Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Plans Submitted to Convert Dental Practice Into Residential Property in St. Helens
Plans to transform a dental practice into a new home have been submitted in Rainford, St Helens. The application involves premises formerly used by Rainford Dental Practice in Church Road. The plans outline proposals to change the use of the premises from a dental surgery to a residential property and are available for public consultation […]
Councillor Calls for Fluoridation Plans to Be Scrapped in Hull
Hull’s Red Labour council member Gill Kennett has called for plans to add fluoride to the city’s water supplies to be scrapped due to conflicting evidence over the safety of fluoridation. Councillor Kennett said that even scientists cannot agree on the safety of water fluoridation and this suggests that it is not safe to go […]
Health Regulators Issue Warnings After Illegal Clinics Raided in Melbourne
Health regulators in Australia have issued warnings to the public after a series of illegal dental clinics were raided in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. According to regulators, three clinics have been found to be operating illegally, just a short period of time after a dentist was charged for providing treatment without the relevant registration. […]
Angus Dental Practice to Expand Following Closure of Legal High Shop
A dental practice in Arbroath, Angus, is set to expand following the closure of a shop that sold legal highs. The premises formerly occupied by Declaration on Brothock Bridge have recently been acquired by Ian Roberts and partners, paving the way for the group’s existing practice to expand. The shop, which sold a range of legal highs, […]
Survey Finds 2 in 5 People Try ‘DIY Dentistry’
A survey has found that two out of five people have experimented with DIY dentistry, with many eluding that it’s cheaper way to fix the problem than going to a dentist. Ten percent of men said they had attempted to extract a tooth and five percent of women had done this. The poll was commissioned by Oasis Dental Care and […]
Woman From Leamington Spa Lives With Dental Drill Lodged In Her Jaw For 2 Years
Alison Southwood from Leamington Spa has spoken about how a dental drill bit stayed lodged in her mouth for more than two years after it snapped off during a routine dental appointment. Despite several consultations with some of the country’s best dentists, medics have been unable to remove the metal from her jaw. As the […]
Dentist from Burton Albion Admits to Extracting a Tooth Without Permission
A top dentist from Burton Albion has admitted to the extraction of a patient’s tooth without asking consent. Amandeep Taunk, known colloquially as Tony, did not get permission from the patient before taking out one of her teeth following her complaints of extreme dental pain. A General Dental Council hearing heard how he failed to offer […]
Concerned Dentists Call for Sugar Tax
Last year, a surprising survey told us one in eight children aged three years old suffered from tooth decay, and led to the call for sugary foods to be taxed. According to a recent news report, concerned dentists say unhealthy, sugar-laden foods ought to be taxed and the money raised would likely close the gap in funding for the NHS […]
Which? Survey Suggests NHS Fails to Direct Patients to Dentists
Research suggests that patients in England still face problems when finding an NHS dentist. Access to an NHS dentist is an ongoing problem in the UK. NHS Choices now offers information about which dentists are accepting new NHS patients to help patients navigate their way around the system. However, consumer group Which? found there are 7,500 […]
Teenager Dies Following Cardiac Arrest During Wisdom Teeth Removal
A teenager from Minnesota passed away on Friday after going into cardiac arrest during a routine wisdom teeth removal procedure three days previously. 17 year old Sydney Galleger was a student at Eden Prairie High School near Minneapolis. Her wisdom teeth removal procedure was almost finished when her blood pressure ‘shot up’ and her pulse decreased before she […]
