The Oral Health Podcast

David lost his dad to mouth cancer in August 2021 after receiving his diagnosis at the beginning of lockdown. He is now committed to raising awareness of mouth cancer so that more people can detect it early and have a better outcome. For support and advice about mouth cancer please see the list of available groups and organisations below Oral Health Foundation - www.mouthcancer.org Mouth Cancer Fo...

Karen Liesching-Schroder shares her experience with mouth cancer along with advice for other people in her position. For support and advice about mouth cancer please see the list of available groups and organisations below Oral Health Foundation - www.mouthcancer.org Mouth Cancer Foundation - www.mouthcancerfoundation.org The Swallows Head and Neck Cancer Support Group - www.theswallows.org.uk Mac...

What is fluoride and how does it help support your teeth? Find out more in this episode of The Oral Health Podcast To learn more about tooth decay visit our campaign website www.dentalhealth.org/Pages/Category/thetruthabouttoothdecay This four part mini series is brought to you by Colgate. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental professionals and industry leaders. Visit ou...

Now that you know how tooth decay can affect your health, we're here to let you know a few things you can do to help prevent it. To learn more about tooth decay visit our campaign website www.dentalhealth.org/Pages/Category/thetruthabouttoothdecay This four part mini series is brought to you by Colgate. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental professionals and industry lea...

Does tooth decay affect more than just your teeth? Find out in this episode of The Oral Health Podcast. To learn more about tooth decay visit our campaign website www.dentalhealth.org/Pages/Category/thetruthabouttoothdecay This four part mini series is brought to you by Colgate. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental professionals and industry leaders. Visit our website f...

Learn the basics about tooth decay and what it is doing to your teeth from dental nurse and oral health educator Karen Coates. To learn more about tooth decay visit our campaign website www.dentalhealth.org/Pages/Category/thetruthabouttoothdecay This four part mini series is brought to you by Colgate. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental professionals and industry leade...

How can we address thumb sucking, a habit which can be formed before a child has even been born, in a sensitive and positive way? This is something Sophie and special guest Jo, founder of Thumbsie, get into in todays episode of The Oral Health Podcast. They discuss the science behind thumb sucking, the potential oral health problems which can come from it, and also answer some parent questions abo...

Today Dr Ben Atkins discusses how oral health has been impacted by the pandemic as well as some of the potential positives to come from the chaos that COVID has caused with regard to oral healthcare. This episode is sponsored by the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program. As this is a sensitive topic, we really appreciate any feedback you have for us. Do you think we missed something? Should we have disc...

What more could employers do for their employees? What ways can we manage our oral health at work ourselves? Should employers provide oral health incentives? We get into all of this and more today as we sit down with the Oral Health Lead Scientist for Mars Wrigley Dr Michael Dodds to discuss oral health in the workplace. This episode is sponsored by the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program (WOHP). WOHP...

Welcome to episode 10 of The Oral Health Podcast. Today Dr Ben Atkins returns to talk about oral health on the go. We get into making sure your oral health is managed on long journeys, those moments where you're in the car and you realise you've forgot to brush and the role chewing gum plays in our health. This episode is sponsored by The Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program (WOHP). WOHP is an initiati...

Welcome to Episode 9 of The Oral Health Podcast. Today Professor Avijit Banerjee and Professor Tim Newton join Sophie to discuss what we can do to make sure that we are keeping on top of our oral health. Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program is an initiative by Mars Wrigley to encourage people to improve their oral healthcare routine and help people manage their oral health in between brushing. To find...

Welcome to episode 8 of The Oral Health Podcast. Today Sophie and Karen discuss different ways you can slowly but surely cut don the amount of sugar in your diet. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental professionals and industry leaders. Visit our website for more information on any of the topics discussed in this podcast. Leave your podcast suggestions here . Hosted on A...

Welcome to episode 7 of The Oral Health Podcast. Today qualified dental nurse, healthcare advisor and oral health educator Karen Coates joins Sophie to talk all about sugars which might be hiding in your food cupboard and what the term 'free sugar' actually means. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental professionals and industry leaders. Visit our website for more informa...

Welcome to episode 6 of The Oral Health Podcast. Today Sophie and Dr Angela are discussing systemic diseases and going into some detail about how our oral health can affect our whole body. This episode is sponsored by Oral-B. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental professionals and industry leaders. Visit our website for more information on any of the topics discussed in...

Welcome to episode 4 of The Oral Health Podcast. Today Sophie is joined again by Dr Angela to talk about the importance of oral health in adulthood, including tips for maintaining good oral hygiene, advice for the elderly and how our needs change as we get older. This episode is sponsored by Oral-B. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental professionals and industry leaders...

Welcome to episode 4 of The Oral Health Podcast. Today Sophie is joined again by Dr Angela to talk about the importance of oral health in childhood, including parenting tips, advice for nervous children and why we need to get children comfortable with their oral health as early as possible. This episode is sponsored by Oral-B. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental profes...

Welcome to episode 3 of The Oral Health Podcast. This episode Sophie and Dr Angela Ly sit down to discuss toothbrushesThis episode is sponsored by Oral-B. Oral-B toothbrushes are backed by science and their claims have been verified by our independent panel of experts with an option to suit all budgets. For more information visit www.oralb.co.uk All information shared in this podcast has been vett...

Welcome to episode 2 of The Oral Health Podcast. This episode Sophie and Dr Ben Atkins sit down to discuss gum health and how to decrease your chances of developing gum disease. This episode is sponsored by Corsodyl toothpaste. Corsodyl is specifically designed for people who want to look after their gums. With daily use, some of the products within our range help to treat bleeding gums whilst oth...

Welcome to episode 1 of a brand new season of The Oral Health Podcast. Today host Sophie is joined by Dr Ben Atkins, the Oral Health Foundation President and qualified dentist to discuss tooth erosion, what the signs are and what you can do to reduce the effects. This episode of The Oral Health Podcast is sponsored by Pronamel. Pronamel is designed to help re-harden precious, acid-softened tooth e...

Welcome to the Oral Health Podcast. Each episode we will be bringing you bite-size conversations with different leaders in dentistry and oral health on a wide range of topics. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss an upload and let us know if there is anything you'd like us to cover. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental professionals and industry leaders. Visit our webs...

The final part of this three episode mini-series for National Smile Month. Dr Ben Atkins is once again joined by Dr Nigel Carter, Chief Executive of the Oral Health Foundation, and Dr Saoirse O'Toole, a Clinical Lecturer at King's College London, to discuss the topic of dental erosion. Some of the items covered are what dental erosion is, how common it is and what causes it. What the consequences...

Dr Ben Atkins is once again joined by Dr Nigel Carter, Chief Executive of the Oral Health Foundation, and Dr Saoirse O'Toole, a Clinical Lecturer at King's College London, to discuss the topic of diet and your teeth. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental professionals and industry leaders. Visit our website for more information on any of the topics discussed in this podc...

Dr Ben Atkins is joined by Dr Nigel Carter, Chief Executive of the Oral Health Foundation, and Dr Saoirse O'Toole, a Clinical Lecturer at King's College London, to discuss the topic of gum health. All information shared in this podcast has been vetted by dental professionals and industry leaders. Visit our website for more information on any of the topics discussed in this podcast. Leave your podc...