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Fixodent add zinc caution after lawsuits
Fixodent has added a caution to users on its website after a number of customers filed a lawsuit against its parent company. Procter and Gamble has had a number of lawsuits filed against it by angry Fixodent customers who claim that the denture adhesive can damage user’s health via zinc ingestion. A spokesman for Parker […]
More students applying to be dentists
New figures have suggested that more and more Irish students are looking for a career in dentistry. The Central Applications Office (CAO) said that the number of students applying for dentistry degrees had increased significantly since 2009. Last year around 1,100 applied for a place on a Level Eight (honours degree) dentistry course but that […]
Chicago musicians get free dental care
A Chicago charity hosted a day of free dental check-ups for local musicians. MusicCares organised for 26 musicians to get oral health tune-ups at the offices of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM). A dental team from Mobile Dentist of Farmington Hills in Michigan, treating four patients every hour. This was the second year that […]
Dentist charged for paper clips surgery
A former Massachusetts dentist has been charged with using paper clips for root canal surgery. Dr Michael Clair, who practiced in Fall River, has also been accused of defrauding $130,000 from the Medicaid program through false claims and illegally prescribing drugs for himself. He will officially answer the charges on 8 April 2010 at Superior […]
Toothless youngster wins writing prize
A seven-year-old school pupil has won a UK literature prize for his story about a missing tooth. Adam Bhatti, who is a student at Whiteheath Junior School in Ruislip, Middlesex, won the title Explore Learning National Young Writer of the Year for his story ‘The Missing Tooth Fairy’. Bhatti’s story was chosen above 10,000 other […]
St Patrick’s Day drinking could rot your teeth
Dentists are warning that too many alcoholic drinks could rot your teeth this St Patrick’s Day. Beer is very acidic and can soften your teeth enamel. It can also leave your teeth discoloured and exposed to an increased risk of developing decay. Dentists have recommended that St Patrick’s Day revellers should wait half an hour […]
Dentist beats wife during surgery
A Florida dentist has been charged with beating his wife while he performed surgery on a patient. Dr Prashant Pandya, who has been charged with domestic battery, reportedly hit his wife, who is also his dental assistant, around four times with a metal implement while he performed surgery on a sedated patient. The 31-year-old, who […]
Polluting dentist forced to pay $100k
A Philadelphia dentist who dumped his surgical waste along a local beach has been fined $100,000. Dr Thomas W McFarland Jr, from Wynnewood, was also be put on probation after he was found guilty of dispensing of used syrgical needles along Avalon Waterway and fouling beaches in August 2008. He was lucky not have spent […]
Gum disease causes early births
New research has suggested that treatment gum disease while pregnant can prevent the risk of premature births. The study revealed that pregnant women who had untreated gum disease were at three times the risk of giving birth prior to 35 weeks. The research, which was conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, discovered that gum disease […]
Cumbria host NHS dental pilot
New improvements to NHS dentistry will be piloted in Cumbria. Dental teams in the county will be increasing their preventative dental care provision in a bid to improve the oral health of local people. Some of these pilots will work to ensure that whole communities will receive advice on preventative oral health. As part of […]
