Posts Tagged ‘children’s dentistry’

Welwyn dental clinic to host free workshop for parents and children

Welwyn dental clinic to host free workshop for parents and children

A dental clinic in Welwyn Garden City is set to host a free educational workshop for parents and children on Saturday 16th March. The Centre for Dentistry will be running informative sessions at 12pm. These sessions are designed for both children and adults, and they are focused on preventative care and measures that are designed […]


Rochdale children to benefit from new £1.5 million dental initiative

Rochdale children to benefit from new £1.5 million dental initiative

Children in Rochdale are set to benefit from a new £1.5 million dental initiative after the area was selected to participate in Greater Manchester’s new Healthy Heroes programme. The scheme has been set up to target areas worst affected by childhood decay and obesity. Rochdale is one of four areas in the county set to […]


Doncaster takes the unenviable title of England’s worst town for childhood dental decay

Doncaster takes the unenviable title of England’s worst town for childhood dental decay

Doncaster has been named as England’s worst place for childhood dental decay. Recent figures show that extraction rates are five times higher than the national average in the South Yorkshire town. Statistics suggest that more than 90% of dental extractions carried out in English hospitals are due to extensive decay, despite the fact that the […]


Bloxham dental practice hosts fun day for local children

Bloxham dental practice hosts fun day for local children

Some children fear going to the dentist, but more than 100 kids thoroughly enjoyed themselves at a dental fun day in Bloxham recently. To encourage children to feel more confident and comfortable when a dental appointment looms, the team at Bloxham Dental organised a dental day. Offering a programme packed with activities and competitions to […]


King’s College Hospital researchers urge parents and teachers to look out for signs of dental disease

King’s College Hospital researchers urge parents and teachers to look out for signs of dental disease

Researchers and specialists from King’s College Hospital, London, are appealing for teachers and parents to be vigilant in a bid to clamp down on dental disease. Dental decay is currently the leading cause of hospital admissions and surgical treatment under general anaesthetic among children in the UK. Recently, researchers called for health professionals and educators […]


Boy Thought to Be Unable to Speak Now Talk of the Town After Dentist Cuts Tongue-Tie

Boy Thought to Be Unable to Speak Now Talk of the Town After Dentist Cuts Tongue-Tie

For six years, Mason Motz was thought to be “nonverbal” and unable to speak. After a simple dental procedure, his dentist found that the problem all along was a tongue tie. Motz, from Texas, suffers from Sotos Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that leads to bone overgrowth and gigantism, particularly noticeable early in life by […]


Dental hospital admissions for children aged between 5 and 9 rise again in England

Dental hospital admissions for children aged between 5 and 9 rise again in England

The number of children aged between 5 and 9 years old being admitted to hospitals in England for dental treatment has risen for the second consecutive year. New figures show that the number of 5-9-year-olds requiring treatment in hospital for dental decay has risen from 25,923 in 2016/2017 to 26,111 in 2017/2018. Although the number […]


Brisbane dentist makes annual trip to East Timor to help children in need

Brisbane dentist makes annual trip to East Timor to help children in need

A dentist from Brisbane has taken it upon himself to visit East Timor every year to help children who have very limited access to dental care. Malcolm Campbell has recently returned from his fifth trip to the country, after deciding to visit annually from 2013. Dr Campbell made the decision to travel once a year […]


West Norfolk parents struggling to get a dental appointment for their children

West Norfolk parents struggling to get a dental appointment for their children

Parents in West Norfolk are struggling to get an NHS dental appointment for their children, it has been revealed. The results of a study conducted by a local watchdog suggest that there is a significant shortage of NHS places available for children. Research claims that 15 percent of the region’s children have never been to […]


Therapy Dogs Are Used to Help Children with Autism at the Dentist

Therapy Dogs Are Used to Help Children with Autism at the Dentist

A dental clinic in Santiago, Chile helps children with autism worried about dental appointments with the help of specially trained therapy dogs. For young children, dental appointments can be worrying, but for some children with autism, they can be terrifying, which can lead to them having to be sedated. The noise of the dental instruments, […]