Irish children under the age of 16 are to be given free universal dental care as part of a new €80m government initiative. Smile agus Sláinte – Ireland’s new National Oral Health Policy – will cover 1.1 million children under 16. The policy, which was announced on 3 April, will also extend the dental care … Continued

Onions and garlic might protect against cancer, according to a recent study. Scientists from the First Hospital of China Medical University set out to understand whether consuming greater amounts of allium vegetables (garlic, onions, leeks, chives, and shallots) might prevent people from developing colorectal cancer. As theorised, the researchers found that there was a significant … Continued

Work-related stress among employees in Ireland doubled between 2010 and 2015, according to a study by the Economic and Social Research Institute. The study found that 17% of the workforce experienced stress in 2015, up from 8% in 2010 – one of the steepest increases among the 10 western European countries surveyed. The Irish figure … Continued

New research suggests that people who have grown up in close contact with nature are less likely to develop mental health problems in adulthood than peers who had less access to green space as children. A study from postdoctoral researcher Kristine Engemann and colleagues from Aarhus University in Denmark has found a link between growing … Continued

BDA Northern Ireland has hit back at the Health and Social Care Board (HSBC) on its recent decision to reallocate £7.7m of underspend away from the GDS budget to ‘other budgets’. In a letter to Dr Ian Clements, chair of HSCB, the chair of the BDA Northern Ireland dental practice committee, Richard Graham, challenged the … Continued