Posts Tagged ‘Children’s dental health’

Mobile Dental Clinic Provides Care to Ontario

Mobile Dental Clinic Provides Care to Ontario

A Dental Clinic based in Niagara, Canada is set to provide a number of free dental treatments for children up to the age of 17. Niagara’s Mobile Dental Clinic is set to provide dental sealants, thorough cleanings and other preventative treatments, over the summer. The aim of the clinic is to treat those who have […]


Scientists Discover the Real Causes of Dental Decay

Scientists Discover the Real Causes of Dental Decay

Scientists from the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds, Dundee and Newcastle are currently involved in a new dental study. The recent study aims to look at the main causes of tooth decay, amongst young children in particular. Over fifty dental practices have signed up to the study, which includes 1,400 children in order to combat tooth […]


Plymouth Students Give Local Children A Lesson In Oral Hygiene

Plymouth Students Give Local Children A Lesson In Oral Hygiene

Students from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been giving primary school children a lesson in oral hygiene. Dental students organised classes with two local primary schools to educate children about teeth cleaning and encourage them to adopt good oral hygiene habits. The students visited year four pupils from Glen Park Primary […]


Stornoway Children Have Their Teeth Checked As Part Of Childsmile Week

Stornoway Children Have Their Teeth Checked As Part Of Childsmile Week

Hundreds of children in Stornoway had their teeth checked last week as part of an annual Childsmile event. Approximately 450 children had their teeth examined by dental teams last week as part of the Western Isles Childsmile event, which is designed to promote good oral health and encourage youngsters to take good care of their […]


New Texas Law: No More Unnecessary Dental Treatments

New Texas Law: No More Unnecessary Dental Treatments

From January 1st 2014, Texas law will see that more power is given to regulators, in a bid to crack down on dentists who are providing children with unnecessary dental care. Lois W. Kolkhorst, a state representative has stated that the new law came about due a recent investigation carried out by PBS Frontline and […]


Children In Maine Aren’t Receiving Enough Dental Care, According To Report

Children In Maine Aren’t Receiving Enough Dental Care, According To Report

A national report, released on Tuesday, has stated that Maine is one of the ten low income states in which children are less likely to receive any dental care. Not only that, the Pew Charitable Trusts have said that Maine is second in the country with dentists nearing retirement age (around 49% are aged 55 […]


Stroud Dentist Urges Parents To Take Their Children For Check-Ups At An Early Age

Stroud Dentist Urges Parents To Take Their Children For Check-Ups At An Early Age

A dentist from Stroud has urged parents to start taking their children for regular dental check-ups, from an early age. Dr Ewa Rozwadowska, from Confident Dental Care, which is located on London Road, is worried that parents are putting their children’s health at risk by failing to take them to the dentist early enough. Dentists […]


Welton Children All Smiles After Visit From Dental Hygienist

Welton Children All Smiles After Visit From Dental Hygienist

Children fromWeltonPrimary School, near Hull, were all smiles last week after receiving a visit from a local dental hygienist. Anushka McCann, from Brough Dental Studios in Welton Road, visited the school to talk to children about oral hygiene as part of National Smile Month. Anushka spent time with 6 and 7 year olds, talking to […]


Paediatric Consultant Raises Concerns Over Oral Health Among Children In Wales

Paediatric Consultant Raises Concerns Over Oral Health Among Children In Wales

Dr David Tuthill, a paediatric consultant from Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales, has raised concerns over the shocking state of oral health among Welsh children. Dr Tuthill said that Wales ranks bottom for standards of oral health in the UK and called for more to be done to tackle oral health problems in children. […]


More Than 50% Of Children Have Tooth Decay In Australia

More Than 50% Of Children Have Tooth Decay In Australia

More than half of children in Australia have tooth decay, according to new statistics. Two major reports were released at the end of last week, detailing the state of oral health among Australia’s children. The first report provided an overall insight into standards of oral health among children in Australia, while the second report provided […]