Posts Tagged ‘general dentistry’

After school dental care trial underway in Bendigo

After school dental care trial underway in Bendigo

Bendigo Health Board has launched a six week trial programme to provide extended hours for children’s dental care. The programme will be used to determine the degree of demand for extended hours and will focus on secondary school students. From Wednesday onwards the school dental clinic will open from 5pm until 8pm. Robyn Lindsay, from […]


New Dental Clinic to open in Ohio

New Dental Clinic to open in Ohio

A new dental office is to open in Lancaster, Ohio on August the 26th. The new office will be opened by Aspen Dental, one of the fastest growing and largest dental care providers in the United States, and will join their network of over two hundred and fifty locations in around twenty-one states across the […]


Isle of Wight residents invited to attend Portsmouth dental academy

Isle of Wight residents invited to attend Portsmouth dental academy

Residents in the Isle of Wight have been invited to register with the new dental academy in Portsmouth. The new academy is a state of the art facility, which will provide free care for hundreds of local residents. The academy will be staffed by final year dental and dental hygiene students, who will be supervised […]


Kentucky practice reaches out to elderly patients

Kentucky practice reaches out to elderly patients

A Kentucky dental practice is reaching out to the elderly by providing new services tailored to their needs. The facility will cater specifically for the needs of elderly patients and will provide a range of treatments, including whitening treatments, general dental treatments, dentures, extractions and cleaning treatments. The practice will also offer minor surgery and […]


Study shows toothpaste that contains triclosan and copolymer is best for killing bacteria

Study shows toothpaste that contains triclosan and copolymer is best for killing bacteria

A study recently published in the General Dentistry journal has concluded that toothpastes containing triclosan and copolymers are more effective than traditional fluoridate toothpaste at killing harmful bacteria. The study trialled three types of toothpaste; two types of fluoridated toothpaste and toothpaste containing triclosan and copolymer. The toothpastes were tested on lab-grown bacteria, which is […]


Preston super surgery set to open

Preston super surgery set to open

A new super surgery in Preston is near completion, according to NHS Central Lancashire. The new practice, which is located on Ringway, will open its doors to patients on Monday 12th April. The surgery will provide NHS places for around nine thousand patients; this will completely empty NHS Central Lancashire’s list of people waiting for […]


Hundreds of people flock to Roanoke for free dental care

Hundreds of people flock to Roanoke for free dental care

Last weekend hundreds of people queued for hours for free dental care in Roanoke. The free clinic, which ran throughout the weekend, attracted hundreds of patients from the local area, many of whom had very poor dental health and were in desperate need of attention. The clinic was run by the Mission of Mercy, an […]