Posts Tagged ‘Paediatric dentist’

Over 40% of Bolton children start school with tooth decay

Over 40% of Bolton children start school with tooth decay

New research has revealed that 41% of children in Bolton start school with tooth decay. This figure is significantly higher than the national average of 25 percent. Bolton is one of four priority areas in the Great Manchester region that has been flagged by NHS England. As a result, children in Bolton are set to […]


Mother Calls For Hospital Dental Procedures For Children Following Teenage Daughter’s Death

Mother Calls For Hospital Dental Procedures For Children Following Teenage Daughter’s Death

A mother has called for all paediatric procedures to be completed under general anaesthetic in hospitals, following the death of her teenage daughter. Cathy Garger, from Maryland, said she believes that all dental procedures, which involve general anaesthetic, should be done in hospital after her daughter, Jenny Olenik, passed away in April 2011. Jenny suffered […]


New paediatric dental office for Falls Church

New paediatric dental office for Falls Church

A new paediatric dental office has opened in Falls Church. Oasis Pediatric Dental Care has opened in the Flower Building; the brand new, state of the art facility is owned and run by Dr Natalie Phaeton, a member of the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and Northern Virginia Dental Society. The […]


American programme to offer mothers oral advice

American programme to offer mothers oral advice

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has teamed up with the text4baby scheme to offer oral advice to mothers of young children. The text4baby programme is run by the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) and sends out texts to mothers who partake in the programme, providing advice which is estimated for their specific due date or […]


Australian dentists urge parents to take better care of their children’s teeth

Australian dentists urge parents to take better care of their children’s teeth

Dentists across Australia are appealing to parents to take better care of their children’s teeth. The appeal comes in the light of a case involving a 9 year old girl, who was forced to have twelve teeth extracted; last week, her mother was charged with neglect and ordered to spend a year in jail. The […]


Florida dentists trying to raise standards of oral health

Florida dentists trying to raise standards of oral health

In light of worrying statistics relating to oral health amongst children, dentists and politicians in Florida are making efforts to improve children’s dental health. The Pew Center 2010 report revealed that Florida has one of the worst records for looking after children and vulnerable people. Figures from the State Oral Health Improvement Plan for Disadvantaged […]


Children’s dental clinic set for expansion

Children’s dental clinic set for expansion

A dental clinic, which provides dental care for foster children, is set to expand. The Ingleburn dental clinic has been given a grant, which will enable it to expand its services. At the moment, the clinic opens out of hours to provide care for foster children. The grant will enable the clinic to open during […]


Seattle set for multi-million dollar paediatric dental centre

Seattle set for multi-million dollar paediatric dental centre

A brand new, multi-million dollar paediatric dental centre will open in the coming weeks in Magnuson Park, Seattle. The Center for Pediatric Dentistry will open its doors to patients on the 1st September. The new facility, which covers 28,000 square feet and cost around 21 million dollars, will provide care for thousands of children each […]


Research highlights possible chemical risks in dental sealants

Research highlights possible chemical risks in dental sealants

New figures released by Statistics Canada have revealed that over ninety percent of Canadians between the ages of six and seventy-nine have detectable traces of Bispherol A (BPA) in their bloodstream and urine. BPA is a commonly used man-made chemical, which is used to harden plastics, and is also used to make products including helmets, […]


Sacramento charity set to expand services to include dental care

Sacramento charity set to expand services to include dental care

A Sacramento non-profit organisation is set to expand its services to include paediatric dentistry. The Effort currently provides addiction services, mental health care and general health care for young people and children and four clinics will soon offer paediatric dental services. The new services will be funded by a grant from the First 5 Sacramento […]