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Your mouth can say a lot about you! What the bugs in the mouth can mean for your health

Learn more about the research in the School of Dental Science, and the link between your oral health and the health of the rest of the body in this series of videos!

Your mouth can say a lot about you! What the bugs in the mouth can mean for your health

Find out how we investigate the germs living on the surface of the teeth in a microbiology laboratory, and listen to Eilish Duffy describe the relationship between the health of the mouth and the rest of the body
Looking at the bugs in dental plaque
Exploring the links between oral health and overall health

Meet the Researchers

Dr Brenda McManus, Principal Investigator at the School of Dental Science, PhD candidate Liam, and Pauline, a senior podiatrist at St James's Hospital, discuss their research
Dr. Brenda McManus explains her diabetes research
PhD candidate Liam talks about his research
Podiatrist Pauline talks about preventing diabetic foot disease

Perspectives

Joe has lived with diabetes for 18 years and describes the effect it has had on his life. Ken talks about the parts of diabetes that aren’t commonly talked about.
Joe’s experience with diabetes
Ken talks about life with diabetes

If you have diabetes we would like to hear from you!

Take our survey exploring the awareness of oral health in people living with diabetes