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Dentists call for free toothpaste and meet the dentist sessions for kids

Dentists call for free toothpaste and meet the dentist sessions for kids

Dentists are calling for free toothpaste, educational lessons and meet the dentist sessions to try and combat tooth decay amongst children. Figures show that children are requiring complex, painful treatment from a very early age; some specialists have reported seeing children as young as two and three years old needing tooth extractions due to extensive […]


Carlyle seals 450 million pound deal to create UK’s largest dental chain

Carlyle seals 450 million pound deal to create UK’s largest dental chain

Private equity firm Carlyle has sealed a 450 million pound deal, which will create the UK’s largest dental chain. Carlyle has completed the purchase of Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) from the buy-out department of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The firm will now merge with rival chain Associated Dental Practices, which is owned by Palamon […]


NHS dental services improve in Eastbourne

NHS dental services improve in Eastbourne

A review by the Citizen’s Advice Bureau has revealed that access to NHS dental services has improved in Eastbourne. The review, which surveyed Eastbourne residents in 2009 and compared the results to a survey in 2007, found that access to services has improved considerably. Since 2007, the number of dental practices accepting NHS patients has […]


Dental clinic for low income patients set to close

Dental clinic for low income patients set to close

A dental clinic for low income patients is facing closure as a result of funding cuts and the rising cost of Medicaid. Oral Health Services in Port Angeles will close at the end of February; the clinic is run by Olympic Community Action Programs. Recently another programme run by the non-profit company was also discontinued; […]


New dental academy set to benefit local residents

New dental academy set to benefit local residents

The new University of Portsmouth Dental Academy will be officially opened next week; the new, state of the art training facility will be opened by Lord Howe, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health on Wednesday. The nine million pound facility will provide excellent training facilities for dental students from the University of Portsmouth and […]


Plans submitted to change pub into dental surgery

Plans submitted to change pub into dental surgery

Plans have been submitted to convert a Maryport pub into a new dental practice. The owners of J M Stevenson, the practice next to Maryport hospital, have made a bid to convert McMenamin’s Cafe Bar on Irish Street into a new dental practice. McMenamin’s has been empty since 2009; the bar was opened in 2006 […]


Flintshire dentists launch new dental programme

Flintshire dentists launch new dental programme

Dentists in Flintshire have joined dentists across Wales in launching a new government dental health initiative called Designed to Smile. The scheme has been launched to try and improve oral health amongst children; rates of decay are higher than in England and Northern Ireland and the Welsh Assembly is keen to promote good oral health […]


Morristown church launches new dental centre

Morristown church launches new dental centre

The First Baptist Church in Morristown, East Tennessee, has officially opened a new dental centre. The new centre, called First Love on Main, will provide dental care for anyone who meets the federal poverty guidelines. The building has been donated by members of the church and nine volunteer dentists have offered their time and services. […]


Fluoride levels adjusted in Iowa

Fluoride levels adjusted in Iowa

Newton Water Works adjusted the level of fluoride in the town’s water supplies earlier this week, it has been announced. Levels of fluoride were reduced from 1.0-1.2ppm to 0.7ppm in accordance with recent recommendations made by the US Department of Health and Human Services. The reduction has also received support from the Environmental Protection Agency, […]


Dental students angry after losing parking subsidy

Dental students angry after losing parking subsidy

Medical and dental students from Queen’s University, Belfast are angry after they lost their parking subsidy at the Royal Victoria Hospital. Students training at the hospital had been offered subsidised parking; however, the company that runs the car park has now decided to discontinue the subsidy and students are now facing a significant hike in […]