Posts Tagged ‘NHS’

Public Health Minister to visit new dental centre in Stornoway

Public Health Minister to visit new dental centre in Stornoway

Scottish Public Health Minister, Shona Robinson, will visit the new Teach and Treat centre in Stornoway today. Ms Robinson will also visit a new garden, which has been created for elderly mental health patients; the visits will coincide with the NHS Western Isles Annual Review. The garden has been designed for mental health patients at […]


Tesco to launch dental surgery in Scottish store

Tesco to launch dental surgery in Scottish store

UK supermarket chain Tesco is attempting to become the first supermarket in Scotland to provide shoppers with dental treatment in their stores. The supermarket giant is hoping to open a dental surgery in its store at Silverburn shopping centre, Pollok. The company has already sent in a planing application to the Glasgow City Council to […]


British Dental Trade association supports health campaign

British Dental Trade association supports health campaign

The British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) is supporting the government’s Change 4 Life health campaign. The BDTA will support the healthy living campaign by implementing a programme which is designed to encourage children to choose healthier treats in order to tackle the growing problems of obesity and dental decay. The new campaign will be launched […]


Droitwich dentist accused of conspiring to defraud

Droitwich dentist accused of conspiring to defraud

A dentist from Droitwich has appeared in court after being accused of conspiring to defraud both patients and the NHS. Dr Ikhlaq Hussain, who previously owned a practice on Blackfriars Road, Droitwich, is alleged to have charged patients unrealistic and inflated prices, as well as making fraudulent claims to the NHS department that handles and […]


New NHS practice set to open in Barrow

New NHS practice set to open in Barrow

A new NHS dental practice is set to open in Barrow. The new surgery will open in Duke Street in the autumn and will provide around two and a half thousand NHS dental places. The surgery will open in an office block, which has been empty for the last fifteen months. The application to turn […]


New inquiry launched after dentist faked his own death

New inquiry launched after dentist faked his own death

A new inquiry has been launched after it was revealed that a dentist faked his own death in order to claim massive insurance payouts. Neil McClaren, a 46 year old dentist from Peterhead was detained by police following investigations into fraud and allegations and complaints from several financial organisations, including the NHS. It is believed […]


Dentist suspended because his English isn’t good enough

Dentist suspended because his English isn’t good enough

A dentist from Dumfries has been suspended by the local NHS board because his English is not good enough. Onofrio Brancato, an Italian who qualified in Bologna in 1985, has been suspended because he failed to prove that his spoken English was good enough. NHS Dumfries and Galloway confirmed the suspension, saying that the dentist […]


Dental board warned about register blunder five years ago

Dental board warned about register blunder five years ago

Following the revelation that the Scottish health board had been paying out thousands of pounds of deceased patients in the press yesterday, a retired dentist has announced that the board was warned about problems with the register five years ago. Yesterday, a report in the Press and Journal revealed that the health board had been […]


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 […]


Herpes virus used to treat cancer

Herpes virus used to treat cancer

Doctors have successfully used a genetically modified strand of the herpes virus to treat cases of mouth, head and neck cancer. The virus, which is commonly associated with cold sores, was genetically modified by scientists so that it would multiply inside cancerous cells and remain the same in healthy cells. The cold sore virus (known […]