Archive for the ‘Dental implants’ Category
Dental tourism booming amongst New Zealanders
Dental tourism is becoming increasingly popular with New Zealanders, with thousands of people choosing to go abroad for dental treatment in a bid to save money. Dental tours to Thailand have become particularly popular, with dental tourists choosing to combine dental treatment with an exotic escape; prices in Thailand are up to 65 percent cheaper […]
Reptile research reveals secrets of Dental Implants
A research team, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), will reveal how damage is caused to dental implants by releasing their findings after experiments on reptiles. Moving three-dimensional computer models of the skull and teeth of a New Zealand reptile helped the team to discover how problems can be avoided though […]
Florida dentist faces disciplinary hearing
A dentist in Ocala, Florida is set to face a disciplinary hearing in front of the Florida Board of Dentistry later this month due to reports of negligence and fraud. Dr. Ben Spivey, who runs Spivey Enterprises, was alleged to have ripped off patients and ruined their teeth according to eight official complaints made between […]
Dental Implant maker’s stocks falling fast
The Swiss dental implant manufacturer Nobel Biocare is set to fall to it’s lowest stock market standing in eighteen months, and is close to being taken over by rivals Straumann. The company has struggled over the last year as patients are seemingly avoiding complicated dental treatments, and the group’s eleven percent fall in shares have […]
Californian dentist files lawsuit against Nobel Biocare
A dentist from California is suing Nobel Biocare, a Swiss company that manufactures dental implants. Jason Yamada is acting on behalf of a number of dentists and their patients; in a 26 page file, Yamada’s lawyers listed the complaints of a number of dentists and patients and stated that Nobel Biocare had manufactured faulty and […]
Swiss corporation Euroteknika make UK non-NHS dental implants affordable
Swiss corporation, Euroteknika’s, and their research and development department have introduced a new dental implant system called Universal +, otherwise known as the “Branemark System” after more than fifteen years research conducted by Professor Branemark in implantology. The benefit of the Universal + implant system in the UK is that it is provided at an […]
Saskatchewan set to expand dental coverage
The provincial government of Saskatchewan has announced that it will expand dental coverage in the area. Recently, the state’s policy came under fire when Dale Regel was faced with a bill for $15,000 following an operation to remove a tumour from his jawbone; according to legislation the government were not obliged to help out financially, […]
Experts raise concerns over general dental work
Dental experts have raised concerns over a lack of skills amongst general dentists. The criticism comes in light of the increase in replacing damaged or decayed teeth with artificial new ones, rather than trying to save the original tooth by means of complex root surgery. Dr Julian Webber, former president of the British Endodontic Society, […]
Clear Choice Dental donates dental implants to military policeman
Clear Choice Dental has announced that they will donate dental implants to Robert Harris, a former military policeman. Harris has been struggling with his oral health for many years following an incident where he had six of his teeth knocked out by a suspect armed with a wooden stick. The attack occurred during an arrest […]
Friends of snooker legend Higgins campaign for money for vital op
Friends of Alex Higgins, former snooker world champion, are campaigning and fundraising in order to raise money for a potentially life-saving operation. Higgins, now 61, has battled throat cancer for many years and has lost his teeth as a consequence of radiotherapy. Friends say he now lives on a diet of baby food and is […]
