Dad-of-three: ‘Get screened for mouth cancer’

Dad-of-three: ‘Get screened for mouth cancer’A Dorset man who came through 16 operations to beat mouth cancer is urging people to get examined. Fourty-six-year-old, Tim Gallego, who is originally from Australia but now lives in Poundbury with...

Complaints about NHS dentists rise

Complaints about NHS dentists riseThe number patients complaining about NHS dentists, GPs and community health schemes is rising in North Staffordshire. Research is suggesting more objections were lodged about health services from ...

Dentists host bowling themed fundraiser

Dentists host bowling themed fundraiserA Kansas City-based dental scheme is holding a bowling themed fundraiser to help children. Children's Mercy Dental Services provide treatment to disadvantaged youngsters that aren’t insured a...

Hispanic Dental Association appoints new executive director

Hispanic Dental Association appoints new executive directorA New Jersey dentist has been appointed as the executive director of the Hispanic Dental Association. Dr C Yolanda Bonta, from Somerset, is one of the founding members of the association (HDA) and ...

Dental school gets $700k grant

Dental school gets $700k grantThe School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester has been given a $700,000 grant. The uni (UR) was awarded the grant by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to fund the tra...

Indian dentists appeal against import duty on equipment

Indian dentists appeal against import duty on equipmentIndian dentists are calling on their government to slash the import duty on dental equipment. Dr Anil Kohli, president of the Indian National Dental Council, called on the government to reduce the ta...

Georgia dentist is giving away free treatment

Georgia dentist is giving away free treatmentA Georgia-based dental clinic is offering communities a day of free dentistry this weekend. On Saturday 21 November 2009 Jones Bridge Dental Care will be giving away free fillings, extractions, and...

Dental practice taken over

Dental practice taken overA scarborough dental practice has been taken over by a new family. Yorkshire couple Dr John and Joanne Taylor have taken the reigns at York Place Dental Practice and have some ambitious plans. T...

Dentist get $100k community grants

Dentist get $100k community grantsAn Iowa dentist has received a $100,000 grant to help local communities. Dr Arron McWilliams has been awarded a $100,000 from Fulfilling Iowa’s Need for Dentists (FIND) scheme, which aims to re...

BDA calls for decontamination guidance review

BDA calls for decontamination guidance reviewThe British Dental Association has again asked for a review of research used to compile a document on dental decontamination. The association (BDA) has asked that the research base of the HTM 01-05 d...

Dentist donates equipment to Cuba

Dentist donates equipment to CubaAn Ohio dentist is sending medical supplies and equipment to Cuba. Jim Walsh, president of Franklin-based Ross Institute of Medical and Dental Technology, agreed to donate the supplies after meeting ...

Have-a-go hero bitten by happyslappers

Have-a-go hero bitten by happyslappersA good Samaritan was bitten when he tried to help a happyslapping victim. A 15-year-old girl, who was being filmed by friends, savagely bit Fabio Da Silva’s arm when he tried to stop her attack...

Toothless cyclist assaults women

Toothless cyclist assaults womenTwo women were assaulted within five minutes of each other in Oldham by a toothless cyclist. Shortly after 1pm on Tuesday 3 November 2009, an 18-year-old woman was walking along Kings Road next to ...

Dental records used to identify badly burnt dead man

Dental records used to identify badly burnt dead manA man who died in a house fire was identified using dental records. The house fire took place in Flintshire, Wales, on Monday 16 November 2009, and police officers said the body was so badly burnt ...

Dental student receives $1m settlement

Dental student receives $1m settlementA former dental student has received a $1million settlement after she claimed she was illegally expelled from a university. Alissa Zwick was in the third year of her dentistry degree at the Univers...

Top experts appointed to University.

Top experts appointed to University.An American university has appointed two new leaders for its College of Dental Medicine. Midwestern University has appointed to dental experts to head-up its new school of dentistry in Arizona. ...

Outcry over dental practice conversion to rehab clinic

Outcry over dental practice conversion to rehab clinicLocal residents are protesting against a dental surgery being converted into a drug rehabilitation clinic. Inhabitants around Sudell Road in Darwen, Lancashire, have objected to the plans to conver...

Eighty-two-year-old bites burglars

Eighty-two-year-old bites burglarsA grandmother sank false teeth into a robber who was trying to steel money she had collected for charity. Maisie Chapman, 82 from Belfast, fought off two burglars who broke into her house on Saturd...

Free clinic adds dentistry to its repertoire

Free clinic adds dentistry to its repertoireA free clinic in Wisconsin is looking to branch out into dentistry. The Chippewa Valley Free Clinic wants to add dental services to its repertoire to improve oral health standards in the region. ...

Groups want dental benefits for disabled and poor

Groups want dental benefits for disabled and poorGroups are calling for the restoration of Medicaid dental benefits for the elderly, poor and disabled. The Michigan League for Human Services has demanded the changes from lawmakers as there are co...

Rugby player has tooth extracted from his arm

Rugby player has tooth extracted from his armA rugby league player has had to have an operation to remove a tooth from his arm. Jamie Ainscough discovered he had the tooth embedded in his arm after going for an x-ray this week. The Wigan w...

Man has tooth knocked out in mistaken identity case

Man has tooth knocked out in mistaken identity caseTwo men knocked a partygoer’s tooth out when they mistakenly believed he had attacked their friend. Simon Billington was beaten unconscious by the two thugs in Bridge Street, Northampton, who...

US ski team gets its own dentist

US ski team gets its own dentistA dentist has been appointed as the first dental provider to the American ski and snowboard teams. Dr James Harding, of Vail Valley Center for Aesthetic Dentistry, accepted the position after Richa...

Dental school alumni help Californians

Dental school alumni help CaliforniansAlumni from the University of Southern California are helping disadvantaged local people get access to dental care. The former students from the School of Dentistry (USC) are serving the community ...

Dental clinic makes $30k saving thanks to the environment.

Dental clinic makes $30k saving thanks to the environment.Thanks to a green initiative, a Pennsylvania dental company has saved itself around $30,000. Delta Dental, whose head quarters if based in Mechanicsburg, decided to stop using disposable cups which...

Recession slows dental tourism growth in US

Recession slows dental tourism growth in USMany Americans travel abroad for dental treatment other medical surgeries but scientists believe a recession will slow down the growth of medical tourism. Around 648,000 patients are predicted to t...

Free oral cancer checks on the Isle of White

Free oral cancer checks on the Isle of WhiteThe NHS is giving away free oral cancer screenings on the Isle of White. The NHS Oral Health Promotion Team for the island is offering the free check-ups to local residents as part of Mouth Cancer ...

Ozone dentistry is the way of the future.

Ozone dentistry is the way of the future.Dentists are advocating using ozones as the best non-invaisive way to treat tooth decay. Professor Edward Lynch, of Queen's University, Belfast, discussed the benefits of the procedure in his talk ...

War veteran dentist honoured

War veteran dentist honouredA Spanish Fort dentist has won the title of Veteran of the Year 2009. Dr Barry Booth, a veteran of the war with Vietnam, was awarded the honour by the Mobile Bay Area Veterans Day Commission for his ...

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