Some tips for better and more healthy teeth


If all has gone well I will have spent this morning at the Taj Mahal but that is a different matter.

I thought that Christmas day would be a useful way of reminding you all of some great ideas for making your teeth more health.

Now go and enjoy that Christmas lunch.

Or your afternoon nap if you are in Australia!


12% of three year olds suffer from tooth decay according to new survey. At what age did you have your first dental filling? Take our poll!


At what age did you have your first dental filling?

At what age did you have your first dental filling?

New research from Public Health England released today came up with a shocking statistic.

It was that 12% of three year olds suffer from tooth decay. Not just that there were often more than one tooth which had decayed.

Now as some readers know I used to work in the whole area of healthcare survey research and so a lot of results are highly dependent on methodology used to run the study and , of course, how the respondents were drawn!

So I was interested in comparing the Public Health England results with the experiences of my readers.

It would be great if you could take the poll below which asks the question ” At what age did you have your first dental filling?”