Sir, I am sure all will have noticed the unrelenting spread of the coffee shop. These establishments are now the haunt of many a young professional at lunchtimes. I, like many of this cohort, only recently began to frequent these coffee houses, previously having a reasonably low refined carbohydrate lunch (but not finding the draw of the mocha and blueberry muffin too strong). I believe the highly cariogenic nature of the produce sold by these establishments could lead to a ticking time bomb of caries in this group who previously experienced a relatively low caries rate.

It is quite disappointing to note that only one major coffee shop provides a sugar free flavouring.