Posts Tagged ‘Children’s dental health’
Waikato schools to miss out on new clinics
Four schools in the Waikato area will miss out on valuable funding programmes, it has been announced. The schools, including Bankwood, Melville, Te Awamutu and Silverdale Normal schools, will now miss out on the funding they were promised by the Waikato District Health Board last year. The money was going to be used to establish […]
Toothless youngster wins writing prize
A seven-year-old school pupil has won a UK literature prize for his story about a missing tooth. Adam Bhatti, who is a student at Whiteheath Junior School in Ruislip, Middlesex, won the title Explore Learning National Young Writer of the Year for his story ‘The Missing Tooth Fairy’. Bhatti’s story was chosen above 10,000 other […]
New York dental scheme gets $5k
A New York State dental scheme has been awarded a $5000 grant to help children. Healthy Smiles, Happy Friends, which incorporates a number of Bassett’s School-Based Health Centers in Cooperstown, received the funding from New York State Dental Foundation. Bassett’s director Dr Chris Kjolhede said that the program was working to identify the risk of […]
Bath kids like dentists
NHS figures have revealed that more children are visiting the dentist in Bath and North East Somerset. According to the figures, the number of children making regular visits to the dentist is above the national average in the region – with 28,000 kinds receiving care between 2006 and December 2009. This means that 79.9% of […]
Britney whitens son’s teeth
Britney Spears has been accused of whitening her son’s teeth. Reports have suggested that the Toxic singer may have had her son Jayden James’s teeth whitened when he was spotted leaving the cinema with stunningly bright teeth. According to reports the pre-schooler was with his mom and brother Sean outside a cinema when he bore […]
US mum jailed for neglecting son’s dental care
An American mother has been sentenced to nine months in jail for failing to get dental treatment for her son. Kathren Ann Carter, from Yakima, Washington, was sentenced for second-degree criminal mistreatment on Monday 1 March 10. Jurors found her guilty of failing to get treatment for her 10-year-old developmentally disabled adopted son who had […]
Pregnant women should not ignore dental issues
Women have been told not to ignore dental problems during pregnancy. This warning was issued after dentists discovered that gingivitis had caused a 35-year-old woman to deliver a stillborn baby after 39 weeks. Doctors found that oral bacteria had spread to the unborn child’s lungs, stomach and bloodstream. Scientists from Queen Mary University, London, said […]
Toothless one-year-olds likely to need braces
A new study has revealed that children with few teeth by age one are more likely need braces in later life. Researchers from the University of Oulu in Finland and two British universities claimed that there is a link between the later emergence milk teeth and the need for future orthodontic work. The boffins found […]
Hawaii low-income kid dental care criticised
Hawaii has been told that its dental provision for children from low-income families is sub-standard. Pew, which graded all the states on their dental provision for poor youngsters, gave the Hawaii government an F for its oral health policies. Craig Mason, president of Hawaii Dental Association (HDA), said that local dentists were unhappy with the […]
Indiana failing dental patients
Leaders in Indiana are being called upon to improve dental care in the state after a study gave it a grade D when it comes to children’s oral health. The study, which was conducted by Pew Children’s Dental Campaign, graded all the states in the US on the quality of their dental care and found […]
