Ock Street Blog - Dental hygiene

New research published in The International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology has revealed a link between mouth bacteria and meningitis.  Our mouths contain huge populations of bacteria and one of these, streptococcus tiguri...

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...