Editorial principles
How MouthScout approaches information
MouthScout aims to make information useful, transparent, and appropriately bounded.
People and usefulness
People-first usefulness
Information should help people understand and act without judgment.
Education is not personal medical advice
General education remains distinct from diagnosis or individualized professional advice.
Evidence and transparency
Source transparency
Sources should be visible where applicable and accurately represented.
No unsupported causal claims
MouthScout does not turn association or personal experience into unsupported causation.
No diagnosis by content
Educational pages do not diagnose readers.
No universal product-safety verdicts
Reviewed label information is not converted into safe, unsafe, good, or bad scores.
Accurate authorship
Author information is shown only when it is accurate.
Review claims require real review
A reviewer is named only when that review actually occurred.
Visible dates
Publish, update, and review dates are shown where applicable and present.
Maintenance and correction
Corrections and updates
Information should be corrected or updated when relevant evidence or product information changes.
Independence and content roles
Marketing does not lower standards
Search and acquisition intent do not lower health-information standards.
Learn and Guides remain distinct
Learn is foundational educational product content. Guides are search-intent-driven acquisition content that still follows evidence and trust standards.