National Kissing Day July 6 2008

National Kissing Day July 6 2008

LONDON, July 3/PRNewswire/ --

- Patrick Swayze Voted Top Big-Screen Kisser of all Time

Britain's all-time favourite screen kiss has been revealed as Patrick
Swayze kissing Demi Moore in the 1990 blockbuster film, Ghost.

To celebrate the 13th annual National Kissing Day, its founder Denplan
commissioned the survey to ask people to name their top three favourite
screen kisses. Second most popular rated kiss was the Disney classic Lady and
the Tramp, where pampered pedigree pooch Lady shares a surprise spaghetti
kiss with loveable rogue Tramp (36%). In third place was Swayze again, this
time with Jennifer Grey in the 1987 blockbuster Dirty Dancing as they kiss in
public for the first time (35%).

Swayze's still got it

Swayze was the clear favourite with the females surveyed, who voted Ghost
(50%) and Dirty Dancing (43%) as their top two. The star of both
blockbusters, who turns 56 this year, clearly remains a heartthrob for many.

Surprisingly more in touch with their feelings than previously given
credit for, men voted for Ghost first (40%), Lady and the Tramp romped in
second with 36% and one of the greatest romantic tragedies of recent time,
Titanic, received 33% coming in third.

Oldie but not a goodie

Unexpectedly, classic films Gone with the Wind, From Here to Eternity and
Breakfast at Tiffany's all ranked low in the voting at sixth, seventh and
tenth places respectively.

However, these still remain the favourites of the over 65's, whose top
three screen smooches were Lady and the Tramp (40%), Scarlett O'Hara and
Rhett Butler's tempestuous kiss in Gone with the Wind (36%), and Burt
Lancaster and Deborah Kerr's classic beach clinch in From Here to Eternity
(36%).

Creator of the first National Kissing Day back in 1995 and Denplan
Managing Director, Stephen Gates, said: "We created National Kissing Day as a
fun way to raise the profile of dentistry among consumers so that it had a
connection with everyday life and not just six-month check-ups. While oral
healthcare is a serious matter impacting general health, being sombre about
it doesn't necessarily always get the message across. National Kissing Day is
a great opportunity for people to kiss their loved ones and remember the
importance of oral healthcare; we hope everyone will be doing that today."

Source: Denplan Limited

For more information contact: Louise Ellis, Lawton, +44(0)23-8082-8500, louise.ellis@lawton.co.uk; Lia Dean, Denplan, +44(0)1962-827-997, pressofffice@denplan.co.uk

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