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Canadian and American dental patients flocking to Mexico
Canadian and American dental patients are heading to Mexico in their droves to avoid high dental costs in their own countries. In recent years, the number of dental patients heading abroad for treatment has increased significantly, as people look to save money on dental care. In some cases, treatment can be half the price in […]
NHS urges patients to register with new multi-million pound dental centre in Perth
NHS Tayside is urging local residents to register with dentists at a new multi-million pound dental centre in Perth. The brand new, state of the art Broxden Dental Centre, has been open since November but there are still hundreds of places available for local NHS dental patients. The centre cost 7.6 million pounds and contains […]
Oral health programme launched in Welsh schools
Welsh Health Minister, Edwina Hart, has announced that community dental services across Wales have launched a new oral health programme to improve standards of oral health amongst children. The Designed to Smile Scheme, also known as D2S, was first launched in 2009 and piloted in North and Central South Wales; following the success of the […]
Allcare Dental set for agreement in Indiana
Representatives from Allcare Dental and Dentures have released a statement claiming that they have reached an agreement with Transitions Dental Company, which will benefit all patients in the state of Indiana. The press release states that Allcare Dental has signed a Chart Transfer Agreement with Transitions Dental Company; this means that all patient charts and […]
Enfield residents angry over plans for dental surgery closure
Residents in the village of Enfield are angry after NHS bosses revealed plans to close the local dental surgery without providing alternative arrangements. The Enfield Island Dental Access Centre will close next Monday after bosses decided that the building was not in suitable repair. Residents are angry that they were not consulted about the closure […]
Dental office manager charged with theft
A dental office manager has been charged with theft following the disappearance of more than $120,000. The 57 year old woman worked as the dental office manager at a practice in Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake City for twelve years and then suddenly quit her job. Shortly after the office manager left, one of the dentists […]
New NHS dental surgery set to open in Retford
A new NHS dental surgery will open in Retford, Nottinghamshire, it has been announced. The new DeNtal22 surgery will open on the site of the old doctor’s surgery on Chapelgate; the practice is expected to open its doors to patients on January 31st. Partners Michael and Margaret Naylor and fellow dentist, Adam Walker, have said […]
Kate Middleton shows off glossy new smile
Kate Middleton, the next Royal Princess, has shown off a glossy new smile. Kate is believed to have visited expert orthodontist, Dr Didier Fillion, at his surgery in Wimpole Street, London to undergo a course of treatment using a unique form of 3D technology. Dr Fillion is the only practitioner in the world to use […]
Parents warned about giving children too much fluoride
Amid high-profile cases around the world of communities deciding to withdraw or reduce the amount of fluoride in the water supply, parents are being warned to make sure their young children are not getting too much of the plaque preventing substance. Too much fluoride can cause a condition called fluorosis in young children, the symptoms […]
Indian women receive training in dental hygiene
Indian women who have never been to school and have no qualifications are being trained in oral hygiene and learning how to perform dental procedures. A group of Italian dentists visited Tilonia’s Barefoot College, a non-profit organisation which is run by Sanjit Roy; the dentists were looking to find women to train and educate and […]
