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Here are the real facts about teeth – and some myths Brits believed for decades

This week includes World Oral Health Day, so Amy Packer sorts the facts from fiction when it comes to the importance of caring for our mouths Young children don’t need to see a dentist FALSE More than half of children under the age of four – almost 58% – didn’t see an NHS dentist last… Read More: Here are the real facts about teeth – and some… »

5 quick PR tricks to cover up a lack of real health care news

As all researchers know, science is a grinding parade of failure and dead ends. But as we’ve often written, news release writers sometimes seem hell-bent on making the public believe otherwise. Like expert makeup artists, they can add sparkle to lackluster findings, mask blemishes in study designs, and smooth over unimpressive data. One thing I… Read More: 5 quick PR tricks to cover up a lack of… »