Ock Street Blog

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 fo...

A new website has been launched by a group of hospital orthodontists to investigate the link between dental malocclusion and bullying.  Malocclusion often causes crooked or sticking out teeth and so far the study has found that 13% of 10-14 y...

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 be ca...

According to Laura Schmidt of California University, sugar is a poison and should be regulated like tobacco. She claims that sugar is too widely available and should be taxed to reduce its consumption. At Ock Street Clinic we spend our working liv...