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Skipping Dental Check-Ups Contribute to Bigger Bills
Dentists in St Petersburg, Brandon and New Tampa have reported an increase in patient numbers in recent months, but the cost of missing appointments is adding up and patients who have skipped check-ups over the last two or more years are now facing larger dental bills. Dentists across America suffered during the recession because many […]
Guernsey Dentists Criticise New Charges
Dentists in Guernsey have criticised new proposals from the Health and Social Services Department. The new plans include charging dentists to use the hospital to treat patients, which will increase the cost of dental treatment for patients. Health ministers are currently consulting on whether to charge patients for the use of the day case unit […]
Dental Firm Job Loss Concerns taken to Scottish Parliament
The case of Peri-dent, the dental firm that has announced possible job losses, has been taken to the Scottish Parliament. Last week, executives at the dental floss manufacturing firm announced plans to move production to Malaysia and said that the move was unavoidable due to losses at the Scottish plant. Borders MSP Christine Grahame has […]
GDC warns Dentists to keep Equipment up to date
The General Dental Council has issued a warning to dentists to keep their equipment up to date. The GDC has advised dentists to ensure that all their dental equipment is up to date to avoid breaking the law. The warnings have come after a number of disciplinary hearings have arisen, as a result of failure […]
Plans to Expand Flying Doctor Service in New South Wales
The executive director of the south east section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, has announced plans to expand the service in the west of New South Wales. Clyde Thomson met with the Minister for Western New South Wales, Kevin Humphries last week to discuss possibilities to expand the service. According to Mr Thomson, Mr […]
Dental Chains Adress OFT Concerns
Two dental chains have confirmed that they will sell practices and terminate NHS contracts in order to address concerns raised by the Office of Fair Trading. The OFT raised concerns about a proposed merger between Bolton-based firm, Integrated Dental Holdings and Surrey firm, Associated Dental Practices on the basis that it may lead to a […]
Sunderland Dental Team visits Local Schoolchildren
A team of dental staff from Olivers Dental Studio in Sunderland have visited local schoolchildren to talk to them about oral hygiene and oral health. Dental nurse Catherine White was joined by Olly the Lion, the practice mascot, for a trip to St Anne’s school. The aim of the visit was to talk to children […]
New Thurso Dental Clinic will provide care for 6000 Patients
A new dental clinic will cater for 6,000 patients, it has been confirmed. The clinic, which is due to open at Dunbar Hospital in Thurso, will provide NHS and private care, with around 80 percent of the gross income coming from NHS services. NHS Highland chairman, Gary Coutts, told local trade union representatives that the […]
Oxford County Children to Benefit from Free Dental Clinic
Babies and toddlers from Oxford County will be invited to attend a free dental screening clinic on June 14th, it has been confirmed. Representatives from Oxford County public health and emergency services will host the free screening clinic between 9am and 4pm at the Community Dental Services dental clinic on Graham Street. The clinic is […]
Bolton Dental Patients waiting 2 Years between Check-ups
Recent figures show that almost half of dental patients in Bolton have not seen a dentist for two years. The figures also show that the number of people visiting an NHS dentist has decreased. The statistics, from the NHS Information Centre, show that the proportion of adults in the borough that have seen a dentist […]
