Posts Tagged ‘underprivileged children’
Top Doctor Voices Concerns About Child Tooth Decay
Wales’ chief medical officer has voiced concerns about the high rates of tooth decay among Welsh children. According to Dr Tony Jewell, deprived areas of Wales are lagging behind affluent areas of the country, as figures suggest that rates of decay are very high in poor communities. The Welsh government already provides fluoride varnish treatments […]
Free dental treatment for children in Grey Bruce
Free dental treatment is available to children under the age of 17 in Grey Bruce as part of programme to target poorer children in Canada, yet many parents are unaware of the affordable services on offer at public health clinics and units and health chiefs and dentists are keen to change this by launching a […]
Demand for free dental clinics too high in the USA
Free dental clinics are playing an increasingly important role in oral healthcare in the USA; however, the clinics are struggling to cope with the huge demand and many are forced to turn people away. The Mission of Mercy clinic in Iowa held a weekend long-dental event last weekend and more than 1,400 patients were treated; […]
North Dakota launches new programme to reduce rates of decay
A new dental health programme has been launched to combat high rates of tooth decay amongst children in North Dakota. The North Dakota Department of Health has joined forces with Bridging the Dental Gap to launch the new campaign, named Seal! North Dakota. The programme will help to ensure that underprivileged children are given sealants […]
Rates of decay worryingly high in Bangladesh
A recent study has confirmed that rates of tooth decay are alarmingly high in some areas of Bangladesh. The study found that decay was prevalent amongst children who lived in rural areas of the country and were aged between 8 and 15. The study found that 68.16 percent of children living in rural Sitakunda had […]
University of Florida gets 7 million dollar grant to provide dental care for children
The University of Florida has been awarded five grants, totalling seven million dollars, it has been announced. The money has been given to the institution by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S Department of Health and Human Resources and will be used to improve access to dental services for underprivileged children in […]
Million pound programme aims to reduce tooth decay in Wales
A million pound programme has been launched to try and reduce rates of tooth decay amongst children from underserved areas in South Wales. The three year study will focus on poorer communities; during this period of time, the dental professionals will provide dental care to the region’s poorest children by visiting schools in mobile dental […]
Child tooth decay study launched in Wales
A new three-year health study, aimed to help ward off child dental decay, will be focused on underprivileged areas in south Wales. The launch of the study, reportedly costing one million pounds, comes after recent figures showed a three-fold increase in dental decay in adolescents living in deprived areas in the region, compared to wealthier […]
Oregon dental clinics given grants to help children
Two dental clinics in Oregon have been awarded grants to help fund children’s dental health programmes. The Mercy Foundation and the Umpqua Community Health Center (UCHC) have been awarded $200,000 to fund schemes which will focus on improving standards of oral health amongst young children. The grants have been given to the clinics by the […]
Dentists gearing up to turn Halloween into a celebration of oral health
Dentists across America are joining forces to turn Halloween into a holiday to celebrate oral health and help poor children. Trick or Treat for America’s Toothfairy is a national celebration, which is designed to collect money to help underprivileged children. The campaign, which is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and Patterson Dental Supply, will involve […]
