by Dr Linda Chen | Apr 19, 2021 | Oral Health Education, Oral Hygiene Care, Prevention
Flossing your teeth with waxed string has been an essential part of everyone’s home oral care routine for decades, but is there a better alternative to string flossing? Yes, there is. It’s called water flossing. Despite strong advocacy remaining for...
by Dr Linda Chen | Feb 27, 2021 | Oral Health Education, Prevention, Signs & Symptoms
A new review of fruit juice under Australia’s health star ratings on food and beverage packaging has resulted in the popular drink being reclassified from a 5 star rating to just 2 stars! How does Australia’s health star ratings work? Australia’s...
by Dr Linda Chen | Oct 16, 2020 | Oral Health Children, Oral Health Education, Oral Safety & First Aid, Signs & Symptoms
Australian school students have started taking a set of classes developed to address and inform them of the health risks of excess sugar consumption. This joint oral health program was developed by the Australian Dental Association (ADA) and SugarByHalf, a...
by Dr Linda Chen | Feb 25, 2020 | Dental News & Research, Oral Health Education, Signs & Symptoms
You wouldn’t think that competitive athletes, both amateurs and professionals, would have many oral health issues. They’re usually fit, healthy, active and non-smoking individuals with healthy diets. Not only that, a whopping 94% of elite athletes brush their teeth...
by Dr Linda Chen | Oct 12, 2019 | Oral Conditions & Issues, Oral Health Education, Oral Safety & First Aid
You may need a mouthguard, known as a nightguard, if you have a chronic teeth grinding habit. If you don’t address the physical/psychological reasons for your teeth grinding habit (i.e. stress), nor use a night guard, you may experience further complications...
by Dr Linda Chen | Sep 27, 2019 | Dental News & Research, New Dental Technology, Oral Health Education
Above: Sequential images of a magnetic microbot ploughing through a petri dish containing a biofilm (Credit: University of Pennsylvania) An American research and development team made up of engineers, biologists and dentists at the University of Pennsylvania have...
