Tariq Drabu Is Excited That Smoking Ban May Have Positive Impact Oral Health in 2015
Manchester, United Kingdom, October 6, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Tariq Drabu is a Manchester born and educated dentist and specialist oral surgeon. He graduated at the age of twenty one, making him one of the youngest dentists to ever graduate in the UK before working in some of the busiest dental hospitals in the UK and Saudi Arabia. He received his Fellowship in Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Today he is the owner of the successful Langley Dental Practice and is also the Clinical Lead Dentist for the Oral Surgery Clinical Assessment and Treatment Services at NHS Heywood Middleton and Rochdale. Dr Drabu is also an active tutor and mentor to postgraduate dentists in oral surgery at the UCLAN Dental Clinic in Preston.
Tariq Drabu was speaking about an article published on 29 September 2015 on a leading dentistry website. The full article can be read
Tariq Drabu said “A smoking ban is now in place which makes it illegal to smoke in a vehicle with any passengers that are under the age of eighteen years old. While this will have a positive impact on general health, this ban could have a very positive impact on oral health moving forward.”
Tariq Drabu in Manchester went on to say “This new ruling could have a positive effect especially in children, according to the British Dental Health Foundation. Passive smoking increases the risk of tooth decay and in such a confined space of a car, children are exposed to higher concentrations of dangerous chemicals. In fact smoking in a car with the windows closed gives eleven times higher second hand smoke than smoking in a regular bar.”
Tariq Drabu closed in saying “Children are still developing in terms of oral health and therefore are at a higher risk when it comes to passive smoking or second hand smoke. With children's oral health under the microscope as of late and everyone doing all they can to reduce the risk of tooth decay in children, this is a positive sign in the right direction and this simple ban may make a significant different to children's oral health on a global scale.”