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Leeds oral health specialists highlight the need for clean teeth
Dental professionals from Yorkshire are highlighting the importance of visiting your dentist regularly. Oral health specialists in Leeds are making a special effor to tell people to keep their teeth and gums in top condition as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month. More than 2,000 people die in the UK every year from oral cancer, […]
Dental clinic hosts food drive
A New Jersey dental practice is hosting a food drive to help disadvantaged local people. Better Image Dentistry is a long-term devotee to the Somerset County’s Food Bank Network (FBN) and is now inviting people to join the cause and donate what they can. Dr Drew Fairweather, head of the Better Image team, is urging […]
White van dentist hits the road with CAT scanner
A dentist from Oxford is plying his trade out of the back of a Volkswagen van. Dr Julian Perry has installed a state-of-the-art CAT scanner, which is used for three-dimensional imaging, in the van and is now offering its services to dentists across the UK. The van enables the latest equipment to be used at […]
Chief dental advisor opens The Tooth Booth
The government’s chief dental advisor will opening an award-winning clinic on Wednesday 25 November 2009. Barry Cockcroft will officially open The Tooth Booth in Epping after the dentist practice won several prizes at the Dentistry Awards 2009. The NHS clinic, based-on Epping’s High Street, has been serving patients since February but it has not been […]
Dentist sues state over student loan agreement.
An Auburn dentist has filed a lawsuit against a state agency as she claims it broke agreements over her student loans. Dr Kristina Lake, based in Lisbon, says that she was promised that her loans would be reduced if she worked in under-served areas in Maine when she qualified. Last week she accused the Maine […]
Sunderland dentist helps Peruvians
A Sunderland dentist has helped improve the oral health of hundreds of people from Peru. Dr Dave Wilson, along with a team of professionals, raised the more than £1,200 which funded the carrying out of 217 fillings and 306 extractions for sore-toothed Peruvians from Pamura and Asacasi. The dentist, who practices from Olivers Dental Studio, […]
Robots to replace dentists?
A dentist from New Jersey has suggested that robots could be made to do oral surgery but will never have the same skills as a human being. Dr Nicolas Elian, 47 from Hackensack, has said that a robot may be able to perform oral surgery one day but will never have the same high standard […]
New NHS dentist to open in South West
Three thousand local people are set to benefit from a new dental practice. A clinic will be opening at the Malmesbury Primary Care Centre in Wiltshire as part of a huge new dental investment in the region. Around £3million is being ploughed into towns in the area in an attempt to increase access to dental […]
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 his three children, is telling people to visit their dentist or GP for a simple check-up as it could save their lives. Mr […]
Complaints about NHS dentists rise
The 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 April to September than in all of 2008. The national Health Service Ombudsman had to resolve two of the grievances, which related to misdiagnosis and staff attitudes, […]
