers. The International Agency for Research on Cancer predicts that

Dental hygienists are being urged to help patients quit smoking as No Smoking Day approaches. No Smoking Day takes place on 14 March 2012 and recently merged with the