News & Advice: Oral Health and Science

Dentist Jessica Lee has been awarded the diploma in dental sedation by Kings College in London. Jessica is Ock Street's sedation dentist and is able to help people who experience fear of the dentist and fear of dental treatment. This... read more.

Women who take care of their teeth are at a lower risk of developing dementia, according to the results of a study in California reported today in the Daily Mail. At first glance it is difficult to see how this... read more.

The General Dental Council is to include the topic of oral cancer in its core curriculum of recommended subjects for the continuing professional development of dentists, hygienists and dental nurses. This is great news for patients, as dentists and hygienists... read more.

If you are a smartphone user you can now get help with your oral health routine at home using your iphone or other smartphone. The way you look after your teeth at home has a huge impact on the health... read more.

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new service in Dr Jessica Lee is leading this new service and will be working with dentist colleagues and dental nurses at Ock Street Clinic to offer the best in pain... read more.

I am pleased to give you some advanced notice of our new dental sedation service that we are launching in May 2012. read more.

New research published in The International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology has revealed a link between mouth bacteria and meningitis. Our mouths contain huge populations of bacteria and one of these, streptococcus tigurinius, has been discovered both in the... read more.

It seems strange to be writing about oral sex and dentists, but its an important subject that we have been thinking about for a few years at Ock Street Clinic.Last year (2011) the number of cases of mouth cancer rose... read more.

Does Periodontal Health impact on longevity? This was the question posed at a recent dental seminar by Professor Iain Chapple from Birmingham University. His cental argument was based on a study of 1,200 males in Boston USA who were followed... read more.

It is thought that 620,000 people suffer from pneumonia every year in the UK with a 5% mortality rate, and new research from Yale University suggests that there may be a link to oral health.Bacterial chest infections are suspected to... read more.