Did you know that the top chronic infectious disease affecting children isn’t colds or flu. It’s tooth decay – and it’s contagious. “Dental disease is a contagious disease. Parents, especially mothers ...

Two in five Year 6 children in Wolverhampton West suffer from tooth decay, recent estimates show. New analysis by The Food Foundation has revealed "shocking" health and dietary inequalities across ...

Cavities aren't solely caused by sugar; starchy foods, acidic drinks, and poor oral hygiene also contribute to enamel erosion ...

Skipping nightly brushing invites decay, gum issues, and bad breath as saliva diminishes during sleep. Brushing before bed ...

Recently, Colgate-Palmolive agreed to transform its marketing and packaging of toothpaste for small children to show pea-sized dabs on toothbrushes rather than large swirls over concerns by the Texas ...

In a May 2025 national poll by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association in cooperation with the American Dental Association (ADA), more than 4 out of 5 survey takers said they are familiar with ...

Local authorities are to distribute millions of toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste as part of a government scheme to ...

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday casually lent support to the false claim that fluoride in drinking water may be harming children, echoing the same wholly unscientific ...

It also shows this figure varied greatly nationwide: some 39.4% of Year 6 children suffered from dental decay in ...