Discover expert tips, practical advice, and the latest insights to improve your oral health. 

Dr Sarovi Davda has decades of experience in dentistry with a focus on gum health, and joins us today to talk about how building good, simple habits can improve your oral health.

Click here to watch a video made by Sarovi where she talks about how interdental brushes give you a more effective clean: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6Lgw_Jty4z/?igsh=MWFpN2M4Y3Jwd3NnMA==

This podcast is sponsored by Oral-B. You can find their new iO2 toothbrushes discussed in this podcast by clicking here: https://shop.oralb.co.uk/electric-toothbrushes/io-series/io2.list

Find out more information about National Smile Month by going to www.smilemonth.org

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Find out how acidic foods and drinks harm your teeth, and how to protect your smile with simple changes to your diet and daily habits.

Learn more about National Smile Month by visiting our website.

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Salivary gland cancers are rare, affecting just 5 people out of one million, but it's just as important to raise awareness of this often misunderstood and misdiagnosed condition.

Learn more about salivary gland cancer by visiting https://www.salivaryglandcancer.uk/

Get involved with Mouth Cancer Action Month on social media using the hashtag #MouthCancerAction

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There is a lot of clever branding on oral health products that can make you think you need the £25 toothpaste or the £500 toothbrush. In reality, whilst sometimes it's great to splurge on a luxury product, the basics can do just fine for most people.

We break down the key things to ensure your oral health products have, so when you look at the no-frills options you know you're still getting a good quality product.

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Gillian Howie, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), joins us to talk about the challenges of accessing dental care when you have a disability, as well as some of the joys she experiences as a special care dentist.

Thank you to Oral B for making this conversation happen.

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40% of adults in the UK don’t go to the dentist regularly because it’s too expensive.

That’s just not acceptable. We need to work on improving the NHS contract and making it fairer for everyone.

This is the final episode in our 10 part miniseries on our oral health manifesto. Read our full oral health manifesto here: https://www.dentalhealth.org/manifesto2024

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We need to expand dental school places, improve career development in dentistry, and better utilise existing skills within the wider team. We also need to think about how to make dentistry more appealing option for young people.

This is episode 9 in our 10 part miniseries about our oral health manifesto. Read our full oral health manifesto here: https://www.dentalhealth.org/manifesto2024

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Creating a healthcare system that acknowledges good oral health leads to a healthier society, can cut costs and lessens the burden on health services.

It’s a no-brainer.

This is part 8 in our 10 part miniseries about our oral health manifesto. Read our full oral health manifesto here: https://www.dentalhealth.org/manifesto2024

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Setting aside specific government money for teaching people about taking care of their teeth can help everyone learn how to prevent oral health problems.

This is part 7 in our 10 part miniseries about our oral health manifesto. Read our full oral health manifesto here: https://www.dentalhealth.org/manifesto2024

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Changing the rules around buying tobacco so that no one born after 2009 will be able to purchase it will mean that we are taking proactive steps to save the health of the next generations.

This is part 6 in our 10 part miniseries about our oral health manifesto. Read our full oral health manifesto here: https://www.dentalhealth.org/manifesto2024

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Many drinks you can buy at coffee shops have more sugar than what an adult should have in a whole day. Yet under the current sugar tax rules, they’re exempt.

That needs to change.

This is part 5 of 10 in our oral health manifesto miniseries. Read our manifesto here: https://www.dentalhealth.org/manifesto2024

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Toothbrushing in schools can significantly reduce oral health issues, yielding cost savings on the treatment of childhood decay within the lifetime of a government.

This is part 1 in our 10 part miniseries. Come back every day in the lead-up until the 4th of July.

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Oral health promotion teams have been facing budget cuts in recent years and it’s time to restore them to their former glory.

This is part 3 in our 10 part miniseries. Come back every day in the lead-up until the 4th of July.

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Water fluoride programmes are already in place in some parts of the country - we happen to be from two of them - and we see the difference they can make on your oral health. This is a no-brainer, we should be encouraging the rollout of a universal water fluoridation program.

This is part 2 in our 10 part miniseries. Come back every day in the lead-up until the 4th of July.

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In the run up to the UK general election, listen to our ask for policymakers. We hope this encourages them to listen to the public and brush up on their oral health to give the country what it needs.

This is part 1 in our 10 part miniseries. Come back every day in the lead-up until the 4th of July.

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