Posts Tagged ‘Oral Health’

Dental lollipops hit market

Dental lollipops hit market

Lollipops that are actually good for your teeth have hit the market in America. Reports have suggested that the orange flavoured lollipops, which are produced in a factory in Grand Rapids, Michigan, actually kill harmful oral bacteria. The sugar-free lollipops are reportedly infused with an ingredient, which is found in licorice, that kills Streptococcus Mutans, […]


Chicago musicians get free dental care

Chicago musicians get free dental care

A Chicago charity hosted a day of free dental check-ups for local musicians. MusicCares organised for 26 musicians to get oral health tune-ups at the offices of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM). A dental team from Mobile Dentist of Farmington Hills in Michigan, treating four patients every hour. This was the second year that […]


New York dental scheme gets $5k

New York dental scheme gets $5k

A New York State dental scheme has been awarded a $5000 grant to help children. Healthy Smiles, Happy Friends, which incorporates a number of Bassett’s School-Based Health Centers in Cooperstown, received the funding from New York State Dental Foundation. Bassett’s director Dr Chris Kjolhede said that the program was working to identify the risk of […]


Bath kids like dentists

Bath kids like dentists

NHS figures have revealed that more children are visiting the dentist in Bath and North East Somerset. According to the figures, the number of children making regular visits to the dentist is above the national average in the region – with 28,000 kinds receiving care between 2006 and December 2009. This means that 79.9% of […]


Canadians don’t take care of their teeth

Canadians don’t take care of their teeth

A new survey has revealed that Canadians are not taking good care of their teeth and gums. It also found the most Canadians did think oral health was important but that many of them failed to act on this opinion. The survey discovered that 62% of Canadians said that maintaining a healthy was important but […]


Orthodontist praised for relief work in Haiti

Orthodontist praised for relief work in Haiti

An orthodontist from Norwich, Connecticut has been praised for his aid work in Haiti. Dr Jeremiah Lowney Jr has been given the prestigious 2010 District One Distinguished Service Award by the International College of Dentists. Dr Lowney has been working to improve dental care in Haiti for over twenty years now a nd he founded […]


Oral health researchers study visible effects of pain

Oral health researchers study visible effects of pain

A team of oral health researchers at King’s College, London have been investigating the visible effects of pain by studying the brain using state of the art imaging technology. The study, which is a pioneering project in the field, uses FMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scanning technology to generate images of the brain; the latest […]


Milwaukee gets new dental clinic

Milwaukee gets new dental clinic

A new dental clinic could soon be improving the oral health of local people in Franklin, Milwaukee. Dental Associates Ltd is hoping to establish a 21,000-square-foot clinic on South 27th Street if its plans are approved. The clinic will be will be situated on a 2.8acre site and hopes to be a ‘practice within a […]


Access increases to dentistry in Tyrone

Access increases to dentistry in Tyrone

Three new dental clinics are expected to increase access to Health Service dental care for people in Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Part of a £17million health service dental contract, the new clinics have been established in Dungannon, Omagh and Strabane by Oasis Dental Care. Northern Irish health minister Michael McGimpsey said that it was everyone’s right […]


New scheme to transform dental access

New scheme to transform dental access

A new telemedicine project is set to revolutionize access to dentistry in California. Virtual Dental Home (VDH) has been pioneered of University of the Pacific’s Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry and hopes to help people accress the state. The program allow dentists to review patient’s dental records from a different location and then advise […]