Posts Tagged ‘Dental health’
The Oral Health Foundation launches new strategy to dramatically improve standards of dental health by 2024
The Oral Health Foundation has launched a new global strategy, which is designed to dramatically improve standards of dental health by the year 2024. The charity, which works across the UK and the rest of the world, has put together proposals to reduce rates of decay, increase the focus on prevention and ensure vulnerable people […]
Salisbury dentists to take part in charity walk to raise funds for a new MRI scanner
Staff at THE dentist, Salisbury, are taking part in a charity walk to raise money for a new MRI scanner as part of the Stars Appeal MRI Scanner Campaign. The team is preparing to take on the Walk for Wards challenge in support of their colleague, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in December […]
Dental professionals slam Netflix documentary linking root canal treatment to cancer
Dental professionals have urged streaming platforms to remove a documentary, which links root canal treatment to an increased risk of cancer. Dentists, researchers and specialist endodontists have slammed the makers of ‘Root Cause’ and accused streaming services of spreading inaccurate, potentially harmful messages. The film, which was made by Australian Frazer Bailey, documents the film-maker’s […]
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 […]
Northern Irish dentists call for new plans to boost standards of oral health and improve morale
Dentists in Northern Ireland have called for new oral health plans to improve standards of dental health among patients and boost morale within the profession. The British Dental Association in Northern Ireland has expressed fears of “stagnation” as subsidised dentistry has become “synonymous with low pay, low morale and longer working hours” and rates of […]
Hundreds of thousands of patients visit GPs for dental issues, new study confirms
A new study suggests that more than 300,000 people visit their GP for dental advice or treatment every year. New research conducted by the British Journal of General Practice claims that 380,000 patients go to their GP every year on account of dental issues. As part of their research, which aimed to see why patients […]
Italians blame negative dental headlines for fall in Prosecco sales
The largest Italian farming association, Coldiretti, has blamed uncertainty surrounding Brexit and negative headlines linked to dental health for a fall in prosecco sales. Exports of Italian prosecco have dropped for the first time in ten years, according to the latest sales figures. New statistics show that exports have fallen by 7 percent in the […]
Oxfordshire watchdog calls for urgent improvements in care home dental services
A health watchdog based in Oxfordshire has called for urgent improvements in care home dental services. Healthwatch Oxfordshire claims that a new survey has revealed that a substantial number of residents in the county’s 138 care homes are not receiving the dental care they require, with many residents not visiting dentists at all. The watchdog […]
Patients waiting to register with a dentist in Pembrokeshire urged to contact local practices, as hundreds of NHS places are made available
Patients who are waiting to register with a dentist in Pembrokeshire have been urged to contact local practices, after it was confirmed that a number of new NHS dental places have been made available in the area. Recently, representatives from Hywel Dda University Health Board undertook a review of services to ascertain where extra places […]
Health chiefs confirm plans for more than 1,500 new dental places in Kirklees
Health chiefs have confirmed plans to create more than 1,500 new NHS dental places in Kirklees this summer. Health bosses have announced that 1,700 places will be made available this summer, with a further 2,000 to be created in the next two years. The new places will be spread across six dental practices in the […]
