Posts Tagged ‘children’
Health Experts Encourage Parents To Take Children For Health Checks Before New School Term
Health experts are encouraging parents to make use of the final week of the school holidays to take their children for health checks. The school holidays are drawing to a close and this is the perfect time to take children for annual health checks and a dental check-up. Dr Donald MacGregor, a consultant paediatrician and […]
Bradford Dental Anxiety Specialist Available To Help Children
The Bradford District Care Trust is offering help for nervous children to enable them to visit the dentist without experiencing anxiety and worry. The trust, which is based in Saltaire, is providing anxious children with specialist help from professionals who are trained to care for patients with dental anxiety. Figures show that most people experience […]
Research Leads To Call For Soft Drinks Warnings
A dental expert has called for sugary drinks to come with warning labels after a study confirmed that drinking sugary drinks increases the risk of decay by up to 46 per cent. Dr Jason Armfield, from the University of Adelaide and the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, revealed that a study involving more […]
More Children Undergoing Cosmetic Dentistry Procedures
The number of children undergoing cosmetic dentistry procedures like dental veneers and teeth whitening is increasing. The range of procedures reportedly being asked of paediatric dentists include false teeth to replace broken or missing teeth and other procedures for improving children’s smile aesthetics. Dr. Warren A. Brill, President of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, […]
Matlock dental practice gives Chernobyl children something to smile about
Members of staff at a dental practice in Matlock took time out from their normal schedules to care for children affected by the Chernobyl disaster last week. Staff at Holt House Dental Practice have been helping children for the last three years by providing dental services at their Matlock surgery; many of the children have […]
Dental decay rates increase amongst children in Australia
A new report has revealed that dental decay rates are rising amongst children in Australia. The study, which was conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, analysed data from children aged six and twelve. The results of the study showed that rates of tooth decay are on the increase and this is unsurprising, […]
Doncaster School launches Oral Health Campaign
A school in Doncaster is launching a new oral health campaign this week to try and raise awareness of the importance of good oral health and encourage children to get involved in oral hygiene. Children from Highfields Primary School will be taught about oral hygiene and given advice on cleaning their teeth and healthy eating […]
