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Many LA kids have dental disease
A new study has suggested that many kids from Los Angeles have dental diseases and infections which go untreated. Researchers from University of Southern California’s (USC) Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry have claimed that 73% of kids from disadvantaged families suffer from untreated caries, the bacterial disease which causes tooth decay. After screening more than […]
Access increases to dentistry in Tyrone
Three new dental clinics are expected to increase access to Health Service dental care for people in Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Part of a £17million health service dental contract, the new clinics have been established in Dungannon, Omagh and Strabane by Oasis Dental Care. Northern Irish health minister Michael McGimpsey said that it was everyone’s right […]
Dental floss surgery man unleashed
In January Cosmetic Dentistry Guide reported that a Florida man had been charged for animal cruelty after he had tried to repair his dog’s wound with dental floss and glue. However, Broward State Attorney’s Office has now ruled that there wasn’t enough evidence to convict William Ralph Jones of Oakland Park, Fort Lauderdale. […]
US uni sued for wrongly pulling teeth
An American university is being sued for $10million after dentists wrongfully extracted almost all of a disabled woman’s teeth. Oral health residents at the University of Colorado (UoC) are being slapped with a medical malpractice suit after they removed and filled some of 54-year-old Ida Dunn’s teeth without informed consent. The notice of claimed alleged […]
Teen faces jail for knocking boy’s tooth out
A teenager from Plymouth faces jail after he was found guilty of knocking a younger boy’s tooth out with a beer bottle The 16-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, hit his victim, who was 14 at the time, with the bottle at Astor Playing Fields. One of the victim’s teeth was broken […]
Canadian man charged for illegal dentistry
A man in Canada has been arrested for allegedly practicing dentistry without a licence. Police arrested 46-year-old Humberto Salano Rosania, in London, Ontario, on Monday 1 March 2010 after being granted a search warrant for his home. The arrest followed a joint investigation by local police and Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario after […]
US mum jailed for neglecting son’s dental care
An American mother has been sentenced to nine months in jail for failing to get dental treatment for her son. Kathren Ann Carter, from Yakima, Washington, was sentenced for second-degree criminal mistreatment on Monday 1 March 10. Jurors found her guilty of failing to get treatment for her 10-year-old developmentally disabled adopted son who had […]
Fireman to get gumshields
British firefighters could soon be wearing performance-enhancing gumshields after the craze took of across the Atlantic. Athletes already use performance-enhancing mouthguards as they help increase strength and balance. Now other physically demanding professions are looking to utilises the benefits of the guards. Nate Rhoda, a Nebraska fireman, claimed that he noticed a significant improvement in […]
New scheme to transform dental access
A new telemedicine project is set to revolutionize access to dentistry in California. Virtual Dental Home (VDH) has been pioneered of University of the Pacific’s Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry and hopes to help people accress the state. The program allow dentists to review patient’s dental records from a different location and then advise […]
Pregnant women should not ignore dental issues
Women have been told not to ignore dental problems during pregnancy. This warning was issued after dentists discovered that gingivitis had caused a 35-year-old woman to deliver a stillborn baby after 39 weeks. Doctors found that oral bacteria had spread to the unborn child’s lungs, stomach and bloodstream. Scientists from Queen Mary University, London, said […]
