Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Athletes get oral cancer screening
Athletes at the Vancouver Olympic Games have been getting screened for oral cancer. Reports suggested that a record number of sport stars have participated in the screenings at this year’s event. The screening program not only examines athletes but also educates them about the importance of wearing sun cream while on the slopes. The British […]
New dental clinic to open despite traffic
A new dental surgery will open in Bury despite concerns of local residents that it will affect traffic. ToothBooth LLP’s plans to convert a shop in Quintons Court on Needham Market, into a dental clinic were given the go-ahead. The firm had to demonstrate how it would soundproof the shop before beginning work so local […]
Free dental clinic gets $100k grant
A free dental clinic in Virginia has received more than $100,000 to help it improve the oral health of local people. Shenandoah County Free Clinic, in Woodstook, has been given $108,750 by the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) so it can take on a full time dentist. Part of the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital, the clinic […]
Smoking causes teeth and bone loss
A New Jersey dentist has said that smoking can lead to bone and tooth loss. Dr Sherzoy, who practices in Bergen County, has been highlighting that smoking not only causes heart disease and cancer but gum disease too. People who smoke are at increased risk of developing oral diseases which can lead to tooth loss […]
Dental charity donates $20k to new project
A dental charity has donated $20,000 to Oral Health America awarded the grant to the Deamonte Driver Dental Project, which aims to improve the oral health of communities in Prince George’s County. The project, which is based in schools, was set up after Deamonte Driver, 12, died in 2007 after an infection caused by a […]
Luge champ chips tooth on medal
The man who won silver in Luge at the Vancouver Wunter Olympics on 14 February has chipped his tooth on his medal. Germany’s David Möller, who won silver in the men’s singles, reportedly damaged one of his incisors when photographers asked him to pose by biting into the trophy. Twenty-eight-year-old Möller, who came second to […]
Campaigners: ‘Fluoride damages bones and teeth’
Anti-fluoride campaigns have revealed figures which suggest that the chemical can damage bones as well as teeth. Fluoride is added to many water supplies in the UK as the government believes that it strengthens and protects teeth from decay. But UK Against Fluoridation (UAF) has said that it has found evidence that the substance can […]
CDA: ‘Sports pros, wear mouthguards!’
The Canadian Dental Association has advised sports men and women to protect their teeth and gums with a mouthguard. The association (CDA) claimed that gumshields can often prevent face, lips, jaw and tongue injuries. It also said that everyone who takes part in sports is at risk of oral injury and should wear a guard […]
Man, 84, arrested for dental clinic bomb
Welsh police have announced that an 84-year-old man is being questioned after the army had to carry out a controlled explosion. A suspect package, which was left outside a dental clinic in Pembroke Dock, was destroyed by a robot that was commanded by bomb disposal experts. Police from Dyfed-Powys, who were alerted at around 9:40pm […]
Rugby star stores kids tooth cells
Former Rugby player and reality star Kyran Bracken has preserved stem cells from his children’s teeth to protect their future. The one-time England international, who won Dancing On Ice, discovered that storing the cells could potentially save his children Charlie, six, Jack, four, and Lochlan, one, should they develop any serious illnesses. Such illnesses include […]
