Archive for the ‘Dentistry abroad’ Category
BP Healthcare Announces Plans for Malaysia’s Largest Dental Network
BP Healthcare Group has revealed plans to create Malaysia’s leading dental network. The provider has confirmed plans to invest RM100 million over the course of the next three years to create the country’s largest network of dental offices. The money will be used to open new clinics across the country, bringing the total number of […]
Australian Dentists Worried About Dental Gap
Australian dentists are worried that thousands of people may struggle to afford dental care when the current Medicare Chronic Disease Scheme is scrapped; dentists have spotted that there will be a gap of more than one year before the new dental scheme, recently announced by Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, is introduced. The Chronic Disease Scheme […]
Australian Dentist Happy To Make Exceptions For Struggling Patients
An Australian dentist has been doing her bit to help patients struggling to afford dental care by accepting unusual payments; Nancy Saunders-Clay has been so distressed by some of her patient’s stories that she has accepted home-kill and avocados as payment for treatment. Dr Saunders-Clay, from Taree, said that some patients are in such desperate situations that […]
Coalition Raises Concerns Over Budget After Dental Scheme Unveiled
Spokesman for the coalition treasury, Joe Hockey has criticised Julia Gillard, the Australian Prime Minister after plans were unveiled to introduce a new multi-billion dollar dental programme. Hockey branded the new scheme, which will cost around $4 billion, “another unfunded promise” from the Prime Minister and also questioned how the Government would fund plans for […]
New Dental Scheme To Benefit Millions In Australia
A new dental scheme is set to benefit millions of people in Australia. A new scheme, which will target underserved areas and disadvantaged people, is expected to save the Labor government around $2.5 billion over the next six years, as well as benefiting those most in need of support from the state. The new $4.1 […]
Mobile Dental Units to Tackle Waiting Lists in South Australia
Mobile dental units will be brought in to tackle lengthy waiting lists in areas of South Australia. The average waiting time for dental treatment in South Australia is estimated at 15 months, but in the Riverland and South East of the region, waiting times are over two years. Martin Dooland, Dental Service executive director, said […]
Plans Revealed For A New Oral Cancer Speciality Centre In Mumbai
Plans have been revealed to create a new oral cancer speciality centre at the Government Dental College in Mumbai. In July, Ajit Pawar, state finance minister, announced a grant to re-vamp the college and proposals for a new oral cancer centre have been drawn up with the funding in mind; the plans will be submitted […]
Dental Tourism: Is it Safe?
Dental tourism involves patients from the UK and US for example, travelling to other parts of the world including parts of Asia in order to receive cheaper cosmetic dental treatments. Clinics found in areas of Singapore, Thailand and India are able to provide treatments that are at least half the cost of expensive treatments provided […]
Another Medicaid Child Victim Speaks To Police
In Dallas, USA Police are now investigating a strange case in which six children are said to have been paid $10 to get into an unmarked van where they were then taken to All About Dentistry and drilled. This was done without their parent’s position at the Medicaid practice in South Dallas. Children were taken […]
Dental Health Linked To Performance At School
A new study has linked poor oral health to poor performance in the classroom. Research carried out by the Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California revealed that oral health has a direct impact on performance at school. Researchers analysed data from 1,500 children from disadvantaged backgrounds; information about children attending elementary […]
