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Eco-dentistry saves practices $50k a year
A group is urging dental practices to go green in 2010 as it could save the planet and a substantial sum of money too. The Eco-Dentistry Association (EDA), which already has hundreds of members from 11 countries even though it only launched in the spring, claims that practices can save up to $50,000 a year […]
Celebrate President’s Day in a dental museum
The National Museum of Dentistry has invited people to come and celebrate President’s Day with them. The museum has a whole exhibit dedicated to George Washington and dispels rumours that he had wooden dentures. Dr Scott Swank, museum curator, believes that the Washington wooden-teeth myth came about as ivory, what the dentures were actually made […]
Most gum disease suffers will get diabetes
Boffins have discovered that periodontal infections can increase the likeliness of developing diabetes. According to the experts from New York University’s Colleges of Dentistry and Nursing 93 per cent of periodontal disease sufferers are at high risk of developing diabetes, while only 63 per cent of the people tested without periodontal disease are at a […]
Berlusconi feeling well post-souvenirgate
A spokesperson for Silvio Berlusconi has said that he is feeling better after he had two teeth and his nose broken in an attack. Paolo Bonaiuti said that the Italian prime minister, 73, was recovering well after being hit in the face with a souvenir statuette in Milan. Berlusconi had been greeting crowds when he […]
Tankersley hosts ALD conference
The president of American Dental Association will be starring at the Academy of Laser Dentistry’s annual conference in 2010. Dr Ron Tankersley will be the keynote speaker at the conference, which takes place at Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida, from 14-17 April 2010. Addressing the general session on 15 April 2010, Dr […]
Wirral dentist wins top gong
A dentist from the Wirral has won a prestigious prize for his achievements in his short career. Dr Simon Wright, 32, was named as the best young dentist in the North West at this year’s Denistry Awards. He was presented with the gong at a prestigious ceremony in Leicester in front of 500 of his […]
Dental clinic cat-burgled
More than $3,000s-worth of equipment has been stolen from a dental clinic in East Bremerton – but there were no signs of a break in. The burglary occurred either late on Thursday 10 December 2009 or early the next morning and its owner told the Kitsap County sheriff’s deputy that the back door was locked […]
NHS dentistry is improving in Oxford
Health bosses in Oxfordshire have claimed that NHS dentistry in the region has really improved. According to NHS chiefs more and more patients are gaining access to health service dentists thanks to a £2million investment it has made. Nicky Wadely, NHS Oxfordshire’s deputy head of primary care services, said that dental services in the county […]
New clinic to open to tackle dentist shortage
Jackson County has been chosen as the ideal location for a new dental clinic. The clinic is being set up as part of a scheme which is trying to combat dentist shortages in the underserved areas of North Carolina. Targeting rural areas, East Carolina University (ECU) will be setting-up four community service centers in region […]
Cornish councillors call for more NHS dentists
Local councillors for Cornwall have been calling for an increase in access to NHS dentistry for the region’s residents. The bosses have demanded that PCT health chiefs bring about more changes despite the opening of a new practice in Penzance which will cater for around 4,000 sore-mouthed patients. Jan Ruhrmund, Deputy mayor of Penzance, said […]
