TikTok

The Sun reports on the case of a man on TikTok who shared a video of himself in a night club on TikTok, showing his gleaming white teeth glowing when he smiled. Sharing a video of himself in the club on TikTok, Scott's gleamingly white teeth could be seen glowing...

The Daily Mail features a piece on the trend for tongue scraping, featuring advice from dentist Dr Sundeep Patel. TikTok is awash with videos advocating fads that claim to boost health. Drinking water packed with chia seeds, consuming dry protein powder and putting garlic up your nose are the topics...

Dr Mike Mew faces a misconduct hearing over his methods — but a similar approach worked for Matt Munday, The Times reports. To the uninitiated, the phenomenon of “mewing” can appear bonkers even by the standards of TikTok. For starters, it has nothing to do with cats. Rather, it is...

Sadiq Khan's Transport for London was today accused of 'unethically' advertising 'Turkey Teeth' procedures, the Daily Mail reports. TfL, under control of London's Mayor, has been running advertisements for Istanbul-based dental clinic Dentakay, which offers the 'Hollywood Smile' treatment. The controversial dental procedure, made popular by stars such as Katie...

An orthodontist whose viral jawline shaping methods advised treatment to young children "carried a risk of harm", a tribunal has heard reports the BBC. Dr Mike Mew, whose "mewing" techniques have racked up nearly two billion views on TikTok, faces a misconduct hearing at the General Dental Council (GDC). The...

The Telegraph features a piece on the question of whether to brush teeth before or after breakfast, with dentists offering their advice. You don’t need me to tell you how to polish your pearly whites. Twice a day, for two minutes, plus regular flossing. You know the, errr, drill. But...

Journalist Sarah Boseley writes an opinion piece for the Guardian on the money being poured money into e-cigarettes and marketing them to teenagers. he modern sweet shop has long removed from its window the screw-top glass jars full of gobstoppers and lemon sherbets that used to tempt kids to spend...

The Times features a report on the rise in dental tourism, using case studies of dental treatment done in Turkey. At an Istanbul business complex, all shiny high-rise office buildings linked by immaculate pedestrianised walkways, I’m in a gleaming consultation room, lying back in a padded chair with a white-gowned,...

Dentists are warning people not to jump aboard the alarming new TikTok trend of making your own fluoride-free toothpaste, the Daily Mail reports. Hundreds of videos are circulating on the social media of people sharing their toothpaste recipes with ingredients such as coconut oil, bicarb soda, lemon juice, vinegar, charcoal...

A video of an NHS trust’s flamboyant head office complete with a £1,000 coffee machine, sleeping pods and a “great view” has triggered fury from doctors and nurses, The Telegraph reports. Barts Health, which covers hospitals in east London as well as St Bartholomew’s in the City, shared a TikTok...