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Checks will help identify people at risk of heart problems and diabetes Dental check-ups should include people being asked to step on the scales and get their blood pressure checked, according to public health experts. Routine appointments should include BMI, waist circumference, cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure checks, it is argued, to identify middle-aged …
More people are dying from mouth cancer, raising fears that trouble accessing NHS dentists may be to blame. More than 3,000 people in Britain died from the disease in 2021, up 46 per cent from 2,075 a decade ago, the Oral Health Foundation said. Dentists said standard checkups doubled as mouth cancer screening and warned …
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Difficulties in accessing NHS dentists could have led to an increase in mouth cancer deaths, a health charity has warned. The Oral Health Foundation said access to dentistry …
Dentists Dentistry cuts blamed after figures show 46% increase in oral cancer deaths in England from 2011 to 2021 A sharp rise in deaths from mouth cancers over the last decade is linked to a decline in access to NHS dentists, patients and oral health campaigners have said. More than 3,000 people in England died …