Meet the dentist making sure Brisbane's students had enough to eat


Not too many people look forward to a visit to the dentist. But when COVID locked down Brisbane...there were plenty of overseas students who couldn't wait to see Dr Julian Mok. And that's because he wasn't worried about whether they'd been brushing and flossing regularly - but whether they'd had enough to eat.



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Fluoridated water rollout set for 2023 in Bunbury, 55 years after Perth


Plans to add fluoride to the drinking water in the South West community of Bunbury, 175 kilometres south of Perth, have been given a 2023 rollout date more than 50 years after the service was made widely available in the state's capital.


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'Nanozyme' therapy prevents harmful dental plaque build-up


FDA-approved iron oxide nanoparticles, delivered in a mouth rinse, can suppress the growth of dental plaque and kill bacteria responsible for tooth decay, according to a new study. The nanoparticles act as enzymes to activate hydrogen peroxide in a way that precisely targets harmful microbes and spares normal tissue.


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